Author/Editor		Zupanič-Slavec, Zvonka; Toplak, Cirila
Title		Water, air and light - Arnold Rikli (1823-1906)
Type		članek
Source		Gesnerus
Vol. and No.		Letnik 55, št. 1-2
Publication year		1998
Volume		str. 58-69
Language		eng
Abstract		This article is a reminder of a famous Swiss healer, Arnold Rikli, who is also considered to be one of the pioneers of the modern health tourism in Slovenia. Rikli moved to the Alpine region of Lake Bled in 1855 to build a helath resort after having established his own natural healing method base on the effects of light, air and water on the human body. His resort was visited by rich patients who were treated for numeorous diseases under special, "revolutionary" conditions. The inhabitants of Bled and the official medicine strongly apposed Rikli's activities, also because of Rikli's particular character, but some of his practices are still relevant today.
Descriptors		HEALTH RESORTS CLIMATE AIR LIGHT WATER