Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, between Algeria and Western Sahara. Area: Total: 446,550 sq km Land: 446,300 sq km Water: 250 sq km Land boundaries: Total: 2,017.9 km. Border countries: Algeria 1,559 km, Western Sahara 443 km, Spain (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Spain (Melilla) 9.6 km. Coastline: 1,835 km. Maritime claims: Contiguous zone: 24 NM. Continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation. Exclusive economic zone: 200 NM. Territorial sea: 12 NM. Climate: Mediterranean, becoming more extreme in the interior. Terrain: Northern coast and interior are mountainous with large areas of bordering plateaus, intermontane valleys, and rich coastal plains. Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Sebkha Tah -55 m. Highest point: Jbel Toubkal 4,165 m. Natural resources: Phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt. In Morocco, steam baths are part of the national heritage. It is a meeting point, a forum and perfectly embodies the Oriental tradition. You cannot decently spend a holiday in Morocco without spending relaxing time in a Moroccan Thalasso spa centre! The specificity of Moroccan Thalassotherapy centers lie in the quality of the treatments and in the warm and welcoming atmosphere that prevails there. The most popular spa treatments include the black soap exfoliations, the traditional Moroccan steam bath, henna or Ghassoul (Moroccan clay) wraps, if practiced according to the local tradition, of course. Thalassotherapy has been recognized since the Roman and Greek times for its beneficial and stimulating effects on people’s health. When you return from a spa or Thalassotherapy holiday you can feel truly on top form. Your skin has a brand new radiance and you really feel relaxed by the spa treatments that specialists provide you during your stay. A spa stay as well as Thalassotherapy includes a spa cure and the accommodation in a spa hotel. Take your time to chose and compare the different spa resorts and Thalassotherapy centers in order to find the stay that will best match with your budget and desires. Many spas or Thalassotherapy centers offer treatments to alleviate the woes of our modern societies. All of them are subjected to a very serious and strict medical supervision: stop-smoking spa treatment, back pains cure, beauty spa care, slimming cure, postnatal cure, healthy legs, anti-stress spa cure… The supply of Thalassotherapy centers and spas in Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritius or anywhere else in the world is often based on the following care: - Special products to discover spa and Thalassotherapy features: short stays and spa break with some care allowing you to discover the Thalassotherapy benefits on a few days, spa and golf packages, spa weekend, health spa break and introduction to Thalassotherapy. - Jet shower and underwater shower, affusion shower, bubbling baths, alga wrap and mud wrap, aquatic gym, hammam or steam bath are called humid Thalassotherapy care and are provided in every spa. - Physiotherapy with massages, pressotherapy, and lymphatic drainage for anti-cellulite cures are all care lavished in spa. - Aesthetic care combined with Thalassotherapy care for your body and face. You will find all these treatments in every spa holiday or spa weekend in Morocco. Thalassotherapy is a natural medicine since its soothing effect combined with the staff of the spa that takes care of you makes it possible to feel deep relaxation. This quiet atmosphere in spas helps some people replacing some drugs (soporific, analgesic or anti-inflammatory medicine) with the benefits of sea and water treatments. Medical examination is compulsory, except for very short stays in order to better associate Thalassotherapy care with the needs and expectations of the clients. Far from the sea baths of the late century, nowadays Thalassotherapy is nearly a tourist stay, almost like holidays on the seaside. Indeed, Thalassotherapy centers and spas are located in regions you can discover during your stay. This is called health or wellness tourism. This is exactly what brings you a cure of Thalassotherapy: wellness, relaxation and holidays. Spas and Thalassotherapy centers recently widened their supply by offering new cures adapted to today’s way of life. Back pains, cellulite, slimness, anti-stress, are the treatments that recent spas propose in Brittany, Normandy, Province, Corsica, or outside French borders. Many towns on the seaside have their own Thalassotherapy center for your pleasure: you just have to choose a destination for your spa holiday!