Pouhon Géronstère

Spa, Liege Province, Belgium

Location: Spa, Liege Province, Belgium
Water type: bicarbonate
Temperature: 36 °C
pH: 8

Water profile

Thermicity

Neutral

36 °C

LowHigh

Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.

Mineralisation

Restorative

LowHigh

Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesSodiumCalcium

The Pouhon Géronstère is one of the most celebrated of Spa's historic mineral springs in the Belgian Ardennes, whose sulphurous, iron-rich naturally carbonated water has been flowing from the hillside above the town since the 16th century and was particularly favoured by European royalty within a long mineral water tradition. The spring pavilion, set in the wooded hills of the Ardennes above Spa, marks a historic promenade route still enjoyed by visitors today through beech forest and past the chain of springs that made Spa the world's first internationally celebrated health resort. The town's thermal tradition, reinvented in the modern Les Thermes de Spa complex, continues to draw visitors seeking both the historic springs and contemporary wellness in the beautiful Ardennes landscape.

Insider tip — Pouhon Geronstere is one of the famous pouhons of Spa, the Belgian town that gave its name to the global spa concept, and this particular spring flows in a wooded setting at the edge of the Hautes Fagnes plateau. The cold carbonated bicarbonate water is traditionally drunk rather than bathed in, with a recognized mineral water pavilion. The forested paths connecting the various Spa pouhons make for a classic 19th-century promenade through Ardennais beech forest. Pair a visit with the Grand Pouhon in the town center for the full historic Spa experience.

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