Source chaude de Camou "Lamina ziloa"

Camou-Cihigue, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France

Location: Camou-Cihigue, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Water type: sulfurous
Temperature: 38 °C
pH: 6.5

Water profile

Thermicity

Neutral

38 °C

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Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.

Mineralisation

Bio-active

LowHigh

Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

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Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

SoufreSulfuresSulfates

Source Chaude de Camou 'Lamina Ziloa' is a naturally warm sulphurous spring in the Basque Country of southwestern France, its Basque name meaning 'fairy hole' — a reference to the regional folk tradition of lamiak, the water fairies said to inhabit springs and rivers. The warm, sulphurous waters have long been a point of local curiosity and reverence, combining geothermal energy with the mythological imagination of Basque culture. Visitors to this singular spring encounter both the physical warmth of the earth and the living cultural heritage of the Pays Basque.

Insider tip — Source Chaude de Camou Lamina Ziloa (Basque for 'warm spring' or 'warm water') is a traditional sulfurous spring in the Soule province of the Basque Country, tucked in a narrow Pyrenean valley where Basque shepherds historically used the waters on seasonal transhumance routes. The spring sits at the foot of the Pyrenean foothills above Mauleon-Licharre, with views toward the Pic d'Orhy and the high Iraty beech forest. The isolated rural setting preserves an authentic character far from the more commercialized Pyrenean spa towns.

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