Spa Bicanho

We decided this time to go investigate a spa for which had already passed during the visit to Spa Amieira. Which as you can see on the map are very close to each other.

I must say it was a strange visit… For within what was once the hotel the spa can see what appears to be macumbas signal or something! But nothing to stop the Hunters of vacant…

We managed to get useful information via the website: http://www.aguas.ics.ul.pt/ that says that all information goes back to 2002

Facilities / built heritage and environmental

With 3 Water emergencies, being exploited one. The captagem is done in a well with 2m deep, open limestone, it leaves the distribution conduit for the spa (Directory, 1963).
On the left side of the road a walled property with about ½ hectare. In front of the gate is formed walking mall against the background of the spa building, Construction year 70, having next to a semi covered tank, possible to place the emergency water. The left of the entrance a warehouse followed by a construction type villa emigrant, with cement walls not painted yet. On the right side two large warehouses, the first in a state of ruin, followed by a stream of room rental homes, also in a state of ruin.
On the right side of the road, are several buildings in an advanced state of disrepair, the old hotel 3 story, rental homes, as well as a large warehouse.

Inside the walled part of all buildings in good repair are tightly closed, even well-preserved, however seem unused and only occasionally visited. According to the proprietary information of spa Watermill, all these stores are hardware.

Record

Tavares (1810) to describe the sources of the Weeping (Baths of Watermill) mentions: “At the root of said lot of Bicanho there are other similar sources, which also provide the necessary amount for bathing, Tomao that the sick in tents or huts that form the branches of trees…” (87).
Lopes (1892) lists a chapter on the headwaters of Soure Bicanho, the Mill and Vine Queen the "1km Bicanho": “... North and the root of the mount Bicanho, whose only water 32 to 34 is utilized in a very crowded beach hotel in season " (371). Bathing establishment at the end of this century. XIX, has no description, but believe it to be quite primitive, polka dots Acciaiuoli (1944, III, 70), informs us that the analyzes made by C.Lepierre in 1894, was repeated 16 years later " the improvement of water harvesting and thermal establishment”
Lepierre repeats the analyzes in 1922, keeping the mineralogical characteristics of this water chlorinated sodium, bicarbonatada, slightly sulfated and litínicas, with a daily flow 448.920 litros /dia, the temperature of 28, said lower by Lopes.
Mendonça (1926) in its report stated that recognition of these waters were harnessed for nearly two centuries, There was a bathhouse on site, but no housing (cit. Acciaiuoli,1944, III, 71).
Portugal Hydrological and Climate(1934-5,III, 608) this refers to resort, with 8 1st class cabins, 18 de 2ª e 8 de 3ª classe, all for immersion baths, not having any type of hosting.
Inspection reports of the decade 30 and 40, Acciaiuoli gave values ​​as annual frequency around 300 was purchased, primarily sought to cure skin diseases. Also the bathroom Eve S. João e S. Peter was nThese usual prática baths. In the Report for the year 1940, had been given these nights 464 baths.
In 1944 this water was again analyzed by Herculano de Carvalho is rescheduled where the constancy of their mineralogical characteristics.
The Baths of S. John is again listed in Directory (1963), marked the start of the bathing season, but free medical enrollment. This publication gives us as the founding date of the spa 1911, the description of its interior had been little change, completed: “This is from a modest resort of rural type ".

Currently built the entire set does not serve as spa, is primarily used as warehouses and similar hardware.

Now finish with the usual photographs of space! :)