Thermal Riviera Igalo

Thermal Riviera Igalo in Igalo, a suburb of Herceg Novi on the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro, is one of the Adriatic's most medically distinguished spa destinations, whose Dr. Simo Milošević Institute has since 1956 been internationally recognized for treatments utilizing the unique therapeutic peloid (mud) of Igalo Bay—a natural bioactive marine mud formed by oxidation of organic marine sediment in the sheltered bay waters, whose anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties have been clinically documented for rheumatic, neurological, and post-traumatic rehabilitation. The oligomineral thermal seawater and peloid treatments of Igalo draw patients from across Europe seeking medically supervised rehabilitation at a seafront institute whose setting on the UNESCO-listed Bay of Kotor—one of Europe's most dramatic natural harbors, ringed by the Orjen and Lovćen limestone massifs—adds extraordinary natural beauty to the medical spa experience. The medieval fortress walls of Herceg Novi climbing the hillside above the bay, the Boka Navy's centuries-old maritime tradition, and an Adriatic climate of 250 sunny days per year give the Igalo thermal institute a setting of Mediterranean grandeur matched by few European medical spas.