Παρασκευή 12 Ιουλίου 2013

Thermal spring sources and spas in FYROM: Katlanovo Spa

Katlanovo Spa is one of the most popular spa centres in the country. It is located in the lower flow of the Pchinja river. It is located 25 kilometres south-east from Skopje, near the village of Katlanovo. The Spa center is easily accessible from several roads and it is only 4 kilometers away from the Airport. It can be reached by the Skopje–Veles highway, which is only 2 kilometers away from the spa.
The Katlanovo Spa is built upon the place where the healthy spa waters offered joys to the ancient Romans, Byzantines, Turkish nobilities.
Katlanovo Spa belongs to the highest rank of daily spa centers with its high-tech equipment and highly sophisticated cosmetics, top massage, face and body treatments, all medically approved and done under the supervision of medical experts.  What is unique about the spa is the water that abounds with minerals and has healing powers and magical influence on humans’ health. The waters in Katlanovo spa center heal: chronic joint and muscle rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica, bone pains, tuberculosis, anemia, pain caused by injuries, fractures, paralysis, diseases of female genitals, impotence, insomnia, kidney stone, infertility, diabetes, chronic bronchitis. After the earthquake from 1963 the guests are received in the new built hotel on the right shore of the Pchinja river, near the place where are still remains of the Turkish amam.
The location is also unique – here the Mediterranean climate from south meets the moderate continental climate from north.
The thermo - mineral sources appear in lines that are large in scale. A crack extends along the Banjski Rid itself and is noticeable in the length of about 350 m. The ground where the hotel facilities are built consist argiloshosti and the Banjski Rid of layered limestone. In the vicinity of the spa there are various hot and cold mineral springs, while the spa is supplied with water by a hole that gives 1,5 l / sec, with a water temperature of 40°C. The water contains the most sodium, calcium, chlorine, sulfur and hydrocarbons. In the spa are successfully treated many types of rheumatic diseases, diseases of the reproductive organs, the kidneys and urinary tract, nerves, skin and respiratory diseases. The spa was intensively used by the Romans, then by the Turks. The first hotel with 156 beds was built in 1934. Today in the spa there are three hotels and several resorts with a total capacity of 450 beds. In Katlanovo spa are staying about 10,000 visitors per year. In the period after 2008, the spa facilities were renovated and today it is one of the most modern and the best-equipped spas and spa centers in FYROM.

CONTACT INFO
Katlanovo Spa
Address: 
Katlanovo village, 1000 Skopje
Tel: +389 2 25 81 002
Fax: +389 2 25 81 032
Web: http://www.katlanovskaspa.com
E-mail: katlanovskaspa@katlanovskaspa.com


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