World Water Day and Valuing Water in our Thermal Towns
22nd March 2021
EHTTA’s President, Mr Baltar today sent a video message to mark World Water Day – one of the days when EHTTA Members celebrate the sources of water at the heart of each of their towns.
As Mr Baltar explained, “The theme for this year’s United Nations World Water Day is “Valuing Water”, and for us this is perfect! All the members of our Association, our Cultural Route, are built around water sources. Our towns all exist because people in the past valued the water enough to build beautiful structures around thermal springs, and find ways to share the healing water with people near and far. We have always found ways for people to “take the waters” so that they can improve their wellbeing and benefit from this unique source of health. Our thermal waters, are a “stream of history from the past to the future”, and we value that connection.”
EHTTA is celebrating World Water Day this year, and taking up the question posted by the UN in their #Water2Me campaign by finding out what people think and feel about thermal water in the places where they live, or like to visit. We want to know what thermal towns were like in the past, what they are like now and how people would like them to be in the future.
Mr Baltar said “For me, the thermal waters of my town and region represent hope for the future. Hope that we can help to heal the troubles of the last year with our thermal waters, that people can find the space in our towns to relax, recover, recharge their batteries and reconnect with springs that have been a source of wellbeing for so long.”
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For further information please contact:
Simone Zagrodnik, EHTTA Executive Director: simone.zagrodnik@historicthermaltowns.eu
Catherine Lloyd, Communications, Projects, Support communications@historicthermaltowns.eu