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REBOOT
YOUR
BODY

Mud
about you

Mud temperature, 27 degrees
Celsius. About right for a
therapeutic, rejuvenating and
beautifying bath at the most
famous mud spa of Greece.
Θερμοκρασία λάσπης 27 βαθμοί
Κελσίου. Ακριβώς όσο πρέπει για
ένα θεραπευτικό, αναζωογονητικό
και καλλωπιστικό μπάνιο στο
διασημότερο πηλοθεραπευτήριο
της Ελλάδας.

The “first dive” challenge appears to
be like a Survivor test. Besides, why
would someone plunge in a pit filled
with thick, dark grey mud? Nevertheless,
a dive into the mud baths of Krinides,
Kavala, the most renowned in Greece,
included in the 30 best bath towns in
Europe, guarantees the cheapest spa you
can indulge into. A natural beauty mask
with the therapeutic properties of clay
and thermal water, in a mix concocted by
nature itself in its “laboratory” since tens
of thousands of years. The experience
might be shocking at first, but proves
to be quite comforting when you get
out and therapeutic later on. With or
without your swimsuit on, carefully
grab the ropes on the stairs so as not to
slip, and gradually sink into the mud,
feeling it penetrate everywhere. Watch
your co-swimmers move slowly, lie face
up and get lifted to the surface by the
mud, slather their face and hair with grey
clay, and get out after 40', leaving the 41°00'41.6"N 24°15'21.6"E
therapeutic mudpack on for another 5'
until it dries in the sun before rinsing it
with thermal water. Apart from being a

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