PIESTANY  Spa, Slowakia a vibrant and cosmopolitan spa town, with a population of no more than 30,000 citizens. On a beautifully landscaped island, with lily ponds and peacocks, in the middle of Slovakia’s River Váh, sits a complex of spa hotels, all dedicated to your health and wellbeing.

Piešt’any’s peacock emblem refers to the legend of the bird who wallowed in the island’s muddy swamps until its broken leg was healed. The island’s other symbol, a bronze crutch breaker, is also testimony to the power of the sulphurous muds and hot thermal water, that have given Piešt’any its centuries-long, global reputation for healing muscular-skeletal and locomotive conditions.

The famous Mud Pool, lit by shafts of light from stained glass windows under a vaulted dome, is a masterpiece of Art Nouveau design, rivalled nowhere else in all of Europe.

Idyllic Piešt’any is a paradise spa island for health spa tourists. Decades ago, Piešťany was also discovered by people from the Muslim world. Slovakia’s spa resort has gone on to be a favourite summer holiday spot for people from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

INDICATION   Natural therapies at Piešt’any are particularly effective for increasing mobility and releasing physical pain and tension.

They treat a range of symptoms affecting the muscular-skeletal system:

• General degenerative disorders that cause stress on joints and wear and tear on the cartilage.
• Back and neck pain
• Slipped discs
• Hip and knees problems
• Inflammation especially rheumatism and arthritis
• Osteoporosis
• Weight loss
• Post-operative rehabilitation
• Some skin disorders

However, you need not have any of these symptoms to enjoy a healthful, relaxing and luxurious spa stay with us at Piešt’any.

HEALING SPRINGS and  METHODS

Thermal water: There at 10 mineral springs on Piešt’any Spa Island, each coming through breaks in the tectonic plates from between 60 and 200 metres below ground. Its surface temperature is a very hot 67-69 degrees and so it is cooled before use in the spa. The thermal mineral water is unique in its high sulphur and hydrogen sulphide, which has a positive effect on healing chronic mobility, muscular-skeletal and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and rheumatism. The hyperthermic and mineral qualities also dilate blood vessels, reducing blood pressure and improving lymph flow.

The high sulphur content leaves deposits on the epidermis that penetrate into deeper tissues in the form of chondroitin sulphate to encourage the formation of hyaluronic acid. The waters also have an antiseptic effect for disorders such as eczema and psoriasis – and for all-round soft skin.

Thermal mud: Piešt’any mud is uniquely rich in sulphur and hydrogen sulphide which gives it a powerful therapeutic action on muscular-skeletal disorders, which also benefit from its natural heat-conducting qualities and high levels of rare, live bacteria. Harvested from the banks of the town’s River Váh, this blue-almost-black peloid sediment is ‘ripened’ or matured for at least a year, in special pools of the spring’s thermal water, before use in the spa. Piešt’any mud is certified throughout the European Union for its physical, chemical and biological qualities for therapeutic purposes.

The ‘butter-like’ mud, at an unusually warm 45 degrees, is packed onto particular body areas, where it stays warm thanks to its thermal properties. It cools four times slower than the water.

Piešt’any’s Mud Pool is unique among all thermal spas in Europe. Not only is it filled with hot thermal water and carpeted with our potent mud, it sits under a stunning Art Deco dome, which lends a hallowed reverence to the bathing experience. The mud and water elements in the pool are so potent that wallowing – which is all you can do in such heat and intensity – is clinically sufficient to affect the body’s metabolic processes after 20 minutes. This is followed by an obligatory 20 minutes lying down wrapped in a sheet to continue the therapeutic benefits.

DAY TOURS IN THE SURROUNDING

Panorama tour – High Tatra mountains ( bus/car):  roundtrip into  fresh nature of The National park with amazing views,  visit of  lake area Strbske Pleso  and open-air museum with traditional lunch

Bratislava – the capital od Slowakia (bus/car):  historical city centre by walk, coffee by the Castle, perfect shopping and optionally  boat trip with dinner

Vienna – the capital of Austria (bus/car):  emperors city with the famous old town, Stephans Dom, Schrönbrunn palace, taste of Sacher cake,  free time for shopping or visit of amusement park Prater