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There are also a number of hot springs, some of which are spas and although they have never been adequately exploited, Hippocratis mentions them in his writings«On Epidemics». We are told that Atheneans with dermatological problems went to the spas on Milos, in search of a cure.
These springs are at sea level in Adamas for example, where public baths have been built - the temperature reaching 33,3° C. Further examples are, Alikes (22° C), Kanava (50° C), Paliochori (50° C), Mandrakia (54° C), Adamas Haros (42° C), Provata and Tria Pigadia and elsewhere. The chief salt present in the waters is sodium chloride, but the sulphates of calcium, magnesium, potassium and ammonia are also to be found, along with carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide. The spa waters are considered to remedy rheumatoid arthritis, gynaecological and dermatological illnesses among others. These areas also exhibit elevated land temperatures |
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