Where to go on health rest? Solotvyno (Transcarpathia, Ukraine)

On the eve of the holiday season, all people are puzzled by the question of where to go. In addition to popular options (warm seas, abroad), there is one more area - medical tourism. For recovery, people choose the Dead Sea (Israel), the Caucasus with numerous sources of mineral waters, the baths of Hungary. But there is a place much closer, able to give and treatment, and rest: Solotvino - a settlement located in Ukrainian Transcarpathia. Other names of it are Slatina, Aknnaslatina, Maramoroshskoe Solotvino, Slatinsky Doli.

Awesome Corner

So, the place where we will spend our virtual rest is Solotvyno. This is a very picturesque area: on one side is a stormy Tisza river, and on the other the mighty slopes of the Carpathians rise. Solotvino is an amazing, albeit a very small village, located at the state border of Ukraine with Romania. Modest, at first glance, the village is considered a true Transcarpathian health resort, because it has a whole complex of thermal salty lakes. The settlement itself arose a very long time ago, and there lived exclusively saltmobiles with their families. About its development you can learn from the expositions of the Museum of the History of Salt Mines.

Salt in the distant past was valued highly, and therefore the owners of the mines were very influential people. When the stock of resources is exhausted, the place was chosen by doctors who develop salt treatment techniques that have no analogues. One of the most popular is the method of speleotherapy, used in a local allergological hospital. With its help treat small disorders of the respiratory system and more serious ailments (tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma).

For health - in Transcarpathia

The sea of positive emotions and the ocean of joy is able to give rest in the Carpathians. Solotvino also offers health improvement. Let's give a small list of diseases, which are successfully struggling holidaymakers on salt lakes. It:

• Diseases of the respiratory system (asthma, tuberculosis);
• allergy;
• Various skin diseases (psoriasis, eczema);
• Disorders of the nervous system, arthritis, sciatica;
• Ailments of the cardiovascular system;
• Urological disorders;
• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, fractures and other.

From the methods here doctors practice speleotherapy, mud therapy, halotherapy, hydrotherapy (both external procedures and internal reception).

Entertainment

In addition to the abandoned salt mines, another holiday is popular in the village: Solotvino has several water bodies on its territory, which can easily compete with the Dead Sea for the saturation of water with useful substances. And from the bottom of the reservoirs you can get medical mud, which is to cover the whole body and allow to dry. This mask makes the skin very smooth, heals wounds, removes inflammation in the tissues.

What else are the Carpathians attractive for? Solotvino, the rest in which will help restore the reserve of vitality, is considered a cultural center of Ukrainians, Hungarians and Romanians. In late July, every year in the village there is an ethnofestival "Melodies of salt lakes." The scene of the festivities is the shore of the largest salt lake of Kunigund, where a large stage is set for performances.

Tips for tourists

What else should travelers know who are going on vacation? Solotvyno, despite the fact that it annually receives thousands of guests from all over the world, is not as well known as the resorts of Hungary. There is not enough state support, advertising, infrastructure is not developed enough. Nevertheless, here there is not one recreation center. Solotvino has a wide choice of establishments where you can relax with comfort, and also offers small wooden houses, optimal for a family with children or a large, friendly company.

For more economical travelers, a budget option is offered. This is a private sector where you can find a modest room or real royal chambers. All, of course, the envy of the thickness of the traveler's purse. It should be noted that housing located next to the lakes, is slightly more expensive than the one from which you still need to get to the healing pools. You can also go to Solotvyno with savages. In the village, near the salt lakes, there are places where you can put a tent and a car in a parking lot. The entrance to the reservoirs is chargeable, but the ticket price is low.

In the immediate vicinity of the reservoirs, trays operate, where you can buy bathing suits, slippers, clothes, life buoys and toys for children. A little further - the food market with very affordable prices for the goods. There are several food institutions in Solotvino, hotel complexes, sanatoriums, recreation centers.

How to get there?

Get tourists can be by rail and car (bus). There are two railway stations in Solotvino: Solotvyno 1 and Solotvyno hospital. A bus from Uzhgorod will arrive in the village in three hours (route Uzhgorod-Rakhiv).