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Egerszalók

We preach water and drink wine

Some people, who visited Egerszalók, years ago, remem- bonate with a signifi cant amount of silicic acid, and sulphide

ber that they bathed in small pools created by the sinking fl uoride. The water, belonging to the sulphurous mineral
thermal water on the Salt Hills of Egerszalók. Th ese rudi- waters, has a slightly acidic nature, and offers the possibility

mentary pools are still remembered with much pleasure. In of longer bathing, as it does not dissolve the acid mantle of
1961 the engineers had hoped for oil, but instead, 68 degree the skin. It is recommended in the case of arteriosclerosis,
Celsius hot mineral-rich thermal water emerged from the articular and rheumatic ailments, and for the rehabilitation
well instead. of injuries due to accidents and musculoskeletal operations.

This heroic age carries exciting and beautiful memories for Using the water as a drinking cure, it is great for creating
us. It was a long process from the small circular pools creat- body weight equilibrium or mitigating the symptoms of
ed by the cooperatives, to the worthily popular bathhouse of biliary disease and gastric acid.

today. The area near the Salt Hills of Egerszalók received In 2017 one of the sites of Egerszalók, the cave houses will

the “healing place” qualification in October 2016 under the be renewed and extended. The area under the protection

name of Healing Valley of Egerszalók. On the area of the of the village are waiting for the visitors with a 3D cinema,
healing place, two wells spout water, their names: Vendel additional cave houses, artist’s workshops, open air theatre,
and Mária. fable cave, and a communal reception building.

Vendel is the first well and it has supplied the hill for more

than a half century. The mineral salt in its water creates
unique shapes. Blindingly white shapes resembling main
columns in a constant steam. There are only two similar

sites in the world, in Turkey and in North America. Th e ex-
perts call it lime-tuff cone, but the local people call it salt hill.

The second well, christened as Mária, began operation in

1987. Its water was qualified as healing water in 1992. Th is
water fills the Saliris Healing Spa and Nostalgia Spa situated

at the healing site.

The healing water of Egerszalók

The water is rich with calcium, magnesium, sodium, bicar-
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