At the beginning of the 20th century, doctors observed that coal miners who worked in salt mines  were rarely sick, compared to other workers in general. After having made these observations as well as other scientific research, specific curing centers have been created in salt mines. They are all still active today, and are even quite spread out in various countries.   

With time, in certain countries like Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and the Baltic countries, as well as Scandinavia, Austria and Germany, artificial salt caves were created in order for people to take advantage from all the curing benefits linked to speleotherpay (« spêlaion »= cave ) and halotherapy (« halos » = salt in greek). To stay in those particular caves or mines has the same exact benefits if you were to stay in a salt cave instead.  

Salt cures have been known and popular ever since the Antiquity, and have been considered as effective natural therapies, given they do not have any secondary effects. A simple session in the Salt Cave helps to restore and revitalize yourself or your body/organism, as well as increases your overall immunity system. In the Brussels Salt Cave, there are around twenty tons of salt, issued from various regions of our planet.