Poland is rich in unique resorts, where rest for every taste is available - mineral springs, the sea coast, forests and lakes, healing mountain air. These natural benefits are used in health centers offering rooms in comfortable hotels and sanatoriums. According to vacationers, sanatoriums in Poland provide a unique opportunity to improve their health. Moreover, for Russian tourists a huge advantage of Polish resorts is that they are located in approximately the same climatic zone as the European part of Russia, so there will be no problems with acclimatization.
What are the criteria for choosing a resort and sanatorium
Sanatorium-preventive treatment and health improvement, which helps to gain strength and energy for the year ahead, brings invaluable help to health. At the same time, not everyone can understand the abundance of proposals and decide which sanatorium and where exactly to choose, so that it would bring the maximum benefit in the rehabilitation of the body.
What to consider when choosing?
- Price. Determine how much money you are going to allocate, and, based on the price, decide how to organize your vacation in 2021.
- Look for the profile of diseases that you need to get rid of: diseases of the cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory systems and others.
- Location. Look for a sanatorium located as far away from big cities as possible, in a quiet, cozy place where clean air will become an additional factor in health-improving procedures.
- Clarify what treatments are offered at the facility, what you especially enjoy and help you recover.
- Pool, internet access, other amenities.
Expect to spend at least three weeks in a health resort - this is the optimal period for rehabilitation.
The main directions of Polish resorts
Almost all resorts are conventionally divided into three groups:
- balneological, with natural sources of mineral water;
- mud, which are located in an area with deposits of medicinal mud;
- climatic, functioning in the forest, field, at sea, in the mountains, where the features of climate and air are used.
In Poland, balneological and climatic resorts are widespread - in forests, mountains, on the Baltic Sea.
In addition, in the resorts of Poland there is a specialization in diseases of certain systems and organs:
- respiratory organs - Wieliczka;
- heart, circulatory organs - Dushniki-Zdroj;
- digestive organs - Mushina;
- skin diseases - Rabka;
- metabolic disorders - Kolobrzeg;
- musculoskeletal system - Augustów;
- pathology of the genitourinary system - Krynitsa;
- neurological abnormalities - Busko-Zdroj.
What Polish sanatoriums offer
Mostly all sanatoriums in Poland offer guests a standard set of services - accommodation, meals, examination, therapy and physiotherapy. Additional services in each wellness facility may differ.
In many sanatoriums, the latest equipment is installed, with the help of which you can undergo a course of special procedures - detoxification of the body, various types of massage, healing by influencing special points of the body.
For those who want to do not only prevention, but also get a boost of vivacity, there are sports grounds, gyms, baths, saunas.
Many tourists are happy to combine treatment programs with excursions and acquaintance with the country. All conditions have also been created for cultural recreation: if you wish, you have the opportunity to visit the nearest cities, museums, theaters, historical and memorable places.
When buying a voucher, you should find out in advance what is included in the price, and what you will have to pay extra for.
What foreigners need for a trip
Having chosen a sanatorium, write to the reservation department. Solve organizational issues: when you want to come, for how long, and then, having received an invitation from the institution, go to open a visa.
It is necessary to submit financial documents that you or your relatives are able to pay for the trip, take out medical insurance in the amount of at least 30 thousand euros.
If you have previously undergone treatment, recovery in a specific profile, prepare an extract, and translate all the data into Polish. In addition, you will need a document on the presence of an allergy to drugs, fresh results of ultrasound, tomography. Check in advance what you need to provide in the selected sanatorium.
Preparing for the trip and organizational issues
Although Polish sanatoriums are open for recreation all year round, it is worth preparing in advance for the trip and solving a few organizational issues.
- Contact the sanatorium and clarify what needs to be brought from the documents on the passage of treatment, whether the profile of the sanatorium corresponds to the disease, whether it is possible to arrive at the time of your choice. Go to the official website of the institution and find out the exact contacts. Then book your seat and receive a confirmation letter from the administration, on the basis of which a visa will be issued.
- It is necessary to documentarily prove the availability of appropriate funds to pay for the stay in the sanatorium.
- With a letter from a Polish health institution and financial documents, buy tickets and apply for a visa. If you act in this sequence, she will be given out with a high degree of probability.
When going for treatment with a child, do not forget to issue an export permit from the second parent. If the child travels alone as part of a group, both parents sign a notarized travel permit.
Popular resorts of Poland
Poles and foreigners prefer the most popular Polish resorts, which are famous for their unique nature and excellent organization of recreation.
Wieliczka
The resort is located 14 km from Krakow and is famous for its salt mines, which are included in the UNESCO lists as a unique historical monument. At a depth of more than 200 m there is an underground sanatorium, where allergic diseases, diseases of the respiratory system, and skin are treated.
The extraordinary properties of salt have been known to science for more than five centuries, and the Underground Rehabilitation and Treatment Center is one of the few sanatoriums in the world that use the healing properties of salt.
The course of treatment is designed for 17 days. Vacationers at the "Wieliczka" sanatorium are on the surface, but every day they go down to a certain chamber - "Lake Wessel", "Eastern Mountains" and others, where they spend 5-6 hours.
Dushniki-Zdroj
On the way from Prague to Wroclaw, at an altitude of about 600 m above sea level, there is the Dusniki Zdroj resort, famous for its mineral waters and subalpine climate. Mountain air, an abundance of rare plants, mineral springs, the Galos salt-iodine cave, built of salt bricks brought from Crimea, all provide effective treatment for asthma, bronchitis, allergies, diseases of the digestive system, cardiovascular system, psoriasis, dermatitis, disorders of the nervous system.
The resort is also recommended for general overwork and stress relief. All the sanatoriums, a gallery of mineral waters, a nature clinic are located in a cozy park, modeled after Karlovy Vary.
Krynica-Zdroj
The pearl of Polish resorts is the famous Krynica Zdroj, which became famous for the unique mineral waters Jan, Slotvinka, Tadeusz and others. Krynica is located 140 km from Krakow, in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Mountains, forest, alpine climate, mud, mineral springs represent an excellent opportunity for recovery in the following areas: treatment of the digestive system, blood circulation, metabolism, genitourinary system, gynecological diseases, diabetes.
The resort can accommodate not only in sanatoriums, but also in houses, rest, boarding houses, hotels. The most famous are Sanatorium Zgoda, Sanatorium Damis, Centrum Zdrowia Geovita. Additionally, they book a stay in salt caves, mud wraps, iontophoresis and other procedures. An old park, a promenade, cafes, restaurants, a funicular to Parkovaya Gora, villas and hospitals of the 19th century give the resort a special charm.
Swieradow Zdroj
The mountainous climate of this resort treats many diseases - the consequences of injuries, rheumatism, diseases of the nervous system, blood circulation, respiratory tract, women's diseases, but the main specialization of the sanatoriums in wieradow Zdroj is the improvement of children.
Located in the basin of the Kvisa River, on the slopes of the Izera Mountains, the resort is famous for its mineral waters, mud, radon springs.
The physiotherapy clinics "Vaclav", "Eshlana", the famous mud baths are well known far beyond the borders of Poland.
In the center of the town there is an old Spa House with a theater hall. Also, holidays and festivals are often held here - days of blooming rhododendrons, meetings of early music ensembles, an international festival of youth orchestras and other events.
Lendek-Zdroj
The small resort village of Lendek-Zdroj is located in the southern part of Poland, among the Green Mountains, 20 km from Klodzko. The river Byala Ledecka, rich in trout, flows through the town. Nature has generously endowed Lendek with its riches: picturesque landscapes, an unusual microclimate, thermal waters, the properties of which have been used since the 13th century, primarily to relieve joint pain.
Tsar Alexander I, King Friedrich-Wilhelm, princes, marquises, counts, ordinary people were treated here, because the water containing sulfur mobilizes the body's defenses, stimulating its recovery.
The most famous are such sanatoriums as Jerzy, Wojciech, Stanisław, Adam. Many health resorts accept people with disabilities, offer pools with healing water, marble, pearl, radon baths.
Kolobrzeg
The name of the city speaks of its location - “near the coast”. Indeed, Kolobrzeg is one of the oldest cities on the Baltic Sea coast, officially formed in 1255. Already in the XVII-XIX centuries, there were medical baths of the international level. The proximity of the sea, solar radiation, mineral springs make the city a natural resort. Living here, breathing deeply of the healing air, you will feel much better.
The resort specializes in the treatment of diseases of the respiratory system, blood circulation, musculoskeletal system, metabolism. Children's sanatoriums offer programs for children with asthma, upper respiratory tract diseases, obesity, and allergies. Popular sanatoriums - "Baltyk", "Verona". The city has three physiotherapy clinics, indoor pools based on mineral springs.
Mrzezhino
Mrzeжиyno is located in the central part of the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, 20 km from Kolobrzeg. This small village with about 2 thousand inhabitants is incredibly popular with Europeans and Poles. White sandy beaches and pine forests attract many tourists here.
Local health resorts accept patients with diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, nervous, cardiovascular systems, metabolic disorders, and occupational diseases.
Inowroclaw
The Polish balneological resort Inowroclaw is located near Bydgoszcz, its mineral waters have been known since the 16th century. Local mineral water is used for gynecological irrigation, inhalation, intestinal lavage, swimming in pools, and taking baths. Inowroclaw treats diseases of the respiratory tract, metabolism, cardiovascular system and others.
Inowroclaw is known as a salt spa, where medicinal aerosols are created for the prevention of respiratory and skin diseases, which also help with pathological changes in the thyroid gland, high blood pressure.
The resort is considered one of the most beautiful in Poland. The city castle with high towers, the fortified wall, the beautiful architecture of the city will leave an unforgettable experience.
Ciechocinek
An ancient resort in the Vistula valley, 25 km from the city of Torun, has been widely known since the 19th century, when hot springs were discovered, a salt-mine, a bathhouse, a beautiful park was built - all this is still in effect today. There are well-known clinics in Ciechoník, including from the Academy in Bydgoszcz.
Resort establishments invite patients with chronic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, rheumatism, problems of the respiratory system, blood circulation, as well as women with diseases, skin disorders, obesity, who can receive modern treatment and recovery in local sanatoriums.
Ciechocinek provides a huge amount of entertainment: performances and concerts in the Summer Theater, firefighters' song festivals, "Summer under the cooling towers" and others.
Other resorts
The list of the most popular resorts in Poland does not cover the entire number of health resorts. Many sanatoriums, clinics, hospitals are located in such famous cities and towns as Bochnia and Kudova-Zdroj, Kamenu and Augustów. Each area in this Baltic country has its own characteristics, opportunities for health improvement and acquaintance with historical and cultural values.
Conclusion
Sanatorium treatment in Poland is increasingly attracting the attention of Russians planning a vacation abroad.
Firstly, the prices for rehabilitation here are about a third lower than in Western Europe. Secondly, the organization, diagnostics, procedures, food comply with European standards. Thirdly, the qualifications of doctors and service personnel are quite high.
In addition, in Poland, you can successfully combine medical and health tours with recreation, tourism, sports, visiting interesting places and entertainment events.
