History of Druskininkaiis

Druskininkai
WELLNESS SPRINGS RESORT
SPA and wellness
services guide
History of Druskininkai is the history
of the surroundings and mineral waters.
Even though in written sources Druskininkai was mentioned
for the first time only in the beginning of the 17th century,
people had already been living in this area in the Stone Age.
In the 18th century Druskininkai was an ordinary Lithuanian
village, until Stanisław August Poniatowski, the Grand Duke of
Lithuania and the King of Poland, issued the decree and declared Druskininkai to be the health resort on 20 June 1794.
In 1837, when Ignacy Fonberg, professor of Vilnius University,
analyzed the chemical composition of mineral water and
publicised the results, the emperor Nicholas I of Russia approved the project of Druskininkai resort.
The middle of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century is
considered to be the period of the resort prosperity. Druskininkai has become both a place for treatment using the
salt springs, mud, kumis, and recreation – concerts, shows,
dances that are arranged here as well. In 1924–1931 the Sun,
Air and Exercising Procedure treatment facility (park) of doctor E. Levicka was functioning in Druskininkai.
Pictures of Druskininkai City Museum
Today’s Druskininkai is a modern and distinctive
international resort, providing high-quality wellness, recreation, and tourism services, famous for sound resort treatment traditions as well as rapidly developing tourism service
infrastructure.
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One day spent in Druskininkai – and what a change!
Three wonders of Druskininkai...
Mineral spring waters are efficient in...
healing stomach, intestine, muscles, joints, spine, peripheral
nervous system, cardiovascular, gynecological, skin, as well as
endocrine system diseases.
Mineral water
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As far back as in the end of the 18th century there were rumors
spreading about the “miraculous” waters that soften skin and
Remedial mud is used for...
heal wounds, about the healers Sūručiai, ordinary peasants,
treatment of connective tissue and skeleton, muscles, diges-
who began using mineral water for treatment purposes.
tive system, joints, nerves, urogenital, and respiratory system
Calcium and sodium chloride waters of different mineraliza-
diseases.
tion, containing more of magnesium and bromine, with chemical composition similar to the well-known European mineral
waters, used for treatment, are found in the resort.
Ionized air is another remedial factor
of the resort
Because of the pine forests and dozens of water bodies sur-
Cure mud
Is there anyone who hasn’t heard about Druskininkai mud that
“works wonders”? The resort is rich in curative peaty mud deposits. Peaty mud treatment distinguishes for the thermal, mechanical, and chemical effect.
Mild climate
The average temperature in summer is +18,2 °C, relative humidity is 45-59 %, while the average temperature in winter is
-5 °C and relative humidity 85-90 %. Annual rainfall is about
600 mm, on a sunny day annually it amounts up to 200, southwest winds 2,9 m/s are dominating. It is a perfect background
for treatment procedures, recreation and tourism.
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rounding Druskininkai, as well as absence of industry, the air
is very clean here, and abundant negative (light) ions are the
fundamental evidence of clean air.
Wellness and Medical centre
Medical and spa services
of the resort
Curative mud: baths, applications, pads, electric mud,
white mud
Drinking of Druskininkai mineral water
Baths: carbonic bath, double and four camera bath, iodine-bromine bath, honey bath, mineral baths of various
mineral content, bubble bath, milk bath, red grapes bath, sea
salt bath, seaweed bath, pine bath, jacuzzi, turpentine bath,
herbal bath, vertical bath, etc.
A PLACE OF EXCELLENCE.
A PLACE TO REST YOUR SENSES!
Massages: anticellulite, aromatherapeutic massage, relaxing massage, gum / mouth hydromassage, lymphodrenage,
classic massage, slimming massage, pneumomassage, underwater massage, firming massage, seaweed massage, lava
stone massage, honey, aroma-oil massage, Japanese, vacuum massage, etc.
Curative showers: circular, ascending, Sharko, Scottish,
intestinal
Kinesitherapy: manual therapy, mechanotherapy, spine
stretch, with body-builders, velo exercises
Physical medicine: light and color therapy, halotherapy,
kriotherapy (healing by extreme cold ), magnet therapy, etc.
Medical Tests and Diagnostics, Doctor’s consultation
SPA Vilnius SANA is a medical and wellness SPA in Druskininkai health resort town. The centre offers a variety of
medical and SPA treatments with mineral water and mud
applications, facials and body therapies, beauty treatments
as well as over 50 different types of massage.
We offer more than 250 medical and SPA treatments. Our
therapists will be happy to advise on the most suitable
treatments for you.
Special wellness and therapeutic packages have been designed for your convenience. We offer the 4**** hotel,
mineral water swimming pool, restaurant, SPA bar and leisure centre all in one place for your pleasant relaxation.
SPA centras East Island
Publisher: Druskininkai Tourism and Business Information Centre
Project managers: Anna Kaciun, Dalia Talandzevičienė
Photos: L. Rekevičienė, V. Skrabulis, A. Norvydas, Spa Vilnius Sana, Spa centras East Island,
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