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“1. The treatment helped significantly, the acute pain disappeared, now I only experience periodic attacks, there is no constant anxiety.
2. The service of the sanatorium "OC Naftalan" and the living conditions in the first building fully correspond to the 3-star service. Everything is neat, clean, tidy, comfortable, the canteen and medical department are nearby, no need to run along the street.
3. Special thanks to the canteen, the food was good, without contrived variety, but everything was very tasty. The taste of the food is unusual at first, as the employees explained, it was grown without chemical fertilizers. Indeed, this is how food tasted in my childhood.
4. The treatment department worked excellently, I liked the main procedure - naphthalan baths, as well as paraffin treatment. 5. A significant drawback for many, there is no accessible Internet (if this is important), in the sanatorium there is only one computer with a weak channel, there is no WiFi, there is one opposite in Chinar (expensive - 2 euros/hour) or in the city (2 km, 0 .6 euro/hour).
5. If work allows, I will definitely try to come in March; unfortunately, it’s not possible in October, but I have a great desire to visit again.
6. I was in your country for the first time, small travel notes for those interested: a trip through Baku, by train to Naftalan, met friendly citizens. If you wish, you can learn a few friendly phrases out of respect for the country you are visiting, and the locals will be happy to help and advise. In Baku, I recommend everyone to visit the old city, it’s like the quarters of old Europe, only with an oriental flavor. By the way, the films “The Diamond Arm” and “Amphibian Man” were filmed there, which the locals are terribly proud of and will be happy to show you the places. The sea embankment looks wonderful. The train to Naftalan leaves at 23-00, arrival at 06-00, very convenient, I arrived in the morning and enjoyed a walk around the city. A ticket to a sleeping car (I recommend) cost 22 euros one way, it is better to immediately take a return one. One minus: all announcements at the station are in the local language, so you won’t get lost if you want.”

Gali GALIEV, Russia, Nizhnevartovsk

""My name is Roman. I am 33 years old. I suffer, I’m not sick, but I’ve been suffering from psoriasis for 14 years, plus damage to all joints and almost death several times from traditional treatment. It sounds trite, but I had no hope of recovery for a long time. I knew that I couldn’t turn it off for long and that’s all. A lot of money, nerves, ordering rare drugs, a short remission and that’s it. Briefly speaking. Good people suggested. Internet. And so I contacted the Naftalan OC, agreed on a time, bought a ticket and, without any unnecessary hemorrhoids, flew to Ganja, where I was met and brought to the OC. Since the driver is a playful and dashing man, he immediately began to take care of my health, so I also had time for dinner, despite the fact that the Muscovy airline tried very hard to make sure I remained hungry.

The placement went quickly and without unnecessary curtsies. Single room, one room on the ground floor with a balcony, in the room there is a shower-toilet, TV, wardrobe, bed, chair, bedside table and a mini-fridge, which is not needed because during treatment you cannot drink cold things and cool down. The room is not big, but I didn’t have any guests in the room for three weeks. Except, of course, the maid, who cleaned the room every day and replenished the water supply. Treatment in naftalan baths is not the cleanest in the world, so you will need a supply of disposable underwear, and a couple of sets of outerwear, the kind that you wanted to take to the dacha and then throw away.

I arrived on Sunday, on Monday morning I had a check-up (therapist, cardiogram and something else), received appointments and it began. Everything is very convenient and nearby. Since I have problems with blood pressure, I took a course of 21 days so that I could take baths every other day. They write that hypertensive patients should not bathe in oil, but I arrived there with a pressure of 170/100, after treatment with oil and antihypertensive drugs, which in Moscow were like grain for an elephant, I left with a pressure of 120/70, 10 kg lighter and 5 years younger. And this is not for the sake of a nice word - they didn’t recognize me at home.

Baths, physiotherapy, massage and excellent food - that's what awaits you in Naftalan. By the way, about nutrition. The food is good, a little monotonous, but good. Lots of meat (no pork!), borscht every day or a soup of your choice, porridge, some sweets, pies, fruits, greens (could have been more). The staff is friendly and unobtrusive, they don’t walk around with arrogant faces, as if you owe them something, but they don’t fawn on you either. They calmly do their job and if a question arises, they will definitely solve it, show you where, where or how, in short, the staff is what you need. While taking oil baths, you are looked after and then wiped/washed by a specially trained person, without whom you cannot do without because you cannot get rid of the oil without him.

Leisure. There's not much to do there. But you don’t go there to dance, but to get treatment. There are, of course, board games - backgammon, checkers. But the most important thing is TEA! There is a teahouse owner named Fizuli, a kind and good man, and he makes magnificent, fragrant and very tasty tea. Opposite is the Chinar sanatorium, and so its guests ran to us to drink tea. Guests. Basically, about 60% are local pensioners, the rest are Russian Azerbaijanis who have lived in Russia for a long time, countrymen in short.
So, the result of my entire sanatorium epic is that 95% of psoriasis has gone away, despite the fact that 65% of the body surface was affected, joint pain has decreased, and at first disappeared completely. I was pleased with everything. To consolidate the results, they advised me to come in six months, then once every three years. Anyone who is tired of psoriasis, don’t put it off, go to Naftalan for treatment. By the way, I’m going there for New Year’s Eve with my family and friends. I am undergoing treatment, and they are for prevention, besides, it is more expensive to relax in the Moscow region during the New Year holidays."

Roman AZBAKOV, Russia, Klimovsk
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"It was my first time in Naftalan. I had already been to Baku before. A friend from Baku suggested me about naftalan baths. I found information on the Internet and booked a room in advance at the Naftalan Health Center. I arrived on Monday morning, February 20th, by taxi from Baku , 3 hours away, they sent the driver Zamir to a Mercedes car.
Posted quickly. Single room, one room on the ground floor with a balcony, shower-toilet, large LCD TV, large 4-section wardrobe with mirrors, new, wide bed, chairs, bedside tables and refrigerator, electric kettle, dishes in the cabinet. The room is large, bright, the bed is new, fresh, the maid cleaned the room every day and replenished the supply of mountain water in the decanter.
After lunch on the same day, I had a check-up (chief physician, urologist, therapist, ECG, tests), received prescriptions and treatment began. Everything is very convenient and nearby.
The first thing that made a positive impression on me about the Naftalan Health Center was the cleanliness and good service in the rooms and in the dining room. The service of the sanatorium "OC Naftalan" and the living conditions in the 3rd building fully correspond to the service of the best hotels. Everything is very neat, clean, tidy, comfortable, the dining room and the medical department are nearby, there is a transition from one building to another, you don’t have to run along the street, although it was very warm outside.
Secondly, I really liked the naphthalan baths, their strength and benefits affect the body, the treatment helped significantly, I immediately felt changes in my body (acute pain disappeared, there is no constant anxiety). Physiotherapy - a variety of procedures (paraffin, massage, phonophoresis, darsonval, magnetic therapy, inhalations). Tactful, attentive and friendly staff creates a cozy and favorable atmosphere.

I would especially like to mention the doctors: urologist Samedov Ilyas, ozone therapist Nasirli Bafta, dermatologist Rena Mamedova, as well as receptionist Turan, who provided great support with their knowledge, experience, attention, talked about treatment with naphthalan baths, gave a lot of advice, gave recommendations on what to do before and after treatment in a sanatorium, at home. The treatment prescribed was complete and sufficient. Many thanks to all of them!! The service staff are all polite and smiling. They calmly do their job and if a question arises, they will definitely solve it, show you where, where or how, and in general the staff is what you need. While taking oil baths, you are looked after and then wiped/washed by a specially trained person, without whom you cannot do without because you cannot get rid of the oil without him. And here I would especially like to mention the department specialist Sadi, special thanks to him!

Naftalan baths, physiotherapy, excellent massage - this is what awaits you at OC Naftalan. Thank you very much for the quality treatment and useful rest. I took my laptop with me, Wi-Fi was always connected, the channel connection was good, I was even able to connect to the Internet in my room. TV in the room and on the floors, channels were in Russian. I plan to come for treatment to this sanatorium many, many more times. Treatment in naphthalan baths is not the cleanest in the world, so you will need a supply of disposable underwear and several dark-colored T-shirts for the procedures. And to the people of Azerbaijan - a special THANK YOU for their goodwill, friendliness, understanding, responsiveness, and politeness. I learned a few friendly phrases out of respect for the country I was visiting, although I understood the Azerbaijani language, which is similar to our (Kazakh) language - a Turkish-speaking group. In Baku I visited all the historical places, I especially like the Maiden Tower. Excellent, wonderful, fabulous sea embankment in Baku!! If you were looking for heaven on earth - this is BAKU!!! I recommend NAFTALAN to everyone!!! You will not regret the days spent in this wonderful region!!"

UNERBEK, Astana
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“I liked the sanatorium, the treatment and rest all went well together. The attitude of the staff is not bad, the doctors are competent. I don’t like to talk a lot, I’ll just say that after the sanatorium and the treatment prescribed to me, my problem with prostatitis was resolved. For this, thanks to the doctor, who knows how to prescribe correctly treatment. After the procedures at home, I also took Sulfa-P tablets for chronic prostatitis. Everything has recovered for me, I’m happy."

Dobrynya
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“My husband and I were treated in this sanatorium on the recommendation of good friends in April 2009. My husband went to treat prostatitis, and I campaigned so that he would not be bored, and arthrosis of the knees and intervertebral hernias were tormented.
We arrived at midnight and were put into a tiny room with two beds, so the two of us couldn’t separate. But what a bed it was - a fairy tale! How fluff! As it turned out later: the mattress was made of sheep wool and so was the blanket. In the morning we had a reception with the heads. The doctor prescribed procedures, tests, and a cardiogram. You can come without a sanatorium-resort card, everything will be taken care of there. Do not take with tumors, fibroids, do not prescribe baths for those with high blood pressure, but they are the most important thing in treatment.

They prescribed 8 procedures for us, the first days we fell down from running around, slept soundly, then we got involved. I really liked the baths, as if you were lying in thick hot chocolate, if not for the smell of oil. Then you can barely wash yourself off; all your laundry is still stained. Our advice is to take only black underwear with you and plenty of it, there’s nowhere to wash it, and you can’t wash it, I threw away almost half of it.
The attitude of the doctors and staff is wonderful!!! The sanatorium is mainly inhabited by local people. There are few Russians. There was a married couple from the Baltic states, two people from Germany, four from Ufa. The local population is very friendly, they regret the collapse of the Union, they will always join in with conversations, especially women. The older generation still speaks Russian, the younger generation no longer speaks Russian. I would like to praise the kitchen, the food was very tasty, just like at home, special thanks to the cooks!!!

We paid for a deluxe room, these are two rooms, a bedroom and a living room. The sanatorium was built at a minimum level of amenities, so to speak - simply, but tastefully! The rooms are cleaned every day, linen is changed every other day. There is a small village nearby, 20 minutes walk. There is a market and all sorts of shops there. Anyone who buys naftalan to bring with them, and then sells it to the local population for treatment at home, keep in mind that you will not be allowed through at the airport!!! We were forced to take everything out of the suitcase because... it belongs to explosives, the transportation of which is prohibited! But everything is great!

Baku is a very beautiful city! We rode the metro, visited the local Arbat, and the embankment. We regretted that instead of Turkey we could have holidayed here, the same sea. My husband was cured, our doctors confirmed it. Peace and prosperity to you!"

Galina
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"I was on vacation in Azerbaijan for the first time. I found this hotel (Naftalan Health Center) by chance on the Internet. Just for a search query about the treatment of psoriasis at the Naftalan resort, the search engine returned this particular center. I went from the end of September to October 15. By the way, the weather is fine, average the temperature during the day was +25-28, reached +30, at night +18 - 22. There were no problems with placing an order, transfer and making an advance payment. About treatment: when assigning a list and the number of necessary and not so necessary procedures, there were no restrictions and no one required additional payments. The food, although somewhat monotonous, was satisfying. The only entertainment was the local disco. At the end of September and beginning of October, the fruits were grapes, green and black, pomegranate, apples, pears, lemons. Everything was very sweet and tasty, especially grapes and pomegranate. Try it, you won’t regret it!!! As for persimmons, in October, until the middle, they are not yet ripe and I don’t recommend buying them, although they will sell them on every corner. In general, if you need a relatively inexpensive treatment, then you here."

NIKOLAY, Russia
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The Naftalan resort-sanatorium in Azerbaijan is a unique balneological resort that offers everyone treatment using healing naftalan oil. The city of Naftalan has the only deposit of naftalan in the world, which is mined on the banks of the river of the same name.

Naftalan has been actively used for medicinal purposes for more than a hundred years. Naftalan oil production began back in 1873, and half a century later, in 1935, a resort was built on the banks of the Naftalan River, which today has turned into a huge health center.

How to get to the sanatorium

It will be most convenient for tourists to land at Ganja airport; a trip by bus or car to Naftalan, located 50 kilometers away, will take about 45 minutes. You can fly to Baku airport, but in this case you will have to drive for more than four hours (360 kilometers).

Current hotel offers

Naftalana is a mineral oil that has a characteristic petroleum odor, is distinguished by its thick consistency and dark brown color. Naftalan has a complex chemical composition and is a low-sulfur, highly resinous, paraffin-free oil, containing almost no light fractions such as kerosene, gasoline, and naphtha. Contains microelements (zinc, copper, manganese, boron, lithium, iodine, bromine and others). The active components of naphthalan oil, which form its basis, are naphthenic hydrocarbons.

Naftalan oil, absorbed into the skin:

• Speeds up metabolism.
• Positively affects male and female reproductive functions.
• It has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, vasodilating effect.

By dilating blood vessels and increasing blood clotting, naftalan has a positive effect on the cardiovascular system.

What is treated with naftalan

Today, naftalan is used to treat more than 80 different types of diseases. According to the results of numerous scientific studies, naphthalan oil has a noticeable therapeutic effect in the treatment of skin and women's diseases, nervous disorders, and problems of the musculoskeletal system.

Indications for treatment with naftalana are the following diseases:

• Diseases of extra-articular soft tissues and joints of the musculoskeletal system: rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, polyarthritis (brucellosis, viral, dysenteric), infectious specific arthritis, spondyloarthrosis, spondylosis deformans, ankylosing spondylitis, myositis, bursitis, tendovaginitis, vibration diseases, benign occupational polyarthritis, arthrosis associated with other diseases, myofasciitis, periarthritis, gouty polyarthritis, myalgia.
• Diseases of the ear, nose and throat: laryngitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, frontal sinusitis, rhinitis, tonsillitis.
• Nervous diseases: lumbosacral radiculitis, brachial plexitis, radiculitis, neuritis of the radial, facial, ulnar, femoral, peroneal, tibial nerves, cervicobrachial radiculitis, trigeminal, sciatic, occipital neuralgia, intercostal neuralgia.
• Childhood diseases: rheumatoid arthritis in children, Still's syndrome, inactive stage, consequences of cerebral palsy, chorea minor, allergic skin diseases.
• Urological diseases: male infertility, prostatitis, urethritis.
• Gynecological diseases: adnexitis, parametritis, salpingoophoritis, endometritis, chronic and recurrent colpitis, cervicitis, amenorrhea, primary and secondary infertility, uterine underdevelopment, pelvic peritoneal adhesions, dysfunction, menopausal syndrome.
• Peripheral vascular diseases: phlebitis, endarteritis stages 1 and 2 (obliterating atherosclerosis of the vessels of the extremities), Raynaud's disease, thrombophlebitis, post-burn keloid scars, chronic osteomyelitis (beyond the acute stage).
• Skin diseases: atypical dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, seborrhea, boils, pityriasis rosea, sycosis and other pyoderma, pruritus, scleroderma, wounds, urticaria, bedsores, keratoderma, torpid ulcers, ichthyosis.

Contraindications to treatment with naftalana are the following circumstances and diseases:

• Organic diseases of the central nervous system.
• Chronic coronary insufficiency of 2 and 3 degrees with attacks of angina pectoris.
• Acute joint diseases.
• History of myocardial infarction.
• Acute gynecological diseases.
• Circulatory disorders of 2 and 3 degrees.
• Tuberculous lesions of any organ.
• Tumors are malignant and benign (any location).
• Severe anemia, of any origin.
• Epilepsy.
• Pregnancy and lactation period.
• Hypertension of the 3rd degree.
• Acute nephritis and nephrosis.
• Mental illnesses.
• Venereal diseases.
• All blood diseases.
• Liver failure of any etiology.

Treatment in a sanatorium

Sanatorium "Naftalan" is a modern health and medical institution founded in 2005. Among all the resorts in Azerbaijan, the sanatorium stands out for its effective treatment programs, which are based on the use of purified naphthalan oil. "Naftalan" has a good diagnostic and treatment base:

• Clinical diagnostic laboratory.
• Biochemical laboratory.
• Functional diagnostics room.

Before starting a course of therapy, patients of the sanatorium are required to undergo a complete examination of the body to ensure that there are no contraindications for treatment with naftalana and to draw up an individual treatment plan.

There are 3 buildings on the territory of the sanatorium:

• Building No. 1: the main building, where there are standard rooms, a clinic, an administration office and a restaurant.
• Building No. 2: a new building that offers its guests spacious and comfortable rooms. For greater convenience, the building is connected to building No. 1 through a corridor.
• VIP complex: 24 luxury rooms.

The sanatorium is located in a park area outside the city, where, under the influence of clean air, the maximum effect of treatment with naphthalene is achieved. The sanatorium also houses:

• Aerosolarium.
• Rich library.
• Restaurants with national cuisine.
• Billiards.

In their free time, patients can take an excursion to the famous sights of the country: Hajikend, Mingachevir, Sheki, Ganja. While relaxing in Naftalan, you should definitely visit the unusual Museum of Crutches, which is clear evidence of the healing power of naftalan oil.

Sanatorium services

At the Naftalan sanatorium, patients are offered 2 main types of treatment:

The main course of treatment with naftalan traditionally also includes the following procedures:

• Naftalan tampons: used vaginally to treat gynecological diseases. The duration of the procedure is from 40 to 60 minutes.
• Rectal microenemas.

Patients may be individually prescribed additional procedures by their doctor:

• Vibromassage.
• Paraffin therapy.
• Iodine-bromine baths.
• Underwater traction.

Cost of treatment with naftalana

Treatment at the Naftalan sanatorium is carried out all year round, so prices for placing patients in buildings do not depend on seasonal fluctuations and remain stable throughout the year. The cost of daily accommodation at the sanatorium includes examination, three meals a day and treatment with naphthalene. Room prices at Naftalan:

• Single room: from $45 (in building No. 1) to $56 (in the new building No. 2).
• Family two-room suite: from 50 to 56 $.
• One-room double room: from 43 to 46 $.
• Superior single room: $70.
• Family VIP room: $77.
• Double VIP room: $62.

Other sanatoriums in the Naftalan resort

In addition to the Naftalan sanatorium, treatment with naftalan oil is carried out in the following sanatoriums:

• "Wonderful Naftalan": has been operating since 2007, on the territory of the sanatorium there is a store, a cafe, a pharmacy, a dance floor, billiards, a volleyball court, and a hairdresser.
• "Magic Naftalan": located within the city, designed to accommodate 350 people.
• "Shafa": in addition to naftalan therapy, it offers services of electrotherapy, hydrotherapy, manual therapy and climatotherapy.
• « Gashalty": the sanatorium is equipped with a swimming pool for underwater sports exercises, an iodine-bromine bath, a sauna, Finnish and Turkish baths.
• "Chinar Hotel & SPA Naftalan": has the level of a five-star hotel, offers its patients a modern functional diagnostics room, biochemical laboratories, and a clinical diagnostic center. The hotel is equipped with 170 rooms of various categories.

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The Naftalan resort, located next to Ganja, is one of the most unusual medical resorts not only in the CIS, but throughout the whole world. Here they treat with naftalan - a special type of brown oil, which is famous for its healing properties. Archaeologists report that these places were inhabited around the 12th century, but the use of “liquid gold” for treatment began only in the 1870s, and the idea of ​​attracting tourists to the city came to the authorities already at the beginning of the 21st century. “The spring of black gold is the key to healing,” is the motto of Naftalan health resorts.

Medicinal oil was known in China and India and was traded throughout the Middle East. “Oil spas”, which gained spontaneous short-lived popularity in Soviet times, decided to revive - and successfully. Today in Naftalan there are quite a lot of hotels built in the 2010s, and the resort’s profile is arthritis, rheumatism and skin diseases.

How to get there

The closest airport to the resort is located in Ganja, a 50-kilometer transfer to Naftalan will take about 45 minutes. You can fly to Baku, but then you will have to drive 4-5 hours to the resort (the distance is about 360 km).

There are no direct buses or trains to Naftalan; the country’s authorities are planning to launch a high-speed train from Baku, but for now this is just a project.

The closest train station to the resort is Geran, which can be reached from both Baku and Ganja. The train from Baku runs twice a day (both flights are evening), the travel time is about 5 hours, the fare starts from 8.12 AZN per passenger. The train from Ganja also runs twice a day (both leave around midnight), you will have to spend a little less than an hour on the road, the journey will cost from 2.34 AZN per passenger. Prices on the page are as of December 2018.

From Geranium station you can take a taxi or minibus, which depart when full and are cheaper than a taxi. You can also order a transfer from Baku or Ganja; this is done by sanatoriums upon request of guests. From Ganja, a transfer costs approximately 30 AZN (up to 3 people, more - about 75 AZN), from Baku - 125 AZN. For those who come for more than a week, some sanatoriums organize a free transfer from Ganja.

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Weather in Naftalan

The climate in Naftalan is dry and hot. The city is located in the foothills of the Lesser Caucasus and is surrounded on all sides by mountains, so there are no sudden temperature changes or strong winds. The average air temperature in summer is about +30 °C, in spring and autumn - about +15...+17 °C, and in winter about +4 °C; temperatures here never fall below zero. Most rain falls in spring and autumn.

The resort has many green parks, mostly pine trees, so the summer heat can be tolerated quite easily here.

Sanatoriums of Naftalan

Accommodation in Naftalan is offered mainly by sanatoriums, where the price of accommodation usually already includes some wellness procedures with healing oil.

The resort was founded in 1935, by the early 1950s. The first sanatorium was built here, and by the end of the 1980s there were already six of them. After the collapse of the USSR, Naftalan as a resort practically ceased its activities, but since 2005, modern sanatoriums began to be built here. Today in Naftalan there are both inexpensive Soviet-style sanatoriums and entire complexes that have every right to be called spa hotels. The sanatorium OC "Naftalan" is located in a new sanatorium area of ​​the city in a fenced park area; it has a standard range of health services and a restaurant serving national and European cuisine.

• The “Wonderful Naftalan” sanatorium is also located in a new sanitary zone in a fenced area. Among other things, there are sports fields, a petroleum-based cosmetics store, a dance floor and a hairdresser. About the same thing (except for the dance floor) is offered by the Magic Naftalan sanatorium.

• The Shafa sanatorium offers an expanded range of medical services: hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, manual therapy and climatotherapy. There is also a restaurant serving Azerbaijani cuisine on site.

• "Chinar Hotel & SPA Naftalan" (formerly the "Chinar" sanatorium) is a large private medical institution at the level of a five-star hotel. This famous Soviet health resort was reopened after reconstruction in 2011, and now there is a modern functional diagnostics room, clinical diagnostic and biochemical laboratories, as well as 170 comfortable rooms of various categories.

• The Gashalti complex was built on the territory of a new sanatorium zone as part of the state program for the development of resorts in Azerbaijan. The sanatorium has a swimming pool, iodine-bromine bath, a pool for underwater sports exercises, a sauna, Turkish and Finnish baths.

Two weeks at the Chinar Hotel & SPA Naftalan or Gashtalti will cost from 1,200 AZN per person. The price includes accommodation, diagnostics, three meals a day, naphthalan baths and physiotherapy. Guests can use the pools and fitness center at no additional cost.

A day in the sanatoriums “Naftalan”, “Wonderful Naftalan” and “Magic Naftalan” will cost approximately 33-35 AZN per person, subject to double occupancy. The price includes accommodation, three meals a day, examination and naftalan treatment.

Treatment in Naftalan

Naftalan medicinal oil is a thick brown liquid with a specific odor. The main active ingredient in it is naphthenic hydrocarbons, which are part of many enzymes and hormones and have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, vasodilating, antiallergic properties, and also accelerate metabolic processes in the body and have a beneficial effect on reproductive function in women and men. Naftalan helps treat inflammatory processes, reduce pain, improve blood circulation and metabolic processes.

More than 70 different diseases are treated with naftalan: first of all, these are diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems, skin, blood vessels, gynecological and urological disorders.

Medicinal oil is used mainly in the form of baths and smears. The total duration of therapy is up to 20 days. During this time, patients take 10-15 baths under the supervision of specialists with mandatory breaks.

The treatment goes like this: the patient is placed in a bath filled with naphthalan oil at a temperature of +37...+38 °C, the oil is absorbed through the skin and has a beneficial effect on blood flow, improves blood circulation in the capillaries and stimulates all body functions. Naftalan baths are especially useful for arthritis and skin diseases; tangible relief occurs after just a few procedures.

In addition to naphthalan baths, the resort's sanatoriums also use iodine-bromine baths, paraffin treatment, manual and vibration massage, underwater traction, physical therapy and hardware physiotherapy.

What to bring from Naftalan

In Naftalan it is worth buying natural cosmetics based on healing oil. The resort's shops and pharmacies (some of them are located at the resorts) sell gift sets, as well as individual cosmetics.

Pay attention to the bath balm, which is recommended for the treatment of psoriasis, dermatitis and other skin diseases, as well as for skin care. This is a kind of home analogue of a naftalan bath and the most popular souvenir from this resort.

Naftalan cream "Sustavlan" is recommended for joint diseases, and shampoo "Naftalan" is recommended for the prevention and treatment of scalp problems - flaking, dandruff, hair loss, etc. You can also buy massage oil, psoriasis cream, ointment for joints and much more here other. The cost of a set of three products is from 40-45 AZN.

Cuisine and restaurants

Naftalan is a small resort, so there are few catering establishments here. Mostly, cafes and restaurants are located in hotels and motels, and usually meals are already included in the price of your stay. Even if you have booked another hotel or sanatorium, it is worth going to the Azerbaijani restaurant at the Chinar Hotel & SPA Naftalan, where the 24-hour Firuza bar also operates.

Entertainment and attractions of Naftalan

There are no historical monuments in Naftalan, for this it is better to go to neighboring Ganja: 40-60 minutes by bus and you will see the Nizami mausoleum, the ancient Juma mosque, the Bottle House with a facade, the Ganja caravanserai and Turkish baths of the 17th century. Many sanatoriums organize one-day excursions to Ganja, as well as horseback riding and hiking in the picturesque surroundings - mountains and steppes.

The only ancient architectural monument in Naftalan is Red Bridge above the Khrami River, passing exactly between the borders of Azerbaijan and Georgia. The bridge dates back to the 17th century, but it was built on the foundation of an even more ancient structure (approximately 12th century). The bridge is built of red brick, its length is 175 m, and today it is recognized as a national treasure of Azerbaijan.

The city has several museums, the most unusual of which is Museum of Crutches. The exhibition is a repository of crutches that were left here by grateful patients who came for treatment. The collection is symbolic: after visiting Naftalan, people no longer need crutches, and they can safely be left in the museum.

Another museum - local history. The exhibition tells about the development of Naftalan as a resort, as well as archaeological artifacts found during excavations on the territory of the ancient caravan route. There is a collection of national Azerbaijani costumes and jewelry, ancient ceramics and tools, in particular ancient devices for extracting Naftalan healing oil.

2 things to do in Naftalan:

1. Plunge into a naphthalan bath and feel reborn.
2. Take a look at the absurd Museum of crutches left by happy city guests who were helped by healing oil.

Restaurants, bars, discos, bowling, billiards, show programs and other entertainment can be found mainly in expensive hotels. The best in this regard is considered to be the Chinar Hotel & SPA Naftalan. Anyone can visit the entertainment areas for an additional fee; for guests, most of the services are available free of charge.