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The oldest Slovenian thermal spa

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Stunning hotel and spa

The history of this thermal resort begins thousands of years ago, when the mild climate without fog or cold winds attracted the first settlers. In prehistoric times, a fortified settlement was built on the nearby hillock Gradišče and archaeological findings reveal that Dobrna and its thermal water were well known by the Celts and Romans.

Terme Dobrna is the oldest working Slovenian thermal spa, with a history dating back 600 years.

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Today it is the most luxurious and stylish boutique hotel and spa, offering health and tranquility, with super-modern thermal efficiency, courtesy of a low carbon energy system using Thermia ground source heat pumps.

The first Slovenian settlers at this thermal spring named the upper part of their settlement ‘Toplice’ (Spa) and the lower part ‘Dobrna’ after the pedunculate oak (in Slovene: ‘dob’), which is common to the surrounding area. The Dobrna spa and thermal spring were first mentioned in written records in 1403.

The natural beauty and tranquility of the Boutique Hotel and spa Suite Dobrna is perfectly complemented by its state-of-the-art, low carbon, renewable energy system.

In 2020, to improve and enhance the facilities, Terme Dobrna dd, decided to modernize and retrofit one of the buildings into a hotel with six luxury apartments, each featuring a private spa with its own wooden massage tub with thermal water. This required a huge amount of heated thermal water for bathtubs and showers, to be delivered by a system that is not in view, to preserve the aesthetic of the apartments. In addition, in line with Terme Dobrna’s commitment to sustainable tourism, this needed to be delivered with minimal environmental impact.

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