The main specialization of the Heviz resort is treatment diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The fact is that local natural factors - the thermal water of Lake Heviz and peat therapeutic mud, due to their unique chemical composition, have a complex therapeutic effect on the musculoskeletal system.

Indications for the treatment of the musculoskeletal system:

• conditions after injuries and operations of the musculoskeletal system
• degenerative diseases of the spine and joints
• nonspecific back pain
• chronic inflammation of the joints

• rheumatic diseases
• ankylosing spondylitis
• peritendinitis
• fibromyalgia
• osteoporosis

• discopathy
• neuropathy
• radiculitis
• neuralgia

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Tatyana Leonova 31.03.2019

Hotel Danubius was chosen for the second time, returned as home three years later. Unforgettable sunrises over the lake, from the panoramic seventh floor, brought me back here again. As always, excellent cuisine and the work of already familiar waiters. Despite the cool early spring, it was very comfortable to spend time in the outdoor warm pool, which was open until 21:00. Lovely vacation I recommend, thanks!

Unfortunately, season tickets to visit the lake were handed over only on the third day of our stay. after contacting the sanatoriums. Unplanned expenses upset.

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How the musculoskeletal system is treated in Heviz

Treatment in Heviz is based on the combined effect on the body of several therapeutic methods:

The main procedure is daily bathing in the thermal lake of Heviz. Staying in the thermal water of the lake relaxes muscles well, improves blood circulation, relieves swelling, has an anti-inflammatory effect, stabilizes blood pressure, improves joint mobility, normalizes metabolism in tissues, and improves immunity. The radon contained in Lake Heviz in a small amount activates the self-healing mechanisms of the body.

How to do water procedures in Lake Heviz

• in the thermal lake of Heviz, water procedures can be performed at any time - its temperature does not fall below +24 degrees Celsius even in the winter months.
• bathing in the thermal lake of Heviz should not be uncontrolled, it is necessary to consult a doctor in a spa hotel. Thermal water has a very strong effect on the body. That is why they recommend mainly passive swimming, staying in the water for no more than 20 minutes. in one go (especially for people with heart disease). At the same time, movements in the water contribute to a more active entry into the body through the pores of the skin of beneficial microelements contained in the water of Heviz.
• taking water procedures in the thermal lake, it is necessary to periodically take a static vertical position in the water - this contributes to the extension of the spine.
• The healing water of Lake Heviz stimulates the hormonal activity of the adrenal glands, so the body itself suppresses inflammation and pain disappears quite quickly.
• Swimming in the lake is not recommended for children under 14 years of age due to the influence of Heviz thermal water on the hormonal system of the body.

The health resorts of Heviz have their own pools with thermal mineral water. But in most of them, thermal water is updated once a week, in connection with this, useful microelements disappear from it. In Lake Heviz, there is a natural circulation of thermal water (it is completely renewed in 48 hours), so swimming in the lake is much more effective than in the thermal pool.

In addition, swimming in a thermal lake is much more effective than in a thermal pool for the following reasons:

Firstly, in the thermal lake there is a constant movement of water and particles of therapeutic peat mud, as a result of which the lifting force of the lake water is higher than in the pool. Therefore, swimming in the lake requires less physical effort (which is especially important for people with impaired motor activity of the joints).

Secondly, in the thermal lake there is an exchange of mineral substances between water and peat mud lying at the bottom. Mud is enriched with minerals that it receives from water, and water with organic substances from mud. Thus, while swimming in the lake, a person is exposed to a unique complex of microelements that cannot be repeated in a thermal pool.

Thirdly, Thiobacillus bacteria are present in the thermal pool, which, penetrating into the body, affect metabolism and improve the condition of cartilage tissue.

Which is very effective for relieving joint pain and inflammation. Mud procedures increase blood circulation, saturate cartilaginous tissues with useful trace elements, remove toxins from the body. Depending on the specific indications, general mud applications (for the whole body) and local mud applications (mainly for joint problems) are performed in Hévíz.

It is important to remember that general mud applications are undesirable for patients with cardiac problems, as they create a load on the heart. Depending on the indications of the activity of the cardiovascular system and general symptoms, the doctor prescribes hot or warm local mud applications.

In Hévíz, unique humic applications are also used. The humic acid concentrate obtained from the healing mud of Hévíz is used in wraps, which, unlike mud procedures, can be taken by patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases. Gumino concentrate contains the same beneficial elements as peat mud and is easily absorbed by human cells. This procedure promotes complete muscle relaxation, improves blood circulation, removes toxins from the body, removes inflammation and relieves pain.

The main physiotherapy procedure at the Heviz resort is underwater spinal traction - this procedure was invented and first used in Heviz. The patient is immersed in a pool of thermal mineral water and supported in an upright position by a special device. Hot thermal mineral water (usually 38°C) relaxes the muscles well and under the influence of the natural weight of the body or additional weights (hung on different parts of the body, depending on the doctor's prescriptions), the spine is stretched. Thus, the pinched nerve endings are released, excessive tension in the spine is removed, the vertebral discs are put in their places, and the curvature of the spinal column is corrected.

In some spa hotels in Heviz, unique procedures are also performed to correct the spine using the latest medical equipment.

Which is effective for eliminating inflammatory processes in problem areas of the musculoskeletal system, reducing pain syndromes, and stimulating recovery processes in damaged tissues.

As an addition to the classical Heviz methods of treatment, doctors can prescribe a therapeutic drinking course of thermal mineral water Heviz. The mineral substances contained in it are well absorbed by the body and saturate it with the necessary microelements, which enhances the effect of water and mud procedures. But the local thermal mineral water practically does not cure diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, but mainly has a preventive effect on it. It is contraindicated in patients with gastric ulcers and chronic gastritis, as it increases the acidity in the stomach.

The Heviz resort is also a natural natural inhalation. The fact is that the air in the resort is saturated with minerals that evaporate from Lake Heviz. Therefore, it is useful for people with chronic respiratory diseases to come to Heviz.

Lake Heviz, which is now located on the territory of western Hungary, was known in the era of the Roman Empire. Even then, two thousand years ago, it was clear to people without any chemical analysis that this natural source is a unique artifact.

Therapeutic factors of the resort

Lake Heviz belongs to one of the few thermal lakes on earth, the chemical activity of which does not harm the human body. The lake is thermal due to the inflow of hot water into it, beating from the heated bowels of the earth. As a rule, such waters mix with gases and chemical elements formed during reactions inside the earth, and are poisonous to humans. Lake Heviz, on the contrary, has just such a concentration and precisely those chemical elements that together have a healing effect on a person.

The water in the lake is saturated with hydrocarbon groups. Also in significant concentrations it contains sulfates and chlorides, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide and metasilicic acid. Bromides, iodides, fluorides, ammonium, iron and metaboric acid are dissolved in small amounts in water.

Useful properties of water in Lake Heviz:

• The water in the lake has a therapeutic effect, first of all, on the musculoskeletal system, helps to normalize metabolic processes in the joints and improve the condition of cartilage cells.
• The chemical composition of the lake water stimulates the production of estrogen. Therefore, the lake helps in curing gynecological diseases.
• Swimming in the water of the lake normalizes blood circulation and vascular tone.
• Procedures with the use of biologically active bottom mud improve the condition of the skin, making it supple and silky.

Heviz is also a radon lake: radon is present in the water in a low concentration.

It is known that radon baths have always been an important component of quality spa treatment. They stimulate the immune system and the regenerative function of cells. Here, guests can enjoy not only a bathroom, but a whole warm radon lake, the temperature in which in summer reaches +38 degrees, in severe frosts it does not fall below +22 degrees. The direct exit of hot water from the ground occurs at a rate of 410 l / s at a depth of 38 meters: its temperature exceeds +70 degrees.

Indications for staying on the Hungarian thermal lake are diseases of the musculoskeletal system:

• Degenerative changes in the joints and spine.
• Intervertebral hernias.
• Osteoporosis.
• Injuries and fractures.
• Post-traumatic and postoperative rehabilitation.
• Rheumatic diseases.

As well as some chronic gynecological diseases:

• Infertility.
• inflammatory processes.
• Low hormonal levels.

Contraindications for staying on Lake Heviz

There are a number of contraindications to water procedures on Lake Heviz due to the fact that chemically and biologically active hot water can provoke an exacerbation of certain diseases. Contraindications are as follows:

• Diseases of the heart, blood vessels and blood, including varicose veins, thrombosis and hypertension.
• Oncological diseases.
• Infectious diseases.
• Pregnancy.

Underwater gymnastics

Combines the effect of physical exercise and the effect of thermal biologically active water.

Cycling, walking tours and Nordic walking

These are additional activities that are popular in the vicinity of Lake Heviz.

These procedures are effective not only in the treatment of diseases, but in rehabilitation after operations and injuries.

How to get there

Lake Heviz is located in the very center of Europe near the border of Hungary and Austria. direct railway communication not with the city. You can get there by private or public transport.

From the Austrian Vienna, you should go along the A1 highway, then turn onto the A3 highway, along which you should go to the border Sopron. Further from the border checkpoint along highway No. 84 to the intersection with highway No. 71, which leads through Keszthely directly to Heviz.

From the Hungarian Budapest, you should go along the M7 highway to Balatonszentgyörgy, near which you need to turn towards Keszthely, then go straight for about 20 minutes to Heviz.

In addition, several hundred daily buses run from Budapest and all major Hungarian cities to Hévíz. public buses. Buses also run from the two nearest railway stations - Balatonszentgyörgy and Keszthely.

From Moscow to Heviz you can fly by plane.

Resort infrastructure

Heviz today is not only a lake. This is a city that has everything you need to live. Moreover, this tourist town, which has everything you need for guests. Presented here:

• Large hotels that have spa and wellness centers at their disposal.
• Small guesthouses.
• Separate beauty and health centers.
• Shops, restaurants, bars.
• Medical centers, including the well-known rheumatology clinic. St. Andrasak.
• Travel agencies that organize health tours on foot, by bike and even balloon flights.

In a word, Heviz is a long-lived place where there is something to do in your free time from medical procedures.

Prices

The cost of accommodation in hotels in Heviz is democratic and is without treatment from 30 euros per day. With medical procedures - from 40 euros per day (from 560 euros for 14 days), including:

• Half board.
• Use of internal thermal pools, sauna.
• Medical checkup.
• 10 medical procedures by appointment.
• Entrance ticket to the thermal lake.

Any additional procedures in excess of those scheduled are paid separately.

Prices for accommodation and package tours in Heviz hotels are subject to seasonal fluctuations and increase by 20-30% in summer period and during the New Year and Christmas holidays.

You can book a hotel room online or by phone.

Tours from Moscow

The cost of the tour to Lake Heviz with accommodation in one of the hotels in the city, organized through Moscow travel companies, for 14 days will average 1500 euros per person, including flight, transfer, half board and one medical procedure per day.

On one's own organized travel to Lake Heviz will be much cheaper. Round-trip flight costs 200 euros, visa - 75 euros.

According to the effectiveness of the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, Heviz is in the TOP-3 of the strongest balneological thermal spas Europe. Its healing factors are thermal water and peat mud. Most of the resort guests come here for swimming in the thermal lake Heviz. Water procedures in the lake give 80% of the total therapeutic effect.

Heviz is also the birthplace of such a procedure as vertical underwater traction of the spine. Here it is used in every sanatorium with a high degree of efficiency.

Information from the balneologist Vladislav Burya

Indications and contraindications for treatment in Heviz

Indications for treatment at Lake Heviz are:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

• Post-infectious and reactive arthropathies
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthropathy
• Gout
• Arthrosis
• Inflammatory lesions of the periarticular soft tissues (tenosynovitis, synovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, myositis),
• Scoliosis (I-II degree)
• Osteocondritis of the spine
• Ankylosing spondylitis (Bechterew's disease)
• Intervertebral disc lesions
• Conditions after trauma and surgery

Diseases of the peripheral nervous system

• Compression of the nerve roots and plexuses in violation of the intervertebral discs
• Dorsalgia (radiculopathy, cervicalgia, sciatica, lumbago)
• Neuralgia and neuritis
• Sequelae of spinal cord injury
• Post-laminectomy syndrome (conditions after surgical treatment for herniated discs)

Gynecological diseases

• Inflammatory gynecological diseases with unchanged hormonal function
• Menopause and menopause in women

Diseases of the ENT organs

• Chronic rhinitis
• Chronic pharyngitis
• Chronic sinusitis
• Chronic tonsillitis
• Chronic laryngitis

Associated diseases of the digestive system

• Chronic gastritis and duodenitis
• Chronic cholecystitis
• Dyskinesia of the gallbladder and biliary tract
• Irritable bowel syndrome

Contraindications:

Infectious diseases in the acute stage

severe heart disease

Acute thrombophlebitis

Rheumatoid diseases in the acute stage

Oncological diseases

Acute psychosis

labile diabetes

Pregnancy

Alcoholism and drug addiction

Urinary and fecal incontinence

What is unique about spa treatment

The main treatment procedure at the resort is swimming in the thermal lake Heviz. The diverse chemical composition of the thermal water of the lake, which is mixed with a multi-meter layer of therapeutic peat at the bottom, allows you to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, skin, and respiratory organs. It helps with gynecological diseases, improves the functioning of the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and strengthens the immune system.

What you need to know about the thermal lake:

1. Even in winter, the water temperature in the thermal lake does not drop below 22-23 °C. In the cold season, you enter the heated balneological complex on the lake, change clothes and can swim both inside the complex and outside.

4. In the balneological complex of the thermal lake, exactly the same procedures are performed as in the hotels of Heviz: mud applications, massages, underwater spinal traction.

5. On the thermal lake there is a specially designated area where you can make yourself free mud applications with peat mud directly from the bottom of the lake. Only in this sector, the mud is slightly warm, it has a different consistency, and will not warm up problem areas in the same way as a mud application in a hotel (where the mud is specially heated).

6. A visit to the thermal lake Heviz is always paid. Only in some sanatoriums of Heviz, when buying a package with treatment, they give a certain number of free visits to the lake.

Most of the guests of Heviz come to the resort only for swimming in the thermal lake. Many cases have been recorded when patients treated at various mud and thermal resorts in Europe received a much better therapeutic effect in Heviz only from bathing in a thermal lake.

Quality of treatment

In the hotels of Heviz, the treatment process is based on three main components: firstly, underwater traction of the spine, which is done in almost every hotel. This procedure is best carried out at the Europa Fit Hotel, where Veronika Moll works, whose father, Dr. Karoy Moll, came up with the technique of vertical underwater spinal traction.

Secondly, mud applications. For the procedure, peat mud from the bottom of the thermal lake is used. This mud, due to the presence of sulfides and sulfur in it, tends to partially restore cartilage tissue in the joints.

Thirdly, swimming in thermal pools. Hotels with thermal pools pump water from wells there. But water procedures in thermal pools cannot replace swimming in a thermal lake. The fact is that in the pools it is impossible to recreate the unique microflora of the thermal water of Lake Heviz. The therapeutic effect that you get from staying in a thermal lake cannot be obtained in any thermal pool, even if water is pumped into it directly from the lake.

Doctors in Hévíz say that the combination of these three procedures plus bathing in the thermal lake quickly gives a completely unique therapeutic effect in most diseases of the musculoskeletal system.

What options are available for treatment in Heviz

First option. You can come to the Heviz sanatorium by booking accommodation, meals and treatment in advance as part of one package. Pros: this option is economical, and if you buy additional procedures for yourself, they are cheaper than if you come to Heviz and purchase treatment on the spot. Minuses A: The treatment package does not include any specific procedures. This is a virtual package of procedures. The list of procedures is determined by the doctor depending on your disease, indications and contraindications. Doctors often prescribe minor procedures. And the procedures that are really important for treatment (stretching of the spine, mud applications) are prescribed in a small amount, stimulating you to buy more of them.

Second option. Book accommodation without a package with treatment and buy procedures in a spa hotel.

pros: you get only those procedures that you really need. This is what most of the guests of Heviz do, who come mainly for the sake of swimming in the thermal lake.

Minuses: separate procedures are always more expensive to buy. On average, one procedure costs 20 euros.

Which hotels in Heviz have the best doctors

The Heviz resort is specific in that the language barrier is very strongly felt in the sanatoriums, if you don’t know in English. In order for the doctor to prescribe the most competent treatment for you without a detailed survey, he must be a highly qualified professional. Based on our independent observations, guest reviews, as well as personal conversations with doctors, we can single out the TOP 5 hotels in Heviz with the best doctors:

1. Hotel Europa Fit Superior. Doctor Veronica Moll speaks Russian and is considered one of the best rheumatologists in the world.

2. Hotel Danubius Health Spa Resort Heviz. Doctor Jozsef Sakoni has 35 years of medical practice.

3. HotelDanubius Health Spa Resort Aqua. Doctor Ferenc Nemeth, has 44 years of medical practice.

4.Hotel Aquamarine . One of the three doctors, Androz Olah, understands Russian well, has many years of experience in the rehabilitation of patients in the Heviz resort.

5. Bonvital Hotel. The hotel employs a rheumatologist with 30 years of practice Jezhef Gerencher.

Joint treatment in Hévíz

Joint treatment is the main specialty of Hévíz. The resort treats arthrosis, arthritis, polyarthritis, chronic inflammation of the joints, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory lesions of the periarticular tissues.

Treatment of joints includes 3 basic areas:

1. Bathing in the thermal lake Heviz. The water in the lake relieves the inflammatory process, has an analgesic effect. Guests of Heviz note that even ordinary bathing gives a good healing effect.

2. Mud cure. Peat mud from Lake Hévíz is used for applications on the joints. Mud applications relieve the inflammatory process, reduce pain, improve the nutrition of cartilage tissues, and stop the development of degenerative changes in the joints.

3. Water procedures in the thermal pool. Hot thermal water helps relieve muscle spasms, pain, improve joint mobility.

In addition to this, joints are also treated with electrotherapy, kinesiotherapy, gymnastics in pools.

The quality of treatment in Heviz is confirmed by the fact that the resort is in the TOP-5 most effective in Europe.

Find out the prices for the best sanatoriums for the treatment of joints in Heviz - https://bookspahotel.com/en/hungria/heviz

Spine treatment in Heviz

The treatment of diseases of the spine is the main specialization of the Heviz resort. Natural resources Heviz - thermal water, peat mud - most effectively treat the musculoskeletal system.

Methods of treatment of the spine

1) Water procedures in the thermal lake Heviz. 90% of the therapeutic effect is provided by the thermal lake, where it is recommended to swim 2 times a day. The water in the lake even in winter has a temperature of at least 22 degrees Celsius. The thermal water of the lake has an anti-inflammatory effect, relieves tension in muscles and ligaments. When you are static in the lake, holding on to special handrails, your spine naturally stretches. There is a release of restrained nerve endings.

2) Mud applications or peat baths. Therapeutic mud warms up the body, relieves pain in the spine, eliminates inflammation.

3) Bathing in hot thermal pools, which are in the hotels of Heviz. The procedure is no less effective than visiting a thermal lake. The difference is only in the chemical composition of thermal water. Doctors advise visiting thermal pools twice a day. In this case, you must strictly follow the recommendations of the doctor so as not to overheat the body.

4) Underwater traction of the spine. The procedure is done in the balneological complex on Lake Heviz and in each big hotel resort. Underwater traction is as effective as bathing in a thermal lake and mud therapy. This is a mandatory procedure if you want effective treatment. It is painless and prescribed for degenerative changes in the spine.

The city itself Heviz is located on the northern shore of Lake Balaton, in the middle of Western Hungary, 6 kilometers from Keszhely. From Budapest you can drive in 2 hours, and Balaton is in close proximity. The famous resort town is surrounded by hills, a unique Mediterranean microclimate, with plenty of sunny days.

Lake Heviz spread out in the center huge park and looks like a lovely bluish diamond in the emerald cut of the forests, reflected in the water with a greenish sheen. A haze of steam from healing thermal waters hovers over the shimmering surface of the lake. The thin plume of this steam clearly justifies the name of the lake, which comes from the Hungarian “heviz” (“current warm spring”).

The beneficial effects of the lake were discovered in 1795. The most famous legend tells of the daughter of a wealthy aristocrat, who, being paralyzed in both legs, after bathing in the lake, gained the ability to move.

Healing waters and mud of Lake Heviz

The water of the lake contains unique microorganisms that contribute to the healing power of thermal water, which is especially good for the prevention and treatment of various types of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Thermal water is rich in dissolved gas components such as carbonate, sulfur, calcium, magnesium and bicarbonate.

The water in the lake has the unique ability to change every 72 hours thanks to the waters of a powerful underground source. AT underground cave there are ten healing springs and they feed the lake. Water temperature in lake Heviz even in winter it is favorable for swimming, 25-28 C.

The bottom of the lake is covered with amazing mud, the healing effect of which is no worse than that of the waters themselves. The high therapeutic benefit is determined by the high heat capacity, which is contained in the mineral and organic composition of the mud.

Most often, in the form of special applications, mud containing a lot of iodine is used for mud therapy.

Treatment at Lake Heviz

Indications for treatment

Heviz healing water is used mainly for the treatment of the musculoskeletal system, including cases when rehabilitation is necessary after orthopedic, musculoskeletal surgeries and injuries.
The complex of balneotherapy can favorably influence and treat:

• rheumatism
• osteoporosis
• degenerative changes in the spine / diseases of the joints
• ankylosing spondylitis
• inflammatory diseases of the joint in their chronic phase
• secondary joint diseases
• chronic, peripheral, nervous diseases

and also ideal for chronic gynecological and dermatological diseases, as an additional treatment.

Traditional Heviz therapy

Traditional Heviz became calling card cities. It is based on the healing water of Hévíz, which, due to its rich content of minerals, is especially beneficial for the musculoskeletal system. Its effectiveness has been proven by recent medical studies, as well as by thousands of cured guests.

How does traditional Heviz therapy work?

In each case, a comprehensive treatment plan is preceded by medical examination with condition assessment. Based on the personal condition of the guest, specialists determine the elements of therapy that complement each other, for example, the duration of bathing in healing water, etc.

Treatment is carried out according to special rules, qualified personnel and under the supervision of a doctor.

The main elements of Heviz therapy:

• Bathing in certified thermal water
• Therapeutic mud wrap or Heviz mud baths
• Underwater spinal traction based on the invention of Dr. Karoy Moll

Additional elements of Heviz therapy:

• Drinking Heviz healing water from the drinking fountain
• Massotherapy
• Movement therapy (individual and/or group)
• Physiotherapeutic procedures (electromagnetic-mechanical-light, etc.)
• Hydrotherapy: CO2 bath, underwater jet massage, galvanic baths

Based on the assessment of the condition, the specialist determines which of the above procedures is recommended to alleviate the complaints. Each therapy is developed individually, making sure that its elements reinforce each other. The duration of therapy should be 2 weeks ideally. Treatment in Hévíz leads to immediate improvement and does not allow the recurrence of pain for several months.

Hotels with treatment on Lake Heviz

Where is the Traditional Hévíz Therapy available?

A number of hotels and sanatoriums in Heviz offer traditional Heviz therapy and guarantee the proper application of knowledge and experience gained over many centuries:

Bathing in Lake Heviz

In Hévíz, the most important element of healing is bathing in the thermal lake. The gentle touch of water, the feeling of floating, swaying lotus flowers, the smell of healing water and the green foliage of the surrounding trees have a calming effect on the nervous system and cause a psychological feeling of healing.

The water kingdom of the lake in the summer and autumn seasons is immersed in the blooming elements and is a magical sight. It seems that you are entering a fairy tale. Pink and lilac lilies, floating malachite leaves gently blend with the dark water surface and cause a burning desire to take a dip.

That feeling when drops of water, like tiny bubbles, gently massage the body, is unique. Medical lake Heviz not only gives a sense of the bathing procedure, but also sets the basis for traditional medical procedures and healing wellness procedures.

Heviz cuisine

A special bonus for travelers who come to Lake Heviz will be an acquaintance with excellent Hungarian cuisine. Very large portions, hearty dishes - these are the distinctive qualities of dishes. You should definitely pay attention to the famous Hungarian goulash in order to realize what a true goulash should taste like. You should also pay attention to the amazingly tasty spicy Balaton fish soup. Speaking of fish, Hungarians are very fond of baked pike perch caught from Lake Balaton.

A separate song is Hungarian wines, which are distinguished by high palatability and created from grapes that grow only in certain regions of Hungary. Some of the most unusual and attractive wines are created in Badachoni, on the northern shore of Lake Balaton. There's a wine there, lyrically called Badacsonyi Rajnai Rizling, which has an unexpectedly pleasant note of oil! This wine cannot be tasted anywhere else.

Eventually rest on the lake Heviz turns into sheer pleasure, where you feel how health flows into the body with a thin healing stream, filling it with vivacity and strength. Mind-blowing nature, delightful ablutions in medicinal waters, cuisine that melts in your mouth - all this restores valuable inner harmony and peace of mind. AT cozy town Heviz all paths are directed to the great baths of the city. Intoxicatingly smelling relic trees, proud oaks stand majestically along the paths, and as you slowly step along the path, you already feel the blessed warm breath from afar. lake Heviz.

The Hungarian resort of Heviz is famous for its healing thermal lake, which does not freeze all year round. We learned the secret of successful treatment on Lake Heviz from a spa specialist. Bathing rules in the thermal lake, procedures, sanatoriums, how to get to Heviz from Budapest.

5 facts about Lake Heviz

• Lake Heviz - the largest thermal lake in the world healing lake natural origin
• water temperature in summer +34-36°C, in winter +22-24°C
• maximum depth 36.5 m
• the bottom is covered with peat 7 m thick
• pink Indian lily grows in lake Heviz

What is the secret of successful treatment at Lake Heviz?

Vladislav Burya spa specialist sanatoriums.com

The main tool of treatment in the resort of Heviz is a thermal lake. Due to its healing properties, the thermal water of Lake Heviz has a significant effect in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system. The results of the treatment of degenerative diseases of the spine and joints, nonspecific back pain, chronic inflammation of the joints, rheumatic diseases, Bechterew's disease, peritendinitis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, discopathy, neuropathy, sciatica, and neuralgia are striking.

Lake Heviz is unique in many ways. Its area is 4.5 hectares, the water is constantly enriched with sulfur and minerals from the crater thermal spring 38 meters deep. The source is so productive that the chemical composition of the water is completely renewed within 72 hours. In winter, the water temperature does not drop below +24°C, which makes it possible to carry out procedures at any time of the year.

Thermal water rich in sulfur (the main element of the cartilage of the joints), calcium (anti-inflammatory effect), magnesium (analgesic effect), sodium, potassium, iron, bicarbonates, sulfates, Thiobacillus bacteria (turn biologically passive sulfate into active sulfide) and radon (produces anti-inflammatory hormones) .

Mud therapy. The peat mud of Lake Heviz is enriched with thermal water and contains the same trace elements, but their mechanism of action is somewhat different, which perfectly complements the treatment course.

Underwater spinal traction. This procedure has been practiced in the Heviz resort since 1953. In thermal water, the spine is stretched, and the vertebrae restore their normal position. Traction can be done under its own weight or to cling to loads.

For treatment in Heviz, massage, laser therapy, magnetotherapy, ultrasound, drinking course are also used. Thanks to an integrated approach, maximum success in treatment is achieved. Highly professional doctors work in Heviz, some of them have more than 35 years of experience in medical practice.

Rules for visiting the thermal lake Heviz

First of all, being in the lake must be agreed with the doctor, who will prescribe the frequency and duration of bathing. It is recommended to visit the lake daily, but go into the water no more than twice a day for 20-25 minutes. With problems of the cardiovascular system, stay in the water should vary within 10-15 minutes.

Secondly, thermal water is very strong in its effect on the body, so the lake should not be visited by children under 14 years old - this can negatively affect the unformed hormonal system of the child.

Thirdly, in the lake, doctors recommend being more in a static position. Water helps to relax the muscles and the spine naturally stretches. You can swim a little - with active movements in thermal water, minerals are more actively absorbed into the pores of the skin.

Sanatoriums Heviz

According to the expert opinion of a spa doctor, the best sanatoriums in Heviz in terms of quality of treatment are NaturMed Carbona and Europa Fit Superior. The world-famous rheumatologist Veronika Moll works at the Europa Fit Hotel. A source of mineral water for a therapeutic drinking course has been brought to the Aquamarine sanatorium.

Detailed information about all Heviz sanatoriums with reviews and videos is available on the sanatoriums website. Online booking health resorts Heviz with a discount and without prepayment:

How to get to Heviz from Budapest

Train + bus
There are no direct trains from Budapest to Heviz. The train from Budapest arrives in Keszthely, from where it is 5 km to Hévíz by bus. Train timetable Budapest-Keschely on the Hungarian website elvira.mav-start.hu railways. Departure from Delhi South Station (Déli pályaudvar). Travel time from 3.5 hours. Bus Keszthely-Hévíz 10 minutes.

Bus
Buses from Budapest to Heviz depart from the Népliget bus station. Schedule on Volánbusz, travel time from 2.5 hours.

Transfer
A taxi from Budapest to Heviz costs €144 per car. Order and pay online.
When booking a sanatorium in Heviz, it is possible to order a group or individual transfer from the airport of Budapest or Vienna. Instant confirmation, payment to the driver. Price from €44.

Remember that when you come to Heviz for a week of treatment, you will not get the desired result. The most effective is a three-week course of treatment, the minimum is two weeks.