The Waters of Spa

SPA waters originate in the heart of the Fagnes, in a 13,177-hectare nature reserve protected by royal decree since 1889 (first measures in 1772): no agriculture, no industry, no de-icing salt. SPA Reine (still) filters 2 to 3 years underground, SPA Intense 4 to 5 years, SPA Finesse, long called Marie-Henriette, about fifty years. And the ferruginous water from the pouhons is drunk at the source.