Healing holidays are the trips with the aim of improving  health to those areas that have valuable healing factors - mineral waters, mud, favorable climatic resources. Let's stop at the most popular medical resorts and consider their main features.

HEVIZ, HUNGARY

What is being treated?

• diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• gynecological diseases

• diseases of the nervous system

The main healing factors of the Heviz resort in Hungary include location in a thermal lake, mud therapy, and a unique microclimate. The resort has the largest thermal reservoir in Europe - Lake Heviz, located in the crater of an ancient volcano. The lake is fed by underground hot mineral springs, thanks to which the resort is year-round - even in winter the water temperature does not drop below 24 degrees! Almost all resorts have their own thermal baths and a “full cycle” treatment base with qualified medical staff.

KARLOVY VARY, THE CZECH REPUBLIC

What is being treated?

• digestive tract diseases

• metabolic diseases

The main natural healing factor of the Karlovy Vary spa is the mineral water of the hydrocarbonate-sulfate-chloride-sodium type. 15 sources were brought to the surface, water from which is used mainly for drinking treatment.

Karlovy Vary is the largest and most popular Czech resort. It gained immense fame thanks to local healing thermal mineral springs. The quality of mineral water has remained unchanged over the centuries, 15 springs that are accessible to all comers are brought to the surface. Karlovy Vary water has a positive effect on the digestive system and musculoskeletal system, helps to cleanse the body.

DRUSKININKAI, LITHUANIA

What is being treated?

• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

• respiratory diseases

The main natural healing factors of the Druskininkai resort are mineral waters of different salinity and peat mud. The resort is located in the place where once the strip separating the sea and land passed. In the territory of the region, sea salts accumulated for a long time, which gradually turned out to be deep underground. Today, well-known Druskininkai mineral springs make their way through these underground deposits. Local waters have the widest range of mineralization in Europe: from small (2.5-4.4 g / l) to high (up to 58 g / l). The most famous sources are Dzukiya and Druskinikai, as well as Grožys.

DEAD SEA, ISRAEL

What is being treated?

• skin diseases

• respiratory diseases

• diseases of the nervous system

• diseases of the endocrine system

• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

The main therapeutic factors of the Dead Sea resort in Israel include mineral water of the sea, which is a saturated saline solution, mud with the highest therapeutic effect in the world, air with salt fumes and a high content of bromine, mild solar radiation without the risk of sunburn.

The presence of natural healing factors, coupled with the modern capabilities of Israeli medical science, has made the Dead Sea resort in Israel a popular world health resort. The duration of an effective course of treatment for a disease in the Dead Sea is from two to four weeks. In almost all cases, treatment at the resort provides a stable remission or leads to the complete elimination of many diseases.

The Dead Sea resort in Israel is a village that consists of several hotels. The villages are scattered along the entire coast and are connected by bus routes, bus fare depends on the distance.

BORJOMI, GEORGIA

What is being treated?

• diseases of the digestive system

• respiratory diseases

• gynecological diseases

• diseases of the urinary tract and kidneys

The main therapeutic factors of the Borjomi resort in Georgia include mineral water, which is used as drinking and for mineral baths.

The beneficial effects of local mineral waters have been discovered by locals and visitors a long time ago. Archaeological excavations have discovered stone baths, which indicates that the healing properties of mineral water for both indoor and outdoor use were known and used 1000 years ago.

Mineral water contains bromine, chlorine, iodine, lithium, boric acid, barium, etc. The water temperature is from 16 to 33 ° C. Also in the resort Borjomi there are several dozens of health facilities, recreational complexes, resorts and rest homes.

KUDOWA-ZDROJ, POLAND

What is being treated?

• digestive diseases

• kidney and urinary tract diseases

• metabolic diseases and endocrine glands

• gynecological diseases

Kudowa-Zdroj is famous for its healing mineral waters, among which Zuber water, a unique European-scale water with extremely high salinity, deserves special attention. A special feature is the mofets - carbon dioxide outlets of volcanic origin. They are used for dry carbon dioxide baths, which are indicated even for patients with heart diseases and circulatory disorders.

In addition to a large medical center, Kudova-Zdroj is also known as a center of active (primarily skiing) and educational tourism, located in the foothills of the Beskid mountains.

NAFTALAN, AZERBAIJAN

What is being treated?

• skin diseases

• joint diseases

• blood vessel diseases

• metabolic diseases and endocrine glands

• diseases of the central and peripheral nervous system

Naftalan is a large medical resort offering a comprehensive treatment based on naphthalan oil, unique in its biological qualities. It is located in the only zone of the world's naftalan deposit. Naftalan provides treatment for over 70 diseases with the help of naftalan baths according to advanced methods, in conditions of maximum comfort. The study of the properties and use of naftalan as a treatment began more than 100 years ago.

HARKANY, HUNGARY

What is being treated?

• skin diseases

• diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• blood vessel diseases

The main natural healing factor in the resort of Harkany is low-mineralized (1.1 g / l) thermal (62 - 70 ° C) sulfide hydrocarbonate-chloride calcium-sodium mineral springs. A rare mineral compound is present in the water of the resort of Harkany in the form of gas.

Water is used for medicinal baths, as well as for drinking treatment. It has a beneficial effect on the stomach and digestive system due to the content of sulfides, bicarbonates and silicon. Sulfide mud is used for applications.

MARIANSKE LAZNE, THE CZECH REPUBLIC

What is being treated?

• kidney and urinary tract diseases

• respiratory diseases

• gynecological diseases

The main natural healing factor in the resort of Marianske Lazne is mineral water of various compositions - numerous water sources are located both in the resort and in its environs. Most of them relate to acidic mineral waters with a temperature of about 8–10 ° C, with an average and high degree of mineralization and a relatively high iron content.

Mineral water is used both for drinking treatment and in a variety of balneological procedures. At the resort of Marianske Lazne in the Czech Republic, there are about 40 sources, of which eight are used: Krestovy, Lesnoy, Ferdinand, Rudolph, Ambroz, Carolina, Alexandra, Mary.

ROGASKA SLATINA, SLOVENIA

What is being treated?

• diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• metabolic diseases

• digestive diseases

• rehabilitation after operations

The main wealth of Rogaška Slatina is undoubtedly Donat Mg mineral water, which contains a wide range of minerals, especially magnesium, necessary for cell repair and prevention of heart diseases. The famous mineral water is bottled and sent to other countries, because it has no analogues in Europe.

In the pools and water and recreational complex "Thermal Riviera" for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, thermal mineral waters with temperatures up to 36 ° C from underground sources are used.

It harmoniously combines the possibilities of treatment with unique mineral water with excellent opportunities for tourism and sports. Near the resort there is a riding center and a golf course.