Thermal springs of Transcarpathia and the Carpathians. Thermal waters in Transcarpathia Thermal waters in Transcarpathia
For those who are tired of the traditional holiday on a hot beach by the sea, here are the top 5 places where you can not only relax, but also improve your health in thermal springs in a picturesque corner of Ukraine - Transcarpathia.
The healing properties of thermal waters began to be used back in the days of the Roman Empire, because such sources help in the treatment of various diseases.
In Transcarpathia there are more than 50 thermal springs of various mineralization. And the most popular centers of thermal baths are the villages of Beregovoe, Kosino and Velyatino. The village of Dolgoye and the city of Mukachevo are also known for their healing waters.
Each of these sources has its own chemical composition and is used to treat specific diseases. In total, here you can strengthen your immune system and undergo treatment for the cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and nervous systems, rheumatism, kidney disease, skin disease, arthritis, obesity and radiculitis.
On the territory of the resort in Beregovo there are many springs and pools with thermal waters, in which you can swim both in summer and winter.
In the village of Kosini, Beregovsky district, there is a health and recreation complex “Thermal Waters of Kosino”. Its peculiarity is that it is located on a trail of mineral thermal waters, passing through France, Italy, Spain, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Switzerland and the Balkans.
These thermal springs are unique in composition not only in Ukraine, but throughout Europe, with the exception of the water in the world famous sanatorium in Hungary “Hajdúszoboszló”.
In terms of chemical composition, they are sodium chloride of medium mineralization. The water in the bath is yellow-brown in color, its temperature is 60-80 ° C
The waters are well suited for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the consequences of injuries to bones and muscles, cardiovascular, nervous and skin diseases, and is also effective in removing salt from the kidneys.
The highlight of the complex is the world's largest thermal fountain-pool, the Golden Health Tap, which opened this year. Its diameter is 46 m. In the center of the bowl at a height of 16 m there is an amazing illusion faucet from which thermal hydrogen sulfide water enriched with oxygen flows. Similar cranes are in Europe and America. On the sides of the fountain-pool there are four unusual Jacuzzis. Hot water pours from 5-meter sculptures - a bottle of wine, a flask for vodka, a mug of beer and a coffee cup. The water smells like drinks because it is colored and natural flavors are added.
In addition, there are seven unique saunas located here in one place: eucalyptus, herbal, Hungarian, hammam, Roman bath, salt fox hole and a panacea bath for “all misfortunes and diseases.” You will not find this anywhere in Ukraine.
Once in Beregovo region, you can visit Hungary. After all, near the village of Kosino there is a checkpoint across the Ukrainian state border to the Hungarian border.
In the village of Velyatin, Khust district, the Warm Waters dispensary is located. Its thermal springs primarily attract attention due to their high content of bromine and iodine (bromine has calming properties on the human body). The water comes from a well, more than a kilometer deep, at a temperature of 40-40 ° C. Before use, it is cooled to a temperature acceptable for the human body (30-38 ° C).
On the surface, carbon dioxide is actively released from the water. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, cardiovascular and nervous systems are treated here.
In the sanatorium you can take therapeutic baths with thermal, boric, bromine-chloride-sodium water or swim in thermal pools under open air. The course of treatment is 10-15 procedures lasting from 15 to 25 minutes.
It is in Velyatyn that you have the opportunity to see real buffalos, because they are not found anywhere else in Ukraine. The buffalo population of the “Carpathian population” has been preserved here. According to legend, they came to the territory of Transcarpathia 800 years ago with the hordes of Batu Khan. You can even try buffalo milk, which is very healthy.
In the Irshavsky district of the Transcarpathian region there is one of the largest deposits of thermal methane iodine-bromine waters of the Hajduszoboszlo type in Hungary, with numerous outlets of these waters in the villages of Velikaya Rostoka, Malaya Rostoka, Dubrovka, Plotina, Kamenskoye. There are no direct analogues of the thermal methane iodine-bromine waters of this deposit in Ukraine.
Now here the water is used externally in the form of baths in the Borzhava sanatorium in the village of Dolgov for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal organs.
Irshavsky district is often called Transcarpathia in miniature. After all, this region is rich in beech and spruce forests, mountains and valleys, and is also famous for its wines - “Irshavsky” and “Isabella”.
This area is also called the pearl of the Borzhava Valley. After all, there is a very good regional landscape park “Enchanted Land”. Once here, you are left alone with nature: beech forests, the oligotrophic bog “Ledum”, covered with a thick carpet of moss, an inconspicuous plant called sundew at first glance, which “dines” on insects.
Not far from Dovgogo, in the village of Lisichevo, there is a functioning museum-forge “Gamora”, which is almost 300 years old. Here you can see ancient agricultural implements forged under a heavy water hammer.
The Mukachevo region is rich in sulfide thermal waters - nitrogen-methane, siliceous and sodium chloride. In the city in medical health complex"Latoritsa" outdoor swimming pool with thermal water. Next to the complex there is a well with thermal water, which flows directly from the source into the bathroom. The water temperature in it is 35 ° C. It is recommended for the treatment of diseases of the skin and cardiovascular system.
The complex is located in a park area next to the Latoritsa River.
It is simply impossible to be in Mukachevo and not see the interesting sights of the city, because there are many of them here. We advise you to start your excursion by getting acquainted with the pearl of Transcarpathian fortification architecture, the Palanok castle, which can be seen from any corner of Mukachevo.
The city and its surroundings are famous for their monasteries. These are the Mukachevo women's Orthodox monastery, which contains many books in the library, the Dombok women's and Rakoshin men's Orthodox monasteries.
For those who want to try Transcarpathian wine, we recommend visiting the tasting cellar “Celtic Dvor under Lovachka”, which is 45 meters long. It is located at the foot of Mount Lovachka, towering above Mukachevo. Interestingly, grapes have been grown on the slopes of this mountain since the 14th century, and even old stone terraces have been preserved here.
Hot springs or thermal waters in Transcarpathia are a great opportunity not only to relax, but also to improve your health at competitive prices.
Hot springs have long been used to treat patients (Roman, Tbilisi baths); the corresponding branch of medicine is called balneology.
The list of indications for staying at resorts is very extensive: diseases of the respiratory system, circulatory system, musculoskeletal system, metabolic disorders.
Hot springs are used comprehensively in programs of anti-stress therapy, rejuvenation, therapeutic fasting, body shaping and strengthening the immune system.
The most popular places where hot springs are a feature are Iceland, Hungary, Italy, Georgia, USA, Czech Republic, Japan, where famous geological thermal spas, aquatic centers and swimming pools. In Ukraine, this is Transcarpathia.
The most popular and famous thermal waters and hot springs of Transcarpathia are conveniently located in the vicinity of the main roads, along the highway: Mukachevo - Beregovo; Mukachevo – Khust; Mukachevo - Uzhgorod.
The thermal waters of Beregovskoye are located 20 km from the city of Mukachevo and 70 km from Uzhgorod, near the border with Hungary - the resort of Kosino and the city of Beregovo.
Thermal complex"Lark - Pachirta."
Complex "Zhaivoronok - Pachirta" is located in the city of Beregovo. This is a modern thermal pool, which was built in the style of Roman baths at the end of 2011.
Guests can enjoy hot spring water in two swimming pools. The large pool is designed for 80 people, with an area of 160 sq. m., The smaller one is 15-16 sq. m., the depth of the pool is from 90 to 140 cm. There is a hotel, restaurant, and wine tasting room next to the complex.
In the main pool, the water temperature is 31-33 degrees; it also has a hydromassage, a geyser and two waterfalls. And in a separate corner of the pool there is a so-called jacuzzi, where the water temperature is 42-45 degrees.
Staying in hot mineral water perfectly cleanses skin pores and heals minor wounds almost before your eyes. The healing properties of this water have been proven by many studies by doctors and personal experience visitors.
Address: city of Beregovo, Thermal complex "Zhaivoronok - Pachirta", website:
Complex "Thermal waters Kosino"
The largest thermal resort in Ukraine is located on the territory of a 200-year-old oak grove with an area of 8 hectares. The territorial location of the complex near the border with Hungary significantly influenced the style in which it was made. Basically, this is the Austro-Hungarian style, which corresponds to white plaster and brown wood, with special carvings on it.
If you look inside the complex, you will see the reception and a large hall. Everything is done in the Austro-Hungarian style, especially emphasized by the working Austrian wood-burning stove, rare wall clocks, hand-made curtains, with embroidery in the form of tulips typical of this territory.
Just 15 years ago, there was an old base on this territory. And in 2006 the territory was purchased, then in 2012 a 5-year project was launched to develop a health and recreation complex. Built its own hotel.
The composition of the water is unique not only for Ukraine; in Europe there are similar hot springs only in one place - in the world famous resort"Hajduszoboszlo" (Hungary).
Kosino thermal water rises from a well 1190 m deep, its temperature is about + 55 °C, and it enters the complex’s pools cooled to a temperature of +32-41 °C. The water tastes salty and has a cloudy, yellow tint due to its rich iron content.
Medical indications for treatment with thermal mineral baths:
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- cardiovascular
- peripheral nervous biliary system
- peripheral vessels
- skin diseases.
Address: Beregovsky district, Koson village, More information on the page: .
Thermal complex "Warm waters"
The main potential of the “Warm Waters” complex is the hot springs that fill the therapeutic baths with thermal mineral sodium chloride, boron-bromine water with a high iodine content at a temperature of 36-38 C °
Hot springs are indicated for use:
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- Diseases of the cardiovascular system
- Nervous system diseases
- gynecological diseases
- Respiratory diseases (non-tuberculous)
Address: Khust district, Velyatino village, details on the page thermal complex “Warm waters”.
Sanatorium "Thermal Star", Nizhnee Solotvyno village, Uzhgorod district
The Termal Star sanatorium is located 12 kilometers from the city of Uzhgorod and 35 kilometers from the city of Mukachevo, in the picturesque area of the Carpathians, on the shore of the lake. Surrounded by mountain forests, shrouded in crystal clear air, the sanatorium provides extraordinary opportunities for have a wonderful holiday and treatment in Transcarpathia. The sanatorium covers an area of 12 hectares.
The balneological procedures of the “Thermal Waters of Transcarpathia” complex are unique in that the treatment is based on natural high-silica mineral thermal waters of Transcarpathia (highly mineralized chloride-sodium weakly acidic thermal and low-mineralized hydrocarbonate calcium-sodium), rich in mineral salts, the special healing properties of which have been known since ancient times .
Indications for treatment at Thermal-Star are:
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system
- peripheral nervous system
- skin diseases
- diseases of the cardiovascular system
- digestive and genitourinary systems
- general decrease in vitality
- psycho-emotional disorders
Address: Transcarpathian region, Uzhgorod district, village. Nizhnee Solotvino, 226
Sanatorium "Teplitsa", Vinogradovo
The hot springs of thermal waters of the Teplitsa sanatorium come from the depths of Black Mountain in the city of Vinogradovo. These mineral thermal waters differ in temperature, level of mineralization and their chemical formula. Mineral waters are recommended for external and internal use.
In the Teplitsa sanatorium, mineral drinking waters effectively treat:
- cardiac system;
- digestive organs;
- musculoskeletal system;
- skin diseases;
- endocrine diseases.
The Teplice has a pump room, mineral pools and thermal sections. Everyone who wants to improve their health and restore strength constantly comes to the sanatorium, which has become a very popular place for relaxation and treatment.
Thermal, mineral waters and springs of the Teplitsa sanatorium in Transcarpathia are perfect place, where you can have a great rest, improve your health, and rejuvenate your whole body with the help of SPA treatments, cryosauna, massages, mineral baths, drinking courses mineral water, rich in silicon, saunas, hammam., swim in thermal water, breathe clean air, take walks through the beech forest, listening to birdsong.
We are sure that the hot springs of Transcarpathia in the autumn winter period, will be able to pleasantly surprise you and improve your well-being. Having visited the thermal resorts of Transcarpathia, you will find many other reasons to return here over the next year.
Alexander Koval, enjoy your stay with Tourinform Zakarpattya.
Trips to Kosino thermal waters are very popular among our club members, so when organizing tours in Transcarpathia, we definitely plan a visit to this unique place.
It is impossible to imagine educational and therapeutic visits without a trip to Kosino.
Thermal waters of Kosino- this is truly the “living water” of the Ukrainian Carpathians, rich in underground springs! On its way, thermal waters seep through rock layers and are enriched with useful microelements. This makes their composition unique and capable of healing even serious ailments. It is interesting that all attempts by scientists to replicate the unique composition of Ukrainian thermal waters in laboratory conditions were unsuccessful. Even after breaking down the water from the source into microparticles and putting everything together, it was not possible to unravel the secret of how seemingly ordinary water can heal?
There is a beautiful legend about how the healing springs arose in Kosino. They say that the ancient Greek goddess Herzen, walking on a hot summer day mountain ranges Ukrainian Carpathians, I wanted to freshen up. Looking around, she did not see a single source of water. Then the beauty stamped her foot on the ground - and a stream flowed out from under her, which had previously been deeply hidden in the bowels of the earth. This is how the world-famous thermal springs in Kosino appeared.
Thermal pool Kosino
On the territory of a 200-year-old oak grove there are now four swimming pools:
- large and small thermal;
- fresh water swimming pool;
- swimming pool for children.
Big thermal pool in Kosino open all year round. At any time of the year, the water temperature in it is 39 – 41 degrees Celsius. The swimming pool is located near the health resort, where you can relax, have fun and stretch your legs!
The water has a yellowish-brown color and is classified as a sodium chloride source with an average degree of mineralization.
Why are the waters from Kosino springs considered thermal? The thing is that their temperature (at the exit from the well) is 38-40 degrees, but at the collection site the water temperature is 60-80 degrees. Thermal water is considered to be water with a temperature above 20 degrees Celsius.
Upcoming tours to Kosino!
Treatment with thermal waters
The strongest medicinal properties Carpathian groundwater was known to our great-grandfathers since ancient times. They are spoken of in ancient chronicles and legends... For example, they say that it was the witch-molfarka that gave the legendary Alexa Dovbush a drink that made the Ukrainian Robin Hood invulnerable to enemy bullets, arrows and swords.
Thermal springs Kosino in Transcarpathia have a unique component composition that is not found anywhere else in the world! Similar active ingredients are found in such quantities only in the Hungarian sanatorium "Gajduszoboszlo" and in New Zealand, but they are also inferior in composition to our Ukrainian sources.
Thanks to thermal waters, you can cure many serious diseases and simply improve your health. Therefore, the village of Kosino with its hot geysers attracts thousands of tourists every year.
People come here to:
- treat the musculoskeletal system;
- strengthen the nervous system;
- get rid of cardiovascular diseases;
- alleviate pathologies of the skin and kidneys, etc.
Despite the fact that the thermal waters of the Carpathians are healing, not everyone can be treated with their help. Doctors do not recommend visiting thermal springs in Kosino for people who are prohibited from taking sodium chloride baths for health reasons.
As you understand, the range of diseases that you can get rid of thanks to the healing springs in Kosino is amazing in its diversity. Even if you do not have serious illnesses, the water from here healing springs can boost immunity, speed up metabolism, and simply improve your mood! In addition, preventive treatment within holidays in Kosino no one has canceled it yet, has it?
Today people come from all over the world to Ukrainian Carpathians, namely in Kosino, in order to treat your health with the help of the local thermal waters, and simply relax your soul and body in the vastness of the legendary land.
In addition to healing with thermal waters, every guest of Kosino can receive qualified assistance from doctors who work on the territory of the sanitary and health complex. Depending on the illness, you will be assigned to visit the pools 1-3 times a day, lasting 10-20 minutes.
For those who have problems with their legs, foot baths are ideal, as they increase blood flow and “disperse” blood clots, which is very effective in the fight against varicose veins and other diseases.
Saunas and baths Kosino
In addition to health treatments, in Kosino sanatoriums you can take part in excursions, get acquainted with the Carpathian flavor and cuisine, see the beauty of this land, be amazed by its beauty and fall in love with it forever!
The health complex has 7 baths and saunas, which bring general health to the body, relieve symptoms of many diseases and relieve chronic fatigue.
- Eucalyptus sauna Boosts immunity and helps recover from stress and illness. Regular visits to saunas with eucalyptus aroma help prolong life
- Salt fox Nora saturates the body with salt vapor, which in composition is closest to the structure of human blood plasma. Doctors recommend visiting the salt room for people suffering from different types allergies, hypertension, skin diseases. The influence of microelements has a rejuvenating effect on human skin, helps remove toxins from the body
- Herbal sauna improves blood circulation, stimulates moderate stress on the cardiovascular system. During sessions, herbal vapors penetrate the pores of the skin, hair, and respiratory tract and so on cleansing them and stimulating vital processes. The aroma of mountain herbs improves sleep and helps relax a tired body
- Roman baths have a centuries-old history. The Roman patricians experienced their beneficial effects, increasing immunity, strengthening the cardiovascular and endocrine systems, blood vessels and muscles
- Hammam - special direction oriental culture. Bringing relaxation to the body, the hammam calms the nervous system, which improves sleep and helps get rid of neuroses and migraines. During the session, heat penetrates deeply into the muscles and joints, which helps to recover from heavy physical activity and injuries.
- Hungarian bath differs from other types of saunas in a special solution, which is used to wash the stones in the stove every 5 minutes. The basis of the composition is beer. The air is filled with the aroma of bread and hops, mentally transporting visitors to a rural hut. A visit to the Hungarian bath is recommended for patients with diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol
Upcoming tours to Kosino!
Thermal waters Kosino prices 2019
Kosino has a flexible system of discounts for children, ATO participants, pensioners and special offers For family vacation. Specify 2019 prices for Kosino thermal waters We recommend it to the administrators.
Cost of thermal pools
Rates for adults include two visits to the Royal Saunas (up to 30 minutes in total).
The month of August is the height of the holiday season for Ukrainians. So the beaches are almost completely crowded with vacationers. And after the occupation of Crimea, Odessa region and the Azov coast became the most popular resorts.
Offers you an alternative holiday, instead of the usual sea and sandy beaches. Find out about five unique thermal springs in the Carpathians, where you can relax and improve your health.
Beregovo
On the territory of the resort in Beregovo there are many springs and pools with thermal waters, in which you can swim both in summer and winter.
Transcarpathian hydrogen sulfide thermal water is extremely healing. It is rich in iron, sodium, potassium, iodine and fluorine. This combination of elements is found only in four corners of the world: Iceland, New Zealand, Kuril Islands and in Ukrainian Beregovo. The water mineralization here is 24%.
The price for accommodation in the hotel "Zakarpattya" per person is 70 UAH, visiting the pool - 70 UAH, children under 7 years old - 20 UAH.
Kosino
In the village of Kosini, Beregovsky district, there is a health and recreation complex "Thermal Waters Kosino". These thermal springs are unique in composition not only in Ukraine, but throughout Europe, with the exception of the water in the world-famous sanatorium in Hungary "Hajdúszoboszló".
In terms of chemical composition, they are sodium chloride of medium mineralization. The water in the bath is yellow-brown in color, its temperature is 60-80 ° C.
The waters are well suited for the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the consequences of injuries to bones and muscles, cardiovascular, nervous and skin diseases, and is also effective in removing salt from the kidneys.
A stay in the complex for adults for 3:00 costs 200 UAH, the next 30 minutes - 40 UAH, children up to 120 cm tall - free. Subscriptions are valid.
Velyatino
In the village of Velyatin, Khust district, on Sanatornaya street, 2, the Warm Waters dispensary is located. Its thermal springs primarily attract attention due to their high content of bromine and iodine (bromine has calming properties on the human body). The water comes from a well, more than a kilometer deep, at a temperature of 40-40 ° C. Before use, it is cooled to a temperature acceptable for the human body (30-38 ° C).
On the surface, carbon dioxide is actively released from the water. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, cardiovascular and nervous systems are treated here.
The price for accommodation in a sanatorium for a double room is from 300 UAH, visiting the pool is 60 UAH, baths are 50 UAH, children up to 140 cm tall are 30 UAH.
Long
In the Irshavsky district of the Transcarpathian region there is one of the largest deposits of thermal methane iodine-bromine waters of the Hajduszoboszlo type in Hungary, with numerous outlets of these waters in the villages of Velikaya Rostoka, Malaya Rostoka, Dubrovka, Plotina, Kamenskoye. There are no direct analogues of the thermal methane iodine-bromine waters of this deposit in Ukraine.
Now here the water is used externally in the form of baths in the Borzhava sanatorium (Sichev Streltsov St., 15) in the village of Dolgom for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal organs.
Accommodation in a sanatorium costs 200 UAH per person, a bath – 35 UAH.
Mukachevo
The Mukachevo region is rich in sulfide thermal waters - nitrogen-methane, siliceous and sodium chloride. In the city, in the health-improving complex "Latoritsa" there is an outdoor swimming pool with thermal water. Next to the complex there is a well with thermal water, which flows directly from the source into the bathroom. The water temperature in it is 35 ° C. It is recommended for the treatment of diseases of the skin and cardiovascular system.
The complex is located on Dukhnovicha Street, 93 in a park area next to the Latoritsa River.