Main treatment areas
heart and rheumatic diseases, orthopaedic and posttraumatic disorders.
Available therapy
physiotherapy centre.
Natural therapeutic resources
therapeutic mud, mineral water.
Location
Augustów is a charming tourist destination, located where the river Netta flows into Lake Necko, surrounded by a 40 km belt of pine and spruce forests. The town gained the status of a spa a few years ago thanks to its climatic qualities, dynamically developing treatment services, and therapeutic-mud deposits.
Treatment facilities
spa sanatoriums and holiday centres with 380 beds.
Attractions and cultural events
flea markets, folk festivals, art exhibitions, jazz-blues concerts.
Tourism and sports
The greatest tourist attraction is Augustowski Canal – a historical (1823-1839) complex of 14 locks and navigable waters about 80 km long. This picturesque route can be travelled on one of the cruise boats or in a canoe. Many yachting regattas are held around Augustów in summer, and in winter there is an ice-boat school and ice-boat races. In the town itself, it is worth visiting the Augustowski Canal Museum and the Regional Museum. Wigierski National Park is just 30 km away, which includes numerous lakes, a beaver and cormorant refuge, and the buildings of the former Camaldolite monastery on the peninsula, which today houses a well-known holiday centre. The canoe route down the river Czarna Hańcza starts nearby – this is the most picturesque water route in Poland.
Hotels
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