A significant number of springs in Crete fulfil the prevailing criteria to be recognised as medicinal, according to a study by the Technical University of Crete which was presented to the Deputy Regional Governor for Chania Nikos Kalogeris on Friday 4th August. Presenting the study was Professor Manolis Manoutsoglou, Dean of the University’s School of Mineral Resources Engineering, as noted in a press release put out by the Regional Unit of Chania.

Professor Manolis Manoutsoglou, Dean of the School of Mineral Resources Engineering at the Technical University of Crete, presents the institution’s study of medicinal water sources in Crete to the Deputy Regional Governor for Chania Nikos Kalogeris. Friday 4th August. Photo: Regional Unit of Chania press office.

The results of the study are the fruit of 15 years of scientific research, in which data was collected from 61 areas of Crete. A total of 167 samples were collected and analysed from 98 springs and 78 wells. The analysis revealed that a significant number of water sources in Crete fulfil the prevailing criteria to be recognised as medicinal, among them the springs at the Asclepeia of Lissos and Lentas. In addition to the above, there was an initial attempt to locate geothermal fields on the island.

The Regional Unit’s press release states: “The regional and local government, apart from the collection and recording of the basic data, will actively seek to maximise the significant benefits which ensue, not only from the recording of this natural wealth but also from arousing potential institutional interest in the exploitation of the island’s mineral, medicinal and geothermal resources. Such a development would also add a further form of energy to existing Renewable Energy Sources, as well as providing an alternative form of tourism for the ongoing effort to promote year-round tourism in Crete.”
(ERT News)