If life is getting a bit much, you may fancy a relaxing day at the spa to ease all your cares away - but wouldn't it be even better if the government would pay for it? But before you rush off to book a day in the steam bath with a mani/pedi treatment, you should know that there are some limits to the government's generosity. READ ALSO How to get a carte vitale in France and why you need oneSecondly you can't just decide to skip work and head straight to the spa, you will need a prescription for a cure thermal (spa treatment) from a doctor, so you will need to convince them of your need first. And thirdly you will need to be suffering from one of the 12 conditions that the French system recognises as being treatable by spa treatments. For some of the other surprising things that the French government might reimburse you for - click here.

Source: The Local December 10, 2019 07:07 UTC