One hundred and thirty kilometers from Vilnius, there is the oldest resort city in Lithuania – Druskininkai. This resort has an impressive size. Many people know about Druskininkai because of its mineral springs and healing mud. The air is this region in incredibly clean, and nature is perfect for a great vacation. Nowadays, the resort is developing actively, and the number of visitors becomes bigger every year. A recent opening of an aqua park made the city’s infrastructure even better. Are you searching for a place to spend a weekend and do something healthy? Then Druskininkai is the right choice. In 1793, the doctor of King Stanislaw Augustus proved that mineral springs in the Druskininkai region have healing power. After that, the settlement became a popular resort. However, the healing properties of local mineral springs were well-known much earlier, yet in the 17th century. Thanks to this natural “remedy”, a local farmer, Pranas Surutis, became famous as a healer. However, Druskininkai started developing actively as a resort only after Nilokai I had visited this area. The resort’s infrastructure changed drastically in the period between the two world wars. This is the time when new sanatoriums were built in Druskininkai. The scientific base of the new establishments developed as well. When the eastern part of Poland was added to the USSR at the end of the 30s of the 20th century, Druskininkai became a part of the Belarus SSR. However, after the
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