Prirodne pretpostavke zdravstvenog turizma u Hrvatskoj
Natural preconditions for health tourism in Croatia

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes natural preconditions for the development of health tourism in Croatia. The first position is that of natural therapeutic factors which are divided in climate, marine, and spa factors. Aside them, it is necessary to fulfill various therapeutic conditions in the places of treatment. To proclaim a place as a natural health resort, it is not only necessary to have natural therapeutic factors and satisfying treatment conditions, but also to fulfill other requirements. In Croatia’s health service there are 17 operating natural health resorts with various natural therapeutic factors in different health facilities. In addition, more than a hundred other places with natural therapeutic factors have been found in Croatia. Some of them were used in the past and they could be also used with others for the purpose of health tourism in Croatia.

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