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mineralised, alkaline and highly thermal spring- Terma. The
study explores balneological indications of presented medicine
waters and their valorisation thrue the identified spa hotels at
Ilidza which is the competitive product of the Sarajevo
destination (health & spa tourism). The genesis of thermal,
thermomineral and mineral waters showed their occurrence at
the surface as springs or sources, while others were recently
found at wells mostly along the tectonic fault of Busovaca,
reflecting the undeniable geothermal potential of this region.
Majority of waters is enriched with sulphur so the site itself
behaves like the spa environment with natural inhalation. This
paper will help spatial planners to understand contemporary
processes at Sarajevo destination that are related to the tourism
impact of balneological waters at Ilidza. Balneological use of
thermomineral, thermal and mineral waters particulary by the
organized form thrue the luxurious spa hotels contributes a lot in
the tourism development of Sarajevo which was confirmed by
the preceding number of visitors and overnight stays at the area
of Ilidza, as well as by the empirical (terrain) findings. The
author’s informal interaction with the guests/ tourists explored
their huge interest in the spa programs and such accommodation.
The future studies could focus on finding new sources of
thermomineral water and its balneological- tourism exploitation,
or how to valorisate the water from recent wells for this purpose?
The paper presented the Spa park of Ilidza as the basic
balneological site in Sarajevo that could be a popular health
tourism destination in Europe because of existing “medicine”
waters and the competitive spa offer. Besides, Sarajevo is
gaining more attention day by day not only because of the
thermomineral resources but its unique attractiveness as the
“European Jerusalem”. The Sarajevo as a European tourism
destination is interesting because of its unique natural and
cultural heritage, while the spa centres with an attractive
environment near to the city centre present an invaluable tourist
treasure. Therefore, the study should initialize interest of foreign
investors for the region of Ilidza. The research should also
stimulate new ideas of thermomineral water valorisation in the
health tourism thrue the creating a wide spectar of spa products
as the wellness (which is the part of the health tourism concept)
present the new mode of tourism. It’s very important to improve
and promote the health and spa programs at the highest level
because the therapeutic and rehab programs affect longer
overnight stays then the simple/ or usual tourist stay in
destination. Up to now, Sarajevo has mostly based its tourism
product on the multicultural complexity and the mountain
surroundings, but it is stil counted as a “city break destination”,
while by the highlighting the health and spa products we could
potentially extend the tourist stay. This paper should awake the
new tips for the marketing of Sarajevo as a European health
tourism destination. Therefore, the balneological site of Ilidza
could become the potential spa European site of tourist
gathering.

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