Bardejov Kupele

Bardejov Spa is situated in a picturesque Carpathian valley in the Low Beskydy Mts., at the juncture of the Ondavska Highlands and Mount Busov, in Northeast Slovakia. The area is rich in mineral waters. Bardejov spa is surrounded by beautiful woods, where you can enjoy long walks along well-kept trails (25 km). Bardejov mineral waters are natural, slightly to moderately mineralized, with healing effects. They are classified as hydro carbonic- containing chloride and sodium - carbonic, cold, and hypotonic, with relatively high boric acid content.

The captivating reputation of this place had realistic foundation, above all, in the proven effects of the alkaline-salty-iron content of its cold mineral waters, their springs coming to be named Main, Medical, Elizabeth, Hercules, Napoleon, Klara, Anna, and Colonnade. The varied chemical compositions and richness of the springs led to their being assigned different healing attributes. Only 4 miles away there lies a historical town of Bardejov, recently inscribed by the UNESCO in the List of the World Heritage.

These diseases are successfully treated in Bardejov Spa:

* Oncology diseases
* Diseases of circulatory system
* Indigestion diseases
* Diseases caused by disorders of metabolism and glands of internal secretion
* Non-tuberculoid diseases of respiratory system
* Women’s diseases

Trencianske Teplice

The health care in the Slovak health resort Trenčianske Teplice Spa has long - term tradition (first written report is since 1247) and is based mainly upon using natural, mineral, thermal and sulphurous curative water. The spa treatment of neurological diseases includes practically all kinds of neurological diseases except of epilepsy and attacks conditions. During the high season there is an international film festival on art and artists called ART FILM FESTIVAL. In the in the 19th century was designed a Turkish bath Hamm am which means bath in Arabic.

At present, apart from curative water a lot of methods are used from the field of remedial rehabilitation and physiotherapy. In case of degenerative and inflammatory diseases the aim is to relieve pain, maintain or improve the extent of motion, improve muscular force and muscular balance, prevent from origin of deformities, contractures and decrease muscular mass, cease or slow down progression of disease, improve functional and working capability, postpone disability and decline consumption of anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesic.

The spa Trencianske Teplice treatment of neurological diseases includes practically all kinds of neurological diseases except for epilepsy and attacks conditions. The general indication of the spa treatment is improvement of mobility, relief of painful states and maintaining of quality of life in older age. The positive effect of the spa treatment on the psychical condition of sick people is important.

The aim of the spa treatment after accidents and operations of the locomotors apparatus is mainly the relief of pain and muscular spasms, improvement of extent of motion by selected exercises from rehabilitation, elimination of those pathological stereotypes arisen by long immobilization and preservation of painful extremity or spine, prevention from wrong locomotors habits, practise of self-sufficient activities and fast return to working process and as well as improvement of quality of life.

Turcianske Teplice

Turcianske Teplice Spa is the only spa in Slovakia to treat diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract. These are for the most part chronic inflammations of the bladder and urinary ducts, inflammations of the male reproductive organs and chronic inflammation of the prostate gland. The spa Turcianske Teplice has had considerable success in the treatment of diseases of the motor system, such as rheumatic inflammation of the joints, chronic, degenerative diseases, especially of the hip and knee joints, spinal diseases as well as post-traumatic deformations. Since 1993 children have also been successfully treated for the above-mentioned conditions.

In spite of its position within the town, the sanatoriums and spa facilities stand in their own grounds, which include an extensive park and a thermal bathing pool with curative water, very popular with visitors in the summer months. The spa Turcianske Teplice was established on account of the hot healing springs, whose temperature ranges from 40,7 to 46,5°C. The water here is used both for hydrotherapeutic procedures as well as for drinking cures.

Turcianske Teplice Spa - Treated illnesses:

• ailments of the urinal tract
• kidneys and organs responsible for body movements as well as neurological illnesses

Choose from our wide offering of treatments and we will do everything for your comfort so you leave our spa in full health, energy and satisfaction.

Rajecke Teplice

Spa city Rajecké Teplice is situated in the picturesque part of Slovakia in the valley of the river Rajčianka. The biggest enticement for many visitors is wonderful nature with towered rocky formations, caves and cracks from limestone’s and dolomites. Dominating feature and vanity of the spa Rajecke Teplice resort is the Aphrodite Spa House built in Classical style and furnished by the most modern diagnostic and therapeutic instruments. Many healing, relaxation and beautifying procedures are provided here.

Rajecke Teplice - Thermal springs of acratoteriem type with a 38°C thermal water are used in the balneology centre at the Aphrodite Spa House to treat:

• inflammatory
• degenerative diseases of the movement apparatus
• joints, spine,
• neurological diseases
• occupational diseases

The balneology centre Aphrodite Rajecke Teplice Spa equipped with the state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic devices offers a complete range of procedures aimed at therapeutic, relaxation and beauty effects:

• water treatment
• classical massages
• Scottish shower
• oxygen therapy
• carbon bath
• Manicure and pedicure.

Sklene Teplice

The spa of Sklene Teplice is situated fourteen kilometres from the town of Ziar nad Hronom in the valley of the Tepla stream, which runs through the Stiavnicke vrchy hills of Central Slovakia. The village derives its name (sklene = glass, teplica = thermal spring) from the glassworks which existed here from as long ago as 1340 and from the warm mineral springs which were first mentioned in a chronicle from the 16th century .The town of Sklenné Teplice is not so far from the famous historical mining town of Banská Štiavnica which has been added to the list of historical towns protected by UNESCO.

There is mineral thermal water in Sklené Teplice Spa which out from 14 springs, with water temperature from 37 to 52,3 °C. Chemically and physically the springs consists of calcium - sulphate -magnesium mineral thermal waters. These springs are the most important in the volcanic zone. Sklené Teplice spa helps patients who need to be cured of diseases restricting movement and nervous disorders. The whole medical treatment in the spa is individual and every patient receives a detailed diagnostical examination to create their curative plan.

A rarity is a thermal cave steam bath called Parenica, which is a European unique where thermal springs fall directly into the cave. The base cure is given to patients in 5 pool-baths, where the water temperature reaches from 37 °C to 42 °C. Exercise, hydrotherapy, massage, physical and curative nourishment complete the base balneotherapy, following the dietary system of the spa. The specialists use all necessary equipment for the medical treatment of patients in the spa. 3 modern well equipped pensions provide excellent accommodation. Specific is cave vapour-bath - Parenica.

Sklené Teplice spa helps patients who need to be cured of

• diseases restricting movement
• nervous disorders

Dunajska Streda

In Thermal park Dunajská Streda you can soothe yourself in thermal waters high in mineral content that emerge from a natural spring located underneath the compound. At our guest's disposal we have four indoor and six outdoor pools. Visit us and experience that our thermal water is suitable not only for swimming and paddling but has beneficial effects on locomotive organs and their diseases. The whole wellness complex is accessible for people with disabilities. At Rotunda pool thanks to a special moving chair (lift) people using a wheelchair may enter the water comfortably.

The reconstruction and building of new outdoor pools had finished by the beginning of 2012 high season. For our youngest guests carefree paddling is taken to another dimension in an awe-inspiring colourful world. The new slide, built with utmost technologies which are placed in the middle of the kid’s pool area, has become the youngsters absolute favourite.

For our elderly guests wishing to enjoy the beneficial effects of our thermal water, we offer a completely new way of relaxation. Come and submerge in the hot therapeutic water in the relax pool where lying back in the newly fitted sitting area will ensure that all your worries drift away. The pool's surrounding is filled with warm colours that will take you to the Mediterranean.

For our more adventurous guests who seek water-fun and liveliness, we recommend the bigger part of the already mentioned relax pool. Various water attractions, our well-known giant water slide and a real summer atmosphere with a unique view over our pond marked by a green island will be like a balm for your soul.

In the pools’ neighbourhood we have also built a huge terrace with a summer bar and with picturesque views on the countryside.

Wellness

Regardless the weather, our wellness centre attracts visitors who seek water fun, adventure and special water attractions. Our wellness pool bursts into life with water-spouts, water-cannons, a cave with waterfall, a whirling pool, massage beds and whirlpools. All age groups are ensured to find their own way of entertainment. The therapeutic effects of our high mineral content thermal water may be experienced in the sheltered Rotunda which is combined with an outdoor part with easy access through the water. There is a smaller sheltered swimming pool situated next to the wellness pool, and a pool for our youngest guests receiving a great amount of natural sunshine.

The Sauna world includes three different kinds of saunas, a cold plunge pool, sea bath, BEMER magnetic-therapy and many kinds of massages, which all ensure perfect recreation and relaxation.

Each part of the wellness complex is accessible for people with disabilities, at Rotunda pool there is a special moving chair (lift) by which people using a wheelchair may enter the water.

Massage

Komarno

Thermal baths



The Thermal baths are located in an area of 2.5 ha with an active medicinal spring water of 30°C and 42°C degrees of Celsius.
The hot spring water has favourable effects on locomotors disorders, rheumatic diseases and follow - up treatments of gynaecological illness.
In the open air part of the spa there is a swimming pool for children, a pool for relaxing as well as a renovated recreation pool.
Our novelty is the sitting pool with 60 seats which offers a lot of attractions, for example water massage, water fall, bubble bath.

Open daily: 10,00 - 20,30

Ciz Kupele

The history of iodine spa in Číž

The first written mention about the village was found in Spiš archive. The document is from 1245 called „terra fílií Thuka“ – it means the land of the son of Thuku. The village has been known like this since 1274. In 1427 the village belonged to the Putnok-Gemer county, it was the 13th village from 27 other villages. From 1565 until1711 the village was struck hard three times. During 1565 and 1682 it was burnt-out by the Turks and in 1711 after a plague epidemic there survived only two families in the village. After this period some new settlers from Muráň started to settle down and in 1785 the village had 408 inhabitants.

The discovery of the iodine water

The Číž spa can be grateful for its origin after the accidental discovery of the iodine-bromine fountain in 1862 when a local citizen Harnócz Andráš bumped into salty water while digging his well, it was in a depth of8 metreson his estate. The first „patients“ who tried its healing effects, were the local citizens. They first started to use it for cooking and they started to give it to the animals as well as a substitution for salt. In1865 in Budapest some chemical analysis were carried out under the supervision of Dr. Karol Than. The analysis confirmed that the spring of the salty water contains some healing elements, mainly iodine and bromine which occur in the local mineral water only rarely. The first spring of the iodine water was named Themis (Goddess of the legal order). Artur Glos – a geologist and mining engineer from Číž got other two wells dug. In the depth of35 ma spring with salty water was found and it had a much higher content of iodine and bromine which are good for healing purpose – spring Hygiea, which has been used for drinking cure for more than 100 years. The third spring Neptún was used for baths together with the Themis spring.

Building the spa

In1888 aRimamurán company bought the estates and started to build the spa. All the participants built their own spa houses for the patients (Mária, Margita, Kamilla, Horváth, an Ilona), which disposed of 200 bed capacities altogether. There were built two military pensions which served for complete healing except for pulmonary tuberculosis. The spa it was divided into „lower“ so called clean and „upper“ for the patients with open wounds. The village Číž started to become rich as the poorer patients were accommodated during the summer in private houses. In the spa there was a lively spa life – the patients had a tennis court at their disposal as well music in the park with a brilliant violinist, dancing evenings, piano in the building of the management, daily fresh newspapers, rowing a boat and swimming in the Rimava, a post office, distant letter writing, a telephone, and a jewellery. The spa season lasted from 1st May until 30th September. Glos Artur was the first spa director. After him Dr. Szakall took over the management – the majority shareholder, thanks to him the spa was even more prosperous and as well the village started to thrive. During the winter months the employees were filling the dark bottles with Číž water and it was sent to the USA in bulks, 25 bottles per pack. As well the soaps manufactured with Číž water were very good, they were for curing acne and other different skin diseases. During the 1st Czechoslovak Republic ( in 1934) the Masaryk´s league established in Číž a sanatorium for children – the spa house Milan. The president´s daughter Alica Masaryková was cured here as well. The spa house Milan serves still for children from the age of 3 to18. M. Perthes and scoliosis are treated here with very good results. After the second world war the spa was nationalized and since 1956 it has had an all year operation. During 1975 – 80 a new spa house was built called Rimava with an indoor rehabilitation pool, physiotherapy, baths, surgeries and a canteen. Since 1996 the spa has been under the management of a joint stock company and this company rebuilt this spa almost completely – all the accommodation capacities were reconstructed, as well the spa park and in the area between the spa houses Rimava and Milan a Water World was built – a summer swimming pool with four pools.

Spa treatments of adults

The natural iodine spa Číž is the only one in Slovakia which uses natural mineral iodine-bromine water for healing.

In the spa are cured:

• diseases from metabolic and endocrine disorders
• nervous diseases
• diseases of locomotive organs
• gynaecological diseases
• occupational diseases

The effects of iodine on the human organism

Lack of iodine in the organism can cause thyroid disorders – goitre and hypothyroidism (physical and mental development disorders). Elementary iodine has an ability of sublimation and it contributes to creation of a rich iodine microclimate in the balneological operation and it allows an effective inhalation of the clients during their staying in an iodine environment. It interferes in the metabolism of lipid, sugar, protein with a direct effect and through thyroid hormones, it reduces the cholesterol concentration in the serum, and slows down the formation of arteriosclerosis. A swelling effect on the collagen and elastic structures of the vessel wall causes their vasodilation (widening), improves blood circulation, helps healing the wounds, is anti-inflammatory, softens the painful swellings in the synovial and ligamentous joint apparatus, decelerates the degenerative processes of the spine and joints. It has an antiseptic and disinfectant effect. Iodine increases the level of calcium in the blood and its stowing in the bones –it is used for osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, bone tuberculosis, for diseases of airways connected with production of thick phlegm – it dissolves phlegm and eases its expectoration. Well-known is its ant sclerotic and anti-inflammatory effect. Iodine accelerates the desorption of inflammatory exudates.

During the spa treatment it is absorbed by:

• the mucosa of the airways ( inhalation )
• the mucosa of the digestive system ( drinking cure)
• the skin

Iodine water has beneficial effects as well for treatment of sclerosis multiplex.

Healing water

The mineral spring is an unusual and irreplaceable gift of the nature. For each country where it occurs, it has a huge medical, economic, social and historic significance. In this direction Slovakia is especially a lucky country because there are only a few countries which would have as various mineral springs on a small area. The natural healing water is microbiologically unobjectionable ground water which has proven healing effects for its chemical and physical features which can be used for prevention, healing and rehabilitation. In the meaning of the notion „ chemical quality“ we understand a dispersive physic-chemical system with concrete features and biological effects resulting from them. The chemical features (chemical quality) of natural healing and natural mineral water are the reflections of their chemical composition, resp. mineralization. As natural healing iodine water can be labelled a type of natural water which fulfils the following conditions:

• it contains at least 2,0 mg of iodine in one litre,
• is has proven steady healing effects,
• is satisfies the required hygiene norms,
• it is usable in their original state or after the modification which do not disrupt its healing effect

Healing fountain HYGIEA

With its healing effects and balneological values this water belongs to the rarest ones in Europe. The mineral water is abundant in salt, iodine and bromine which occur rarely in mineral waters. It belongs to salty ones and its origin is connected with the occurrence of oil fields. It is used for drinking cure. Three preserved certificates of the water quality certifies that the Číž water belongs to the world unique, one from Budapest (1896), one from Brussels (1987) and the most significant is from the world exhibition in St. Luis (the USA 1904).

The characterization of the mineral water from Hygiea spring

Natural, healing, heavily mineralised, iodine-bromine, sodium-chlorine, hypotonic water with the temperature of 14°C and pH 7,3. It is hygienically unobjectionable with an increased content of lithium and bromine. The total mineralization of the water is 11 318 mg/l.

Spring BČ 5

It is a really highly mineralized , chlorine, sodium, ferrous water with an increased content of boron and lithium. The water is cold, weakly alkaline, hypertonic. The temperature of the water is11,9 °Cand pH 7,48. The total mineralization of the water is 30 019 mg/l. The content of iodide is 93,75 mg/l and magnesium 322 mg/l. It is used only for outer balneotherapy.

WELL BČ 3

In 2010 The Natural Iodine spa in Číž achieved another very perspective source of natural mineral water, well BČ3. With its features it fulfils the parameters of natural water. There were carried out some hydrodynamic tests on the BČ3 well , its purpose was to verify the substantiality of geothermal waters. On the basis of the implemented monitoring analysis of the geothermal water from the well BČ 3 it is a medium up to heavily mineralized carbon, hydrogen sulphide water of Ca-Mg-HCO3 type, with a substantiality of 2,66l/s and water temperature of31,8 °C. The mineralization of the water is 4826 mg/l. Nowadays the iodine water from the Hygiea well is filled and sold as a nasal spray for prevention from non-inflammatory diseases of upper respiratory airways.

Besenova

Bešeňová is a small village situated in the centre of the region Liptov, which is very attractive with regard to tourism, 10 km from the town Ružomberok and 20 m from the town Liptovský Mikuláš. It spreads in length of one kilometre along the longest Slovak river Váh. Bešeňová is known especially thanks to geothermal springs which achieve temperature almost 70°C. There is the Thermal Park Bešeňová with thermal pools, which has many whirlpools, massage jets, toboggans, saunas, restaurants and many other attractions. Its thermal water has favourable effects on movement and respiratory system, urology problems, it has good cosmetic effects and thank to lithium it has a positive impact on psyche.