There is Magic in the Sands of Porto Santo

Saturday, 28 November 2009 15:19

Porto Santo is often described  as a hidden paradise, but the island’s greatest secret is in the sand. New scientific & medical research by the Universities of Oslo & Aveiro on Porto Santo Island, in the Madeira archipelago, found natural resources that could make the island an ideal place to introduce and develop processes of naturotherapy. The research done concentrated particularly on the qualities & properties of two geomaterials from the Island (one politic or lutitic made of a special clay named bentonite, the other psammitic or finely arenitic made of rare fine biogenic carbonate sand). Porto Santo sand is endowed with therapeutic properties. Like the sand, the clays, spring water, seawater, and fruit & vegetables of Porto Santo all possess chemical characteristics unlike anywhere else on the planet, and are of therapeutic benefit to people suffering from rheumatic, psychiatric & orthopedic diseases. Now, the, Hotel Porto Santo Geomedicine Centre & Spa will offer the first sand spa treatments in the world. The new Spa will occupy an area of 1,500 square meters, where luxury; distinctive & unique treatments will benefit Hotel Porto Santo Guests.