Lake Heviz is the largest thermal active lake, the only lake in the world in which you can swim. Lake Heviz - a unique thermal resort Trains and buses

The Hungarian thermal lake Heviz attracts tourists not only because of its healing power and indescribable beauty. Many independent travelers choose it because of the opportunity to relax very economically while receiving a range of medical procedures. Another positive point is that flight options and methods of moving from the airport to Heviz itself are easily accessible to the average resident.

Lake Heviz – a world-famous health resort

The 4.7 hectare lake is located in the center of a large park. The source, which releases about 85 million liters of hot water daily, ensures that the water ball is completely renewed within 28 hours. The maximum depth is about 36 m. Summer water temperature is 34-36 degrees, winter – not lower than 23-25 ​​degrees.

There are recreation centers and sanatoriums on the lake and around it. They operate all year round, so tourists planning a holiday on their own do not need to worry about choosing the optimal time to travel.

Features of healing Heviz water

The history of the hydrogen sulfide lake as a mineral spring dates back to 1975. Then its owner was Count Dyorgy Fashtetic. He was the first to use his entrepreneurial skills and open Heviz as a resort and health complex. The lake also has a significant history - after swimming in it, the daughter of a count from the Tatika castle, paralyzed on both legs, recovered.

Multiple medical studies and repeated cases of recovery do not question the effectiveness of water. Welcome to the most economical and truly therapeutic Hungarian resort!

How to get there

The main point: to Hungary you need a valid Schengen visa (you can get it at the Hungarian consulates in the cities of Moscow, St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg). The service fee is 35 euros. See the website mfa.gov.hu ​​for all the information you need.

Via Vienna (180 km)

Austrian Airlines provides direct flights to Vienna from Domodedovo (by the way, they have flights from St. Petersburg), Aeroflot sends from Sheremetyevo, and Transaero is also successfully engaged in transportation. The minimum price of a two-way ticket is approximately 7 thousand rubles. If you book a ticket through the airline’s website, you will have to pay about 500 rubles more.

In order to “fit” the hotel reservation to the departure of the plane and thus not overpay for the hotel if the time is slightly different, we do this: when issuing an air ticket, indicate cash payment, the system will issue an automatic plane reservation for 72 hours (so that you have time to pay in cash). Next, we search for a hotel and book it specifically for the time of arrival. After booking the hotel, we call the airport operators and ask them to change the form of payment to electronic. We pay for the ticket. An electronic ticket will be sent to your email. The registration itself takes place one day before departure.

There is a regular bus from Vienna to Heviz. Another cheap way: airport-metro-train station-Keszthely or Balatonszentgyorgy-bus to Heviz. In total, both methods cost 25-40 euros.

Transfers. The pricing policy of travel agencies on average is 100-120 euros for 2-3 people one way (taxi - over 120 euros). For example, you can use the services of www.foxtransfer.eu.

Via Budapest (200 km)

The best option is to use Wizz Air airlines (you can book on the company’s website). The plane lands in Sarmallek (Hévíz-Balaton airport). The price of a two-way ticket is from 70 euros. The distance to Heviz is 13 km, there are buses (for example, a tourist bus costs 25 euros/person in two directions; one of the transfer companies is www.volanbusz.hu). Schedule of regular buses on the website bc.hu.

You can fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt Airport (ticket prices from Moscow, St. Petersburg from 60-70 euros), from there order a transfer or get to Heviz by regular bus. By the way, popular travel companies that can take you to Heviz are Robinson Tours, 1000 Roads, Vedi Tour Group Hungary, etc.

Accommodation and meals

We all understand that if a town is a resort town and world famous, then there are plenty of options for living in it. You can choose a hotel for yourself on many websites, for example, booking.com. Among the most popular and positive hotels in Heviz are “Carbona”, “Evropa Fit”, “Danubius”, “Lotus Therme Rogner”, “Palace Hotel Hévíz”, etc. Prices are indicated on the websites of hotels or from tour operators. Nutrition and procedures are an individual choice. At the hotel, the average price for breakfast is 10 euros, dinner – 20 euros. When making a reservation, pay attention to bank commissions and who is charged this commission. There are cases when, due to the presence of intermediary banks that do not advertise themselves during the transaction, the total commission amount was equal to 30%!

Another accommodation option is renting apartments. The cheapest ones cost from 10 euros/day for 2 people. For a complete therapeutic holiday, you can go to any hotel and purchase a package of procedures without staying on site. The package amount is on average 150 euros/6 procedures. A huge plus is that for this money you get access to swimming pools and a thermal complex. If we consider the price range of each individual procedure, it is 10-20 euros (for example, a general massage is about 16 euros/50 minutes).

Meals in the apartments. Many shops, catering establishments, cafes, restaurants and a functioning market 3 times a week will not let you die of hunger. By the way, vacationers prefer to buy cheeses, local sausages, smoked meats, domestic chickens, berries and fruits, honey, nuts, and various preserves at the market (the signature thing is “smiling” jars). Prices in stores and on the market are approximately equal to Russian prices, and in some cases food is even cheaper than at home. For example, you can treat yourself to a sweet cake for about 70 rubles or three scoops of ice cream in a bowl for 35 rubles.

Special mention should be made of Heviz wines. Dry wines in Hungarian are “szaráz”, sweet wines are “edes”, semi-sweet wines are “feledes”. Not far from the lake there is a “Wine Hill” - the choice is incredibly chic. Here you can try homemade wines by the glass - 500 forints/liter. Vintage wine "Heviz" costs 2200 forints/bottle - it has a very special and memorable taste. The average price for wine is 2000-2500 forints.

Features of relaxation on the lake

To get to the lake itself, you need to buy a subscription. For example, a 20-hour subscription costs 40-50 euros. For a deposit of 3 euros, you will be given a special bracelet, which is an electronic key to all services in the bathhouse. When entering, this bracelet must be applied to the turnstile. Your personal locker will be displayed at a special display using a bracelet. When leaving the bath, you must put on a bracelet to stop time.

Apartment owners often offer discount coupons to their tourists. Do I need to take anything to the lake? It is advisable to take bathrobes, dry towels, beach slippers, swimming circles (in stores their price ranges on average from 3.8-4.5 euros, but you can ask for a circle in the pool, then it will cost free).

The Heviz pass includes mud in the open part of the lake and a salt cave. If you have any questions, please contact the staff; among them there is always at least one Russian speaker (by the way, the badges indicate the flags of the countries whose language the employee speaks). In addition, there are a lot of Russians on the lake - it’s incredibly easy to find a soul mate!

  • Many vacationers recommend buying a ten-hour pass. In total it is much cheaper than all the others.
  • There are Sberbank ATMs in Heviz, which is very beneficial for saving money while traveling. There are also ATMs with a choice of Russian menus. Try to use cards when paying for services, food, rent, etc. Terminals are available at most service locations. Think about how much you can save in euros without cashing them out unnecessarily (of course, you should always have the cash you need to enter the country with you, but smart tourists take it home later).
  • (especially for those staying in apartments). It is best to make an appointment with your chosen doctor by email! The hotel will most likely tell you that there are no places available or will offer you a date in a week or a week and a half.

What to see in the area

All life in this place is centered around the lake, but, nevertheless, if you want to see the surrounding area, soak in the history and see colorful Hungary, pay attention to the excursions advertised everywhere. The price of these is 40-80 euros for a variety of directions.

While relaxing on Lake Heviz at your leisure you can see:

  • Festetics Castle in Keszthely;
  • Balaton coast;
  • Badacsonytomaj distillery and Peter Varga distillery;
  • Sümeg fortress (knight tournaments);
  • surroundings of Tihany, Zalakaros, Tapolca, Kehida, etc.

Useful information: renting a car in Heviz costs about 40 euros/day. The longer the car is rented, the cheaper the cost. For example, from 15 days it turns out to be 25 euros/day. Speed ​​limits are 40-90 km/h. Paid parking – 1-2 euros/hour.

I read about Heviz from Axler. I had never heard of the existence of this place before. I read about a healing thermal lake, after which the lame throw away their crutches and begin to actively cut circles in the surrounding pine forest and thought: “Oh, I wish I could go there to treat my legs and spine!”
And then, when we had the idea of ​​going on vacation to Hungary, I immediately decided: we’ll visit Heviz too! Even though we only have 8 days in Hungary (half of which are in Budapest itself) and they usually go to a sanatorium for three weeks, but still!
And we were very pleased!

From Budapest to Heviz it takes about 2.5 hours by bus. Heviz is located just 6 km from the western tip of the famous Lake Balaton (they were once one body of water).

Road to Heviz. Sunflower fields. On the horizon is Lake Balaton (we drove around it in a wide arc for quite some time).


Heviz is a small southern town. There are about four and a half thousand permanent residents there. Even the school seems to be only one. But this is a popular year-round resort, because people go there for the healing lake, and its temperature in winter is +24, and in summer up to +35.

Apart from a few multi-storey sanatoriums, Heviz is a town of two-storey cottages. "Villas", as they are usually called there. Local residents live in cottages and rent cottages to visitors. The town is extremely cute and picturesque. All the cottages were built with imagination, with decorations, all are different, all of them stand on well-groomed plots, literally buried in flowers and greenery. We would think about the owner of any such cottage that “a rich businessman, he stole.” And everyone lives there like that, there is no other housing. Perhaps some of these cottages have several apartments, I don’t know.
The town is very clean and green. What makes the town even more picturesque is that it is located at the foot of the mountains and itself stands on hilly terrain. The streets go up and down. And suddenly, from the next intersection, you will have a magnificent view of the valley below, and beyond it - the mountains.

"Villa Natalia" where we lived. The two-story building has six “apartments,” three per floor. Very cozy. Two rooms - "living room-hall-hall-aka-kitchen" and a bedroom. We got a room on the second floor, with skylights. The ceiling is naturally sloping. Someone at booking complains about such rooms, but on the contrary, we really liked it. On each floor there is a large common veranda with plastic tables and chairs, and each room has its own drying rack for swimsuits and towels. And swimming circles were included with the numbers.





The owner of our villa speaks Russian well, and many Russians stay with him. Which he carefully took into account. :) Interesting choice. ;)

All sorts of other houses.


Attila duck.

Here's a decoration - a display case with cacti, right on the street. Nothing is written about any sale, so it's just like that.

And this is the decoration of the site. Take a closer look at what the flower pots are attached to. ;)

This is also a street. Leads to the lake. A town on the hills.

We didn’t have hats, so when we went for a walk, we took a bottle of water with us and constantly wet the top of our heads - my mother’s old method. There were no problems with heat strokes. It was very hot though. In order not to forget about precautions, I had to remind myself: “we are almost in Crimea.”

There is no public transport. It's just not there at all. ;) The area of ​​the entire town (somehow I’m drawn to numbers) is about 8 square meters. km, why do they need transport? ;) Everyone has their own car. From the small, quiet bus station, buses run several times a day to Budapest and the nearby town of Keszthely, which is located on the shores of Lake Balaton. It is only 5 km away. If we had an extra day, we would just walk there.
The only “public transport” in Heviz is a children's train with several carriages, like in our parks.

Once every half hour it departs from the main square and makes a circle around Heviz. The cost of the “circle” is 1000 forints (a little more than 200 rubles). But it is not children who ride it, but adults. It is especially in demand in the late afternoon, when the swimming pool on the lake closes, and tourists (naturally, the locals don’t go there) go to the “wine hill” to restaurants.
Although... for some it’s a “wine hill”, and for others it’s the ancient village of Egredy... This is the outskirts of Heviz. The way there is an upward climb, but the climb is not particularly steep, and you can walk there in about 25 minutes. At the top there are small family vineyards. Locals are engaged in winemaking and also run restaurants. This is where people go to party in the evenings with a gorgeous view of the valley.
It’s good to take a walk in Egredy in the morning, while there are no tourists there yet. We went on Sunday, set off at about 11 o'clock, and were rewarded - everything around was as if extinct, quiet, beautiful, and it all belonged to us alone. ;) Details to come.

ABOUT THE LAKE

Although you will read about Lake Heviz that it is the largest thermal lake in Europe, but in comparison with their hefty (and famous) Balaton (which is marked on any map of Europe), Heviz, as the famous song says, is “like God spat.” ;) The Internet says that the area of ​​the lake is 47,500 square meters. But, for example, this doesn’t mean much to me; I normally imagine square meters in my imagination only if they are approximately the same order of magnitude as the rooms in my apartment. ;) Let's just say that if Lake Heviz had the shape of a regular circle, then the diameter of this circle would be 122 meters - this is approximately the length of a standard football field + there are about 12-14 rows of stands on both sides. This is the lake. :)
The word viz means "water". He-viz is some kind of water. I wanted to ask the locals, but didn’t get around to it. The Internet claims that this is a “warm spring”, “hot spring”, “flowing hot water”.

Picture from Wikipedia.

The depth of Lake Heviz is from 2 to 38 meters. There are warnings about this everywhere so that people can calculate their strength. You can't get to the bottom even right next to the shore. The maximum is that your feet will sink into the silt, which cannot support a person. The thickness of the silt layer is about half a meter. It is soft, pleasant to the touch, and if you trample on it, bubbles with a faint smell of hydrogen sulfide will rise up.
Where the bottom allows, handrails are made on the lake, secured in the bottom with supports. A lot of them. They are only absent in the main crater of the lake, which is located next to the central bathhouse. At the bottom of the crater there is a spring feeding the lake. The bathhouse has a mini-museum telling the history of the lake. It's a pity that I didn't take pictures there. I was sure that everything was on the Internet, but in the end I had difficulty finding one picture that someone had taken in that very museum.

But in the park there is a model of the lake and the surrounding area, where the bottom topography is clearly visible. (Especially when the water dries out in the evening, which is added there “for clarity”).

The bottom of the crater ends with a channel leading to a cave, which was explored by Hungarian scuba divers in the 70s. They discovered that the cave is divided in half by a layer of mud, and in one part there is a “cold” spring (about +17), and in the other there are about a dozen hot springs (with temperatures from +23 to +38). All of them, mixing, feed the lake. Two channels flow out of the lake. It is written that in about a day the water in the lake is completely renewed. Its temperature does not depend at all on the time of day. We went swimming both in the morning and at the end of the day (a hot southern summer day) - we didn’t feel any difference in temperature.


People go to the lake to swim with circles. The water in it is warm, the body in the water immediately becomes covered with bubbles, like the walls of a glass of soda. Mineral water bath. ;) You immediately feel soft and don’t really want to swim. Both the circles and handrails are needed so that people can use the entire area of ​​the lake. Well, for safety too. There are a lot of elderly and disabled people there. For disabled people there are special descents to the water, even something like a wheelchair lift. And the lifeguard on duty floats around the lake all day long in something between a boat and a catamaran. ;) He didn’t have to save anyone with us, but he sometimes whistled at naughty teenagers.

Sociological retreat. ;) In general, Heviz is a very calm resort, by no means a “cattle resort”. It has a reputation for healing, so people don’t stop going there. There are very few young people. There are also much fewer children than in ordinary seaside resorts. Obviously, they simply take children with them if there is nowhere to place them. They take dogs in the same way. ;) There are a lot of vacationers in Heviz who come with their dogs. Of course, they are not allowed into the lake;), but in a cafe, giving the dog a bowl of water while the owners are having lunch is not a question.

As for the nationalities of vacationers, the most heard in Heviz, of course, is Hungarian. In second place are German and Russian. A lot of Russians, yes. And it’s very convenient in such a place. Russian grandmothers always know everything in the smallest detail - where, what, how, where is better, etc. :) Less often, but also more than once, we heard Polish speech. And finally our neighbor in the villa told us that he is Croatian. That's all. In general, we didn’t see a single Chinese, Japanese (there are a lot of them in Budapest) or Africans (but there are very few of them in Budapest).
The retreat is over. :)

It is written everywhere on the Internet that it is not recommended to stay in the lake for more than 30 minutes at a time. And we understood why. After 30 minutes you are already so wet, warmed up and softened that you yourself want to dry off and cool down.

By the way, at some point I was worried whether we would enjoy swimming in such heat in a thermal lake, and not in refreshing cool water. Okay, we got it. ;) It's nice to swim. It’s very pleasant to go into the lake; you don’t have to get used to the water. :) It’s nice that it is completely warm, and not just the top, heated layer, as in the reservoirs we are used to. It’s nice that it’s good to just sit in it (well, that is, hang), without necessarily moving. And then you come to the surface - and the air is cooler than the water. ;)

There is a separate mud bath in the lake, where a shallow pool is specially made, into which silt is shoveled (or it deposits itself) from the bottom. There, everyone is smeared up to their ears with healing mud, and many men even smear it on their bald spots. The depth there is such that if you kneel down, your shoulders will stick out of the water. Many people stand there with their knees and feet in the mud.

The water in the lake is not salty, but tastes fresh. It's full of mineral salts, but not sodium chloride. They not only bathe in the healing water, they also drink it. Near the lake itself, a good prestigious place is occupied by the St. Andras Hospital (which on Russian signs is called the St. Andrew Hospital, this “im.” touched me separately). And in the hospital lobby, everyone is given free access to such a beautiful pump room.

Due to some peculiarities, water from the lake cannot be bottled, only drunk on the spot. Apparently, it is only passed through the simplest filter to retain pieces of silt and all that. The taste is the most common, like plain water, but when drinking you can smell hydrogen sulfide. Drink medicinal water on an empty stomach; it is recommended to drink it slowly, in small sips, while walking. Therefore, before breakfast, people head to the pump room, fill the dishes, and then slowly go home, drinking some water along the way. For the first time, while drinking, I very quickly had a feeling, like during a gastroscopy, when the stomach is “inflated” with air so that it expands. Then this gas gradually leaves you for half a day. ;) The next time the feeling was weaker.
But the most interesting thing! I went to the lake without any prior belief about the healing effect. In general, I am the kind of person (tested by experience) for whom the placebo effect does not work. If the drug or procedure itself works, it works. But convincing my body of something is almost impossible. ;)
In general, I did not feel any orthopedic changes after swimming in the lake. Logically, we were there for only 4 days and went swimming only 5 times. But... I arrived in Hungary with a slight exacerbation of gastritis and pancreatitis (and, accordingly, a supply of medications). So, after two days of drinking this water from the lake, I suddenly joyfully and bewilderedly woke up in the morning without a girdle pain in the middle of my stomach, and after eating there were no more problems. Everything went like a charm.

About flora and fauna.

Lotuses grow in the lake all year round. There are two varieties - native local, lilac (which for some reason is called “white lily” in the museum) and bright pink, imported from India in the 19th century. The Indian guest settled down perfectly in Heviz and became a symbol of the city; he appears on the coat of arms of Heviz and on numerous souvenir magnet postcards. Which is not entirely fair at all. ;) Indian lotuses bloom at night and close around 11 am. Therefore, I was not able to really photograph them - I took the camera to the lake only when we went there in the evening. But local lilies bloom all day. I really wanted to take a closer picture of them. In the end, I decided on this adventure: I put on two circles, carefully picked up my camera and slowly, using only my legs, swam to the flowers.

The first photo clearly shows both varieties side by side.







There are also large numbers of ducks on the lake. They are used to it, swimming almost among groups of tourists, relaxing on the handrails in the middle of the lake. The stands clearly warn: do not pick lotuses, do not chase ducks. :)

Part of the area around the lake has been turned into a relaxation area. There are plenty of comfortable sun beds, chairs, small cafes, and some slides for kids. There people dry off and sunbathe between swims.

But there is no access to part of the shore. There is beautiful wildlife and duck habitat there. :)









Fry swim in large numbers in the lake. Several species of fish live there. I remembered carp and pike perch. True, there are no fishermen on the lake. Maybe, of course, some watchmen fish at night? ;)


There are also many swallows there. There are two types - the classic "city swallow", black and white, and the "country swallow" with a yellow throat and bluish underwings. Swallows make their nests under the floor of the bathhouse, where there are supports. You can only see them from the water.
Once while relaxing in the lake right next to the bathhouse, I noticed several fully grown swallows sitting on a bracket above the supports of the bathhouse. One was sitting in the nest, and two were on the “perch”. From time to time another swallow would fly there, and then they would all start screaming loudly. Having looked closely, I saw that a swallow had arrived and was feeding those who were sitting there. They open their mouths wide and scream, and she shoves food into their beaks. At the same time, the sizes of the sitting swallows and the arriving one were exactly the same - not some kind of chicks. What kind of lazy, over-aged people are these? ;) I decided to restore justice. First I threw a piece of mud at them. The silt did not reach, but the swallows, as A. said, glanced at him in bewilderment and indifference and remained in place. "Ah well!" - I said and splashed water at them. With an indignant squeak, the swallows took off and whistled very cheerfully over the surface of the lake somewhere towards the shore. It's full of dragonflies and other insects. That's right, they're big already, there's no point in counting on mommy and daddy.
The one in the nest was not touched. Although the time has already passed for the little chicks, but in the end, you never know...

And here is such a beautiful main entrance to the bathhouse and the alley leading to it.



Treatment, reviews and holidays on which we are interested are one of them. In general, you can find healing springs in literally every corner of this country. However, the most famous of them are located precisely on the shores of Heviz, the largest warm-water lake in Europe. Thanks to the unique composition of its water, it attracts many tourists.

Location

Heviz is a lake that is located 200 km from Budapest. The resort is 6 km away from a small town called Keszthely. The lake is quite large. 4.7 hectares is its area. This reservoir is nestled among a protected forest, so tourists have the opportunity to enjoy not only the healing warm water, but also walks through the forest. Heviz is also a famous scientific center. Conferences and symposia are held here.

Lake water temperature

Heviz is a lake that is fed by 3 springs: one with mineral water and two thermal ones. +17 °C is the temperature of mineral water, +38 °C is the temperature of thermal waters in the first and +48 °C in the second source. It continuously evaporates, humidifying and purifying the surrounding air. Therefore, even a walk along the shore of this picturesque lake will be beneficial for the respiratory system.

At the bottom there is a layer of healing mud. They are rich in various minerals. The reason that the flora and fauna here are pale is the unusually high temperature of the water in a body of water like Lake Heviz. A photo of Indian water lilies is presented below. They were brought to the resort territory about a century ago. The water lilies have taken root and are today one of the highlights of this place.

You can go on holiday at any time of the year to Heviz. This lake is always distinguished by warm water. Its temperature reaches +33 °C in summer, and can drop to +26 °C in winter. The air in July warms up to +24 °C and drops to -2 °C in the cold season. However, in winter the number of tourists does not decrease, since it is pleasant to swim in hot water shrouded in steam, admiring the winter landscapes.

The miraculous power of water

Even ancient people identified the amazing power of the water of this lake. They realized that it could be used not only to quench thirst, but also to cure various diseases. Today Heviz is a lake, which is a huge bathhouse, an open-air inhalation facility, and a drinking pump room. In its funnel, reaching a depth of 38 m, flows of cold and warm waters mix. Nature mixes them in proportions just necessary so that they, while remaining pleasant to the taste, have the ability to eliminate various diseases.

Many elements are found in water, such as radon. Ionizing radiation in small doses increases the activity of immune-competent cells in the body. As a result, the immune system becomes more effective against infectious agents, as well as transformed cells in various autoimmune diseases. In addition, radon baths have an analgesic, sedative, and desensitizing effect. They restore joint function, improve cardiac activity, and normalize blood pressure.

The mud of Heviz has a unique composition. They have a healing effect due to the content of sulfides, hormone-like and organic biologically active substances and low radioactivity. By connecting individual chondricides with each other, restoring destroyed chondroitin sulfate molecules, sulfur forms a strong elastic tissue. Hormone-like substances have a positive effect on the hormonal system in men and women.

What can be cured in Heviz?

Medical indications for treatment courses in Heviz cover many diseases. These are, first of all, ailments of the musculoskeletal system, disorders in the functioning of the peripheral nervous system. The waters of Heviz have a calming effect, which is explained by the presence of hydrogen sulfide in them. In the central nervous system, under the influence of this element, processes of inhibition begin to predominate over processes of excitation. Magnesium has the same effect, which is why it is called an anti-stress element.

Balneotherapy for gynecological diseases prescribes treating decreased ovarian function with sulfide mud, and radon therapy to treat increased estrogen levels. Heviz mud is therefore used to treat various inflammatory diseases.

Also, swimming in this lake is useful for diseases of the musculoskeletal system: reactive and post-infectious arthopathy, psoriatic arthropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis, idiopathic gout, inflammatory lesions of soft periarticular tissues (myositis, epicondylitis, bursitis, synovitis, tendovaginitis). Its waters significantly improve the condition of patients with spinal osteochondrosis, grade 1-2 scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, those with lesions of the intervertebral discs, etc. If you have any of these problems, we recommend going to Lake Heviz (Hungary).

Contraindications

The treatment helps with many diseases, but it also has contraindications. This applies, first of all, to people suffering from heart failure, malignant tumors, and infectious diseases. Heviz therapy is also contraindicated in patients with hypothyroidism, thyroid disease, circulatory failure, unstable arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus (subcompensated), heart disease, hemophilia, people with a tendency to thrombosis, patients with thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, bronchial asthma, anemia, leukopenia, hematopoietic diseases organs. If you have any of these problems, you should not swim in a body of water such as Lake Heviz.

Contraindications also apply to patients who have skin diseases accompanied by extensive damage to the integument, as well as pregnant and lactating women, people who have undergone radiotherapy less than 6 weeks ago or have had a myocardial infarction. Treatment at this resort is not recommended for people who, due to their professional activities, have to be exposed for a long time to microwave and UHF currents, or radioactive radiation. In this case, it is better not to choose Lake Heviz (Hungary) for your vacation. Contraindications should not be ignored - this is very important for your health.

Unique therapy

The Karoly Molla (vertical underwater traction) method is the real pride of this resort. It was developed in 1953 by Károly Moll, a Heviz doctor. Since then, it has maintained a leading position among other healing techniques for which Lake Heviz is famous. Reviews about it contributed to the fact that this method has gained great popularity. Thanks to modern research, today it has been possible not only to prove its effectiveness, but also to develop a number of differentiated approaches that make it possible to apply this method in each specific case with the greatest efficiency. It has undergone several changes since 1953, but is still in use today. Thanks to this method, it was possible to save tens of thousands of people who arrived for treatment at the thermal lake Heviz from serious operations. He gave them back free and painless movement.

The hanging method involves moving the vertebrae away from each other. This causes the spine to stretch. Thanks to this, it is possible to restore the healthy state in which the intervertebral discs were originally located.

A suspended bath is a completely painless procedure, since the buoyancy of the water allows the patient’s body to be brought into a relaxed state. Very carefully, the weights stretch the spine. The patient “hangs” in the pool during the procedure. Grips are attached under the arms and/or at the neck. Depending on the disease, weights are attached to the ankles and/or waist. Typically the weight of cargo is 2-3-5 kg. The duration of this procedure in most cases is 20 minutes.

Rules to follow

Water procedures, like any treatment, should be carried out after consultation with a doctor. The following rules should also be observed:

1. It must be remembered that the first treatment procedure is swimming in a body of water such as Lake Heviz. Treatment will be less effective if you view your stay here as a vacation on the beach.

2. To enhance the effect of bathing, you should move during the procedure. The water of Lake Heviz helps to relax spasmodic muscles, activate respiratory processes, and dilate skin capillaries. Through the respiratory tract and skin, beneficial substances enter the human body from water more intensively.

3. A circle should be used for swimming, even for those who are good swimmers. This creates a vertical traction effect, which is very useful for those suffering from various diseases of the joints and spine.

4. Don't try to swim at a fast pace in Heviz. The waters of this lake are not very mineralized, but they feel quite heavy.

5. It is important to understand that the active components contained in water, when affecting the body, lead to additional stress on it. Therefore, therapeutic bathing without additional doctor’s recommendations should not last more than an hour a day. And people with circulatory diseases can swim for no more than half an hour.

6. For those who have suffered a myocardial infarction or were involved in the liquidation of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, as well as other people at risk, it is best to recuperate in Heviz in the spring and autumn.

7. Children under 14 years of age are not recommended to carry out water procedures for a long time. For the little ones, there is a separate beach on the territory of the complex, as well as a playground and a small pool, which makes a holiday on Lake Heviz (Hungary) interesting for them too.

Things you should take with you

Take a comfortable bag where you can put a robe for the season, a change of shoes (rubber slippers are best), a towel, swimming trunks for men and a swimsuit for women. Pre-purchase a swimming ring for swimming. They are sold on the lake in open shops, as well as in the city in stalls. It is not at all necessary to take a rubber swimming cap with you.

All silver jewelry should be left at home or in a hotel safe, as silver will darken when exposed to Heviz thermal water. You can also take a camera. If you plan to have a snack at the bar located on the territory of the complex or just have a cup of coffee, it would be logical to have some forints with you. If you have purchased a pass, do not forget to bring the plastic watch that is needed to enter the lake.

How to carry out water procedures

The lake in some places has a decent depth, reaching 38 meters. So don't forget to use a swimming ring. You should know that doctors do not recommend active swimming, otherwise the water in Heviz can put a decent strain on the heart. It is better to hang in a vertical position on the circle and try to relax, while avoiding sudden movements. This way you can achieve the greatest therapeutic effect from bathing.

Do not organize sports swims on the lake. Remember to be relaxed and calm. Doctors advise taking a short break (ten to fifteen minutes) after half an hour of swimming. You can drink a cup of juice or tea, mineral water, and relax on the sun loungers. There are a lot of them on the territory of the complex. If the weather is sunny and hot, you can sunbathe on the grass near the lake or on the open terraces.

Local Attractions

Many attractions are located in this area of ​​a country such as Hungary (Lake Heviz). Treatment, reviews of which are invariably positive, is not the only thing you can do here. In addition to swimming in the lake, you can explore local attractions. Take some time to take a tour of Keszthely and get to know the architecture of this unique place. You will also find the African Museum located in Balatonederici. It features many trophies from the hottest continent. Go to Mount Kovacs. Here is the Human Rights Park. As you can see, you won’t be bored when you arrive at Lake Heviz (Hungary).

Surely, everyone has heard about the healing properties of this lake, that it can cure many diseases, maintain your health and significantly improve it. Trips to such a lake in the summer are common, but tourists go there no less actively in the winter. Spa facial treatments here have a truly healing effect.

Climate in Hungary.
Hungary has a favorable climate, so winter practically never happens here. In winter, Lake Heviz has a water temperature of 23 degrees and above, in summer it is usually from 30 degrees. Of course, many more tourists want to go there in the summer than in the winter, but, nevertheless, in winter you can improve your health there no worse. Doctors do not recommend staying in the water for more than 30 minutes when swimming, and in the summer the water just beckons. In winter, you will go into the water for a short time and take so-called baths, since only the person who is hardening can stay in the water for a long time.

However, there are special baths and many other procedures in which water comes directly from the lake itself, so such healing can be no less effective than in the summer. There is drinking water on the lake all year round, which is pumped from a very great depth; it has healing properties and treats gastrointestinal diseases. Also, it cleanses the kidneys of stones, so after drinking this water, you should not be surprised if you feel an unpleasant dull pain in the kidneys.

Advantages of a resort holiday on Lake Heviz.
In the resorts of Lake Heviz, life is no worse in winter than in summer. In addition, this lake is an excellent option for a trip to it with the whole family. Now, while you are taking the procedures, your children will play and have fun in special children's rooms, and if your child is over 12 years old, then he can safely take the procedures together with you. Spa gift certificates work wonders!

Lake Heviz is especially beautiful in winter, there is white steam above it, which captivates the eye, and the lake is surrounded by forests that are covered with snow, everything around seems unusually beautiful and attractive. A resort on this lake is an excellent option for you and your family to improve your health, have a good time, and take a break from the everyday hustle and bustle. If you come to this amazing place at least once, you will want to come back again and again, it has everything you need for a good holiday and a great time.

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Lake Heviz– a natural active thermal lake, which no equal in the world in terms of size and balneological properties. It is located in a very beautiful area 6 km from Lake Balaton, 198 km from Vienna and 193 km from Budapest.

Thermal lake Heviz is the only one in the world where you can swim. One of the largest warm-water healing lakes in Europe - Lake Heviz - covers an area of ​​4.4 hectares and is surrounded by a magnificent forest park located on 50 hectares of territory.

Lake Heviz, even if we do not take into account the medicinal nature of its waters, is a unique geological formation, an analogue of which is found only on the northern island of Rotoruaban in New Zealand. The surface of the lake has an oval shape, the cross section resembles a curving funnel in shape, the depth of which increases as it approaches the site of the source.

According to the latest data, the real lake depth - 38.5 meters. The water of the lake is “heated” by geotemic energy, the temperature is the result of the displacement of hot waters emerging from a deep source and karst waters.

The water temperature over most of its surface in summer stays on average at 33-35 degrees Celsius, in autumn and winter, depending on weather conditions, does not fall below 22 g according to S. Chemical analysis of water was carried out at the end of the 18th century, but a complete and final picture of the nature of medicinal water was obtained only in the second half of the 20th century.

The water in the lake belongs to radioactive thermal water I will give and successfully treat people, suffering from diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Water has a beneficial effect on people in the post-traumatic period. Water improves the condition of skin suffering from psoriasis; Mouth rinse treats periodontal disease. Thanks to the multi-meter layer of medicinal silt lying at the bottom of the thermal lake, pelotherapy is an extraordinary healing factor. The bacterial flora of the silt secretes a weak antibiotic, so no pathogenic bacteria are found in the lake.

The mineral springs of Heviz are also suitable for drinking; they treat chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Along with the positive effect of thermal water on the human body, there are also contraindications. Thermal waters are unsuitable for ordinary beach bathing due to their pronounced biological effects. It is not recommended to stay in the water for more than 30 minutes. Prolonged stay in water causes increased stress on the heart and circulatory system. In addition, children under 12 years of age are not recommended to take long-term water treatments to avoid the influence of water on the hormonal system.

Water composition - Radon activity (Bq/l) in water 3.8-0.8 (1997)

Cations mg/l Anions mg/l
Potassium 7.9 Chloride 24 Metaboric acid 0.19
Sodium 26 Bromide 0.08 Metasilicic acid 31
Ammonium 0.41 Iodine 0.03 Free carbonic acid 129
Calcium 84 Fluorine 1.36 Dissolved oxygen CO2 141
Magnesium 30 Sulfate 50
Iron 0.21 Hydrogen carbonate 390
Sulfide 4.3
Cations total 148.56 Anions total 469.77

ATTENTION!!!

It should be remembered that swimming in Lake Heviz is a medical procedure, not a beach holiday! Patients with neurovascular diseases should be careful in the summer, since hyperinsolation and hyperthermia can provoke the development of a vascular crisis in them.

It should be borne in mind that the duration of therapeutic bathing without additional recommendations from the attending physician should not exceed 1 hour a day, and for people with diseases of the circulatory system - 30 minutes. Besides, Long-term water treatments are not recommended for children under 14 years of age.

The lake is surrounded by forest with an area of ​​33.9 hectares, protecting it from external influences - wind, dust and noise, and creating a unique microclimate around it. In winter, early spring, and also in the mornings on cold autumn days, the lake is covered with a light layer of steam. Steam plays an important role because it prevents the cooling of the water (plants that cover large areas of its territory also play a significant role in maintaining the warmth of the lake), so you can swim in the lake in winter.

The balneological properties and volume of Lake Heviz are such that he has no equal not only in Europe, but even throughout the world. The surface of the lake is 4.4 hectares, depth - 36.5 m.

The spring that feeds the lake produces 86 million liters of water per day, so the lake's water is completely renewed every 28 hours. The temperature of the lake in summer is 30-35 0C, in winter it does not drop below 22 0C. In the field of indications of Hévíz water, the treatment of rheumatic diseases occupies a predominant place.

Swimming in the healing waters of the lake and taking the Heviz course procedures are recommended in the following cases:

Indications:

  • rheumatic diseases of the musculoskeletal system,
  • chronic inflammation of the joints (except for periods of exacerbation),
  • spondyloarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis (Spondylarthritis ankylopoetica),
  • soft tissue rheumatism (myogelosis, tennis elbow, chronic tendovaginitis, etc.),
  • senile changes in joints and spine,
  • spondylosis,
  • spondyloarthrosis, spinal disc protrusion,
  • polyarthrosis,
  • posture disorders, functional disorders of the musculoskeletal system,
  • injuries, medical rehabilitation after orthopedic operations (implantation of joint prostheses, corrective ones, removal of vertebral hernia, etc.).

namely:

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system:

  • post-infectious and reactive arthropathy;
  • rheumatoid arthritis;
  • psoriatic arthropathy;
  • idiopathic gout;
  • arthrosis;
  • inflammatory lesions of periarticular soft tissues (tenosynovitis, synovitis, bursitis, epicondylitis, myositis);
  • scoliosis (I – II degrees);
  • osteocondritis of the spine;
  • ankylosing spondylitis (ankylosing spondylitis);
  • lesions of intervertebral discs;
  • condition after injuries and surgical treatment of the musculoskeletal system.

Diseases of the peripheral nervous system :

  • compression of nerve roots and plexuses due to intervertebral disc disorders;
  • dorsalgia (radiculopathy, cervicalgia, sciatica, lumbago);
  • neuralgia and neuritis, consequences of spinal cord injury, post-laminectomy syndrome (conditions after surgical treatment for herniated intervertebral discs).

Gynecological diseases:

  • inflammatory gynecological diseases with unchanged hormonal function;
  • menopause and menopause in women.

Diseases of ENT organs:

  • xp onic rhinitis;
  • chronic pharyngitis;
  • chronic tonsillitis;
  • chronic laryngitis.

Thermal water can be drunk at concomitant diseases of the digestive system :

  • Chronic gastritis and duodenitis;
  • chronic cholecystitis;
  • dyskinesia of the gallbladder and biliary tract;
  • irritable bowel syndrome.


The best hotels in the thermal resort of the island. Heviz:


Information about the mineral water drinking buffet inhotel"HELIOS"


Water in medicinal and wellness pools The hotel is served from its own healing spring. This is also where water is taken to carry out all the necessary balneological procedures, including medicinal drinking water. The National Committee for State Therapeutic Treatment and Medical Tourism assigned our balneological resort the category of a state health resort. In accordance with the main priority of Hévíz, qualified doctors, medical workers and specially trained staff ensure that therapeutic therapy is carried out at a high professional level.

Advantages of treatment in a balneological health resort:

  • swimming pool with healing water from its own healing spring,
  • balneotherapy, therapeutic procedures using the unique natural healing capabilities of Heviz,
  • highly qualified and professionally trained personnel.

The mineral water of the drinking buffet of the HELIOS hotel is natural hydrocarbonate-sulfate carbonic acid chloride-calcium-magnesium low-mineralized (up to 1 g/l), supplied directly from the well directly to the buffet. It should be noted that the buffet is not blocked, which creates an optimal opportunity for the natural circulation of water and the preservation of all its medicinal properties.

This water is very light, soft and, due to its low mineralization, is quickly absorbed and works effectively in the body. The composition of water is very diverse: bicarbonates, sulfates, calcium, magnesium, compounds of chlorine, iodine, fluorine and bromine, free carbon dioxide, dissolved oxygen.

It is necessary to note the uniqueness of this mineral spring, since it contains metasilicic acid, which promotes calcium metabolism, which is so important for diseases and the consequences of injuries to the musculoskeletal system, as well as for osteoporosis. The range of recommendations for the use of mineral water in the drinking buffet is varied, which is explained by its medicinal properties, thanks to the very proportional ratio of chemical elements. For the mechanism of action and effectiveness, water should be taken 2-3 times daily.

Dose from 150 ml. up to 300 ml., based on the diagnosis.

For diseases, consequences of injuries and operations of the musculoskeletal system including after endoprosthetics, as well as during osteoporosis It is recommended 3 times a day, 30-45 minutes before meals, 200-250 ml.

For diseases gastrointestinal tract (chronic gastritis, colitis, gastoduodenitis, etc.) 3 times a day, 30 minutes before meals, 150-200 ml.

Atonic colitis, chronic constipation - 45 minutes / 1 hour before meals, 250-300 ml, and for constipation, 150-200 ml. between meals (after 1.5-2 hours).

For chronic diseases liver, after Botkin's disease, biliary dyskinesia 2-3 times a day 15-20 minutes before meals, 200-250 ml.

For chronic diseases kidney, including for children 2 times per day 45 minutes / 1 hour before meals, 150-250 ml. , better before breakfast and lunch.

To improve nutrition heart muscle, with high blood pressure pressure, after a myocardial infarction, in case of heart rhythm disturbances (tachycardia, extrasystole, bradycardia) 2 times a day 30-45 minutes before meals, 200-250 ml. better before breakfast or lunch.

The mineral water of the drinking buffet gives rejuvenating effect, since it contains compounds of iodine, bromine, free carbon dioxide and dissolved oxygen. Take 3 times a day 45 minutes / 1 hour before meals, 200-250 ml.

At allergic states, including children It is recommended to take 150-200 ml 3 times a day 30-45 minutes before meals.

Contraindications for therapeutic procedures at the thermal lake Heviz:

  • infectious diseases (tuberculosis, hepatitis, etc.),
  • malignant tumors,
  • leukemia,
  • acute anemia,
  • anemia,
  • immune weakness,
  • thrombosis,
  • thrombophlebitis,
  • pulmonary asthma,
  • hyperfunction of the thyroid gland (Graves disease),
  • heart failure (atherosclerosis of the coronary vessels, valvular heart defects, myocardial diseases),
  • other acute inflammations,
  • pregnancy,
  • In case of myocardial infarction or surgery to implant an electric pacemaker (pacemaker), before prescribing the procedures, you must undergo an examination by a cardiologist.
  • uncompensated thyroid diseases,
  • hypothyroidism,
  • subcompensated diabetes mellitus;
  • unstable arterial hypertension;
  • circulatory failure;
  • previous myocardial infarction;
  • heart defects;
  • tendency to thrombosis;
  • hemophilia;
  • bronchial asthma with frequent attacks;
  • diseases of the hematopoietic organs;
  • leukopenia;
  • anemia;
  • skin diseases in the acute stage and with extensive damage to the skin;
  • the first six weeks after treatment with therapeutic x-rays, all stages of radiation sickness;
  • pregnancy at any stage and lactation period.


About the thermal lake

The healing properties of the lake, which was formed tens of thousands of years ago, were discovered by the Romans at the beginning of our era. But the history of Heviz as a medical resort dates back to 1795, when this territory came into the possession of Count Görgy Festetics. It was at this time that the construction of the first medical sanatorium began and the first brochures about the lake appeared.

You can get treatment on Lake Heviz even in winter thanks to the presence of winter baths based at the St. András Rheumatology Clinic

Today the town is full of medical institutions, hotels, dachas, and welcomes guests all year round. Thanks to the unique gifts of nature, healing capabilities and professional medical staff, improved over several generations, Heviz has become one of the world's recognized first-class healing places.

Due to the special microclimate of the thermal lake Heviz, as well as due to the specific chemical composition and temperature of the water, its the living world is unique. Some interesting species of flora and fauna in Hungary can only be found in open nature here.

These are various algae (mainly blue), sulfur bacteria, radiant fungi, and seaside reeds. The healing properties of the lake are mainly contributed by the microorganisms of water and sludge, or rather the products of their metabolism; in addition, the diverse microflora of the sludge secretes a weak antibiotic that kills pathogenic bacteria. The most beautiful representatives of the lake’s flora are these are water lilies.


Composition of thermal water, indications, contraindications

Thanks to the special composition of thermal water and the layer of peat mud in the riverbed, procedures on Lake Heviz are equally effective for both treatment and prevention of a wide range of diseases.

The basis of complex balneotherapy is medicinal thermal water and medicinal sludge, which combine the positive properties of substances such as carbon dioxide, sulfur, calcium, magnesium, hydrogen carbonate, as well as weak radon radiation

No recommendations It is recommended by the doctor to stay in the water no more than 30 minutes. In addition to therapeutic bathing, for chronic gastritis and insufficient gastric acidity, water is also recommended for drinking; a pump room is open on the clinic premises.

Procedures offered:

· Balneotherapy
(treatment with medicinal waters):
- swimming pool in the lake
- pools and baths
- mud therapy
- baths with carbon dioxide
- drinking treatment course

· Hydrotherapy
(a set of therapeutic procedures that use the mechanical properties of water - temperature, flow, buoyancy force)
- weight baths
- underwater jet massage

Mechanotherapy
- massage
- individual and group therapeutic exercises

· Electrotherapy
- galvanic treatment
- iontophoresis
- diadynamics
- selective frequency
- electrotherapy
- ultrasound treatment
- interference treatment

Hydroelectric treatment
- electric baths
- electric limb baths

Bath with suspension for spinal traction


The method of suspending a load under water was developed in Heviz by Dr. Moll Károly in 1953. Since then, the method has undergone several changes, and yet has saved tens of thousands of people from serious spinal surgery, and returned them painless and free movement.

A suspension bath is an underwater treatment method, the purpose of which is to move the vertebrae apart from each other, thereby stretching the spine. Under the influence of stretching, it becomes possible to restore the original, healthy state of the intervertebral discs.

A hanging bath is a completely painless procedure, since the buoyancy of the water allows the patient’s body to be brought into a relaxed state, and the weights very gently stretch the spine.

During the procedure, the patient “hangs” in a pool with a grip at the neck and/or under the arms while, depending on the condition of the disease, weights are attached to his waist and/or ankles. The weight of the cargo is usually 2-3-5 kg. The weight of the weights used in the procedure, as well as the location on the patient’s body, is determined by the doctor.

The duration of the procedure is usually 20 minutes

How to get to the thermal lake Heviz


Located 13 km from Heviz, in Sármellek, Hévíz-Balaton Airport receives flights from regular and private airlines from spring to autumn. Hotels and travel companies organizing the trip provide reception of arriving guests and their transfer to Heviz. For individual requests, the airport provides rental cars or buses or provides transportation to Heviz.

Guests arriving at Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport can take regular buses directly to the city of Hévíz, or travel companies provide reception for arriving guests.

Bus ride

Every day there are several regular bus services from Budapest to Heviz to Heviz or onwards via Heviz. Regular bus service connects Heviz not only with Budapest, but also with many major cities in the country. Several hundred buses pass through the bus station located next to Ozernaya Bathing Station every day. The current schedule can be viewed on the website www.volan.eu.

Traveling by train

Heviz does not have direct train connections with other cities. Guests can arrive to Heviz by bus from the two nearest train stations - from Keszthely or Balatonszentgyorgy.