Algotherapy is the therapeutic
use of seaweed in thalasso-spa treatments which are now offered
along european and american seashores in luxurious hotels
and coastal resorts combining wellness
and leisure.
The word thalassotherapy was created in 1867 by Dr.
Bonnardière.
The biologist René Quinton in 1904 publishes the work which
still scientifically melts the therapeutic virtues of sea water
Louison Bobet, a Tour de France cyclist who was injured and healed by
the seawater of his native Brittany was so impressed that he decided
to promote the concept in a big way in the 1960s. Nowadays there are
thalassotherapy hotels all around the world.
Guide of Thalassotherapy and Spa Hotels
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