Where to go for health: 5 countries with healing places

To walk along an underground path with salt labyrinths, to swim in healing springs with a view of the mountains, to “come alive” in the Dead Sea – there is a lot of choice. We have prepared for you a list of recovery destinations around the world, where you can relax with benefits for body and soul.

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Health is not only about the body, but also about the spirit. Unhurried walks along the sea can restore mental balance and get rid of depression.

Russia

Where: Mineralnye Vody

Healing springs and thermal waters, on which modern resorts of Caucasian Mineral Waters in Stavropol Krai are built, are known to many. What is treated here? The spectrum of indications is the widest – rheumatic diseases, lesions of the musculoskeletal apparatus, colds, skin diseases, diseases of the genitourinary system.

In general, this place will be useful to everyone. A lot of medical and recovery procedures combined with the beauty of the place and moderate motor activity will bring any tourist back to life. Another plus of the Caucasus is that visiting thermal springs does not hit your wallet hard. Procedures, the cost of which abroad is five-digit figures, here cost 300-500 rubles for an hour of bathing.

Israel

Where: Dead Sea

Everyone has heard of the Dead Sea, but not everyone knows that, in addition to incredible landscapes, this place is excellent for recovery. This is due to the mineral water, which is a supersaturated salt solution, therapeutic mud, air with salt vapor and mild solar radiation. Useful properties of water help people with skin and respiratory tract diseases, relieve rheumatic pains, improve blood circulation. But here it is especially important to know the measure, because bathing in the Dead Sea for more than 20 minutes is not recommended.

Anna: To all this we can add the modern capabilities of medical science in Israel. In almost all cases, treatment at the resort gives a stable remission or leads to complete relief from many diseases.

Poland

Where: Wieliczka

This unique underground spa is located near Krakow. After a stay there you can get rid of some allergic reactions. Besides, it is not just a spa, but a UNESCO heritage. The main specialization of this place is prevention and treatment of problems with the respiratory system. There is a salt mine here, which is already 700 years old. Walking along the underground path with salt labyrinths, visiting the salt cooling tower contribute to recovery of the organism.

Latvia

Where: Jurmala

Jurmala on the Baltic Sea coast is a resort with a unique microclimate (sea air saturated with ions and phytocinds of pine trees), mineral waters and therapeutic muds. Thanks to the comfortable climate, such rest and treatment is suitable even for children and those to whom the hot southern climate is contraindicated. Here even a simple view of kilometer-long beaches adds strength.

Anna: Recreation at this resort has a beneficial effect on the mental state of a person due to the peace, quiet and remoteness from the bustle of the city. Therefore, the psychological component here plays not the last role, and if we proceed from the fact that most of the diseases have a psychosomatic basis, then the leading one.

Tunisia

Where: Hammamet

Located on the shores of the Mediterranean bay, the resort of Hammamet is the world’s largest center of thalassotherapy – treatment by the sea. The climate, clean air and sunbathing normalize the nervous system, cleanse the respiratory tract, improve blood circulation and normalize digestion. Bathing procedures in sea water pools, profile baths, seaweed wraps, hydrotherapy and various types of massages will bring you back home refreshed and happy.