Piestany

Spa Piestany is located in Western Slovakia on the river Vah, 80 km from Bratislava and is the most important thermal resort in the country. The main indications of the resort are the diseases of musculoskeletal system, including inflammatory and degenerative rheumatic diseases, and major natural means of treatment - gypsum-sulphurous thermal waters and sulphurous mud. Piestany located in the warmest area of Slovakia, in the lowlands of the country. In summer the temperature rarely exceeds +35 ° C. Warm and relatively dry summer, mild autumn and winter, a lot of sunshine and greenery created here excellent conditions for year-round recreation. At the entrance to the Colonnade Bridge is a statue of man breaking a crutch. This - the symbol of the most famous of the resorts in Slovakia. A caption on the facade read Colonnade Bridge - Saluberrimae pistinienses thermae »(« the most healing resort Piestany ") and« Surge et ambula »(« Get up and go ") - explaining the results of treatment. One legend tells of how people are noticing that the peacock had cured his injured leg in the mud pit, too, began to use the unique healing properties of thermal mineral water and mud sulfate. Healing mineral water with a natural temperature of 69 degrees C, containing a large amount of sulfur compounds, sulfur mud and rehabilitation treatment, allowing people with rheumatic or other diseases, locomotor system again stand on its own feet. Diverse and social life of the city and the resort - not a single day goes by without a concert, theater performances, dance performances ansam6lya or without the exhibition. Especially for guests of the resort organizes various cultural programs, lectures, tours. Lovers of active rest, too, will be happy - swimming, tennis, horseback riding, fishing, hiking and cycling, paragliding, water sports on the river Vah and Lake Slnava. Often held in Piestany, national and international sporting events - rowing races, tennis tournaments, football meetings. Due to the high quality of services and the availability of fully-equipped rooms, Piestany became a popular center for conferences at various levels.