Indication
Rheumatic inflammatory disorders (rheumatic arthritis, Mb. Bechterew; rheumatism of soft tissues, fibrositis, fibromyalgy),
degenerative non-inflammatory rheumatic disorders (attrition, metabolic arthropathies – gouty arthritis, premature aging of the musculoskeletal system),
neural disorders (sciatica, CB - syndrome, paralysis of nerves, disorders of the appearance and body statics),
orthopedic disorders (scoliosis, spine deformations, post-surgery and post-traumatic disorders of the musculoskeletal system)
Location
Piestany lies 80 km from Bratislava, 150 km from Vienna, 340 km from Prague and the town is easily accessible by road and train.The local airport is able to accommodate smaller aircraft.
Activities
Golf
Tennis
Water sports (canoeing, yachting, sailing, boating)
Fishing
Water skiing
Tandem parachute jumping
Squash
Hiking and walking
Bicycle tourism
Winter stadium (available for public for ice skating)
Skiing (Ski centre Bezovec)
Bowling
Highlights
Boat ride (in summer)
Nearby castle ruins of Tematín, Beckov and Čachtice
The Slovak “Rome”, the towns of Trnava as well as Nitra - beautiful sacral architecture
Trenčín - with its stunning castle built on a tall rock
Unique gothic monuments are the towns of Kežmarok, Levoča and Spišský Castle, which is the largest in central Europe.
History
The Spa history is closely tied with the town history. The first reliable note about Pieštany as spa town dates back to 1549.In 1682 the Emperor Leopold I took Pieštany and village Banka under his protection following a request from the Hlohovec manor owners.
The Pieštany Spa natural healing base are: the gypsum-sulphur thermal water with temperature 67 – 69 °C (applied in forms of baths in pools and bath-tubs) and healing sulphur mud (applied in forms of partial or whole-body packs).
The Spa concentrates in treatment of locomotive apparatus illnesses. Pieštany Spa belongs to the most important European spas of its kind and is well known all over the world.