Economic Assessment of Peshkopia Thermal Waters

Abstract

Albania is rich with mineral and thermal springs, which have particular curative importance due to high temperature and salt they contain. Among these sources, quite popular also are curative thermal waters as they are known "Spa of Peshkopia". Raised in these waters is a curative balneary complex, consisting of 44 individual cabins and some therapeutic cabinets. These sources act positively in the human body and are used to treat some diseases, especially rheumatism and skin diseases. Their presence, in addition to curative abilities of diseases, has made the surrounding area taking the form of a town from the many buildings and hotels turning into a source of income for many families. This balneal center with its curative values, mud and thermal water pool, located near the highest in Albania Korab mountains, has the capacity to turn in a curative and most important tourism center in Albania. Main targets of this article are the evidence of their curative and economical values and showing a general panorama over their management and problems that they have. Also, I have bring some recomandations that how this center can transform in a very important curative center in Albania. The method that is used for this article mainly is exploitation of literature like touristic guides, publications, leaflets; materials from the balnear center, interwies with directors and workers of this center and working on the ground. The reason that I have presented this topic is that actually there are no scientific researches over the economical rating of this balnear center.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2016.v5n1p271