Hotel Villa Padierna -  Thermas de Carratraca is a beautiful 5 Star boutique Resort and a 
historical retreat which offers finest holistic healing in Europe. Villa Padierna -  Thermas
de Carratraca -  offers weight loss and rejuvenation programs combined with an organic calorie
controlled Mediterranean diet -  hydrotherapy treatments -  chromo therapy -  aromatherapy - 
music therapy as well as physical activities and meditation. Nestled in a tranquil rural
setting with first class luxury facilities -  Las Thermas are designed to promote health and
beauty in a balanced way. In order to get the best out of the treatments -  stays of 1 to 2
weeks are recommended. However guests are able to enjoy shorter stays to get to know and enjoy
the installations -  the health and beauty treatments. Situated in the foothills of Sierra
Blanquilla -  the small village of Carratraca is known as the Diamond of Malaga and its
sulphurous spring waters have been recognised since Roman times as some of the best in the
world. Carratraca reached its zenith in the 19th century when it became a popular spa resort
amongst the nobility and aristocracy and visitors included illustrious figures of the times
such as Lord Byron -  Empress Eugenie of Montijo -wife of Napoleon III- and the Prince of
Asturias and future King of Spain -  Fernando VII -  Rainer María Rilke. Villa Padierna - 
Thermas de Carratraca is a serene -  natural paradise -  away from the hustle and bustle of
the city -  strategically situated just 45 kilometres from Malaga airport and in the heart of
the fertile Guadalhorce Valley with its rich natural reserves -  historic legacy and renowned
organic products. Star features of the resort are the sulphurous spring waters and facilities.
The medicinal mineral waters of the spring of Carratraca contain a unique combination of the
minerals sulphur -  calcium and magnesium and have been awarded in several occasions with gold
medals. Late 2007 -  following an extensive renovati.