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Mineral water route

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Briefly about the route

1.5 h.

3.5 km

Objects: 12

Road surface

100%

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Buvette - a building on a mineral spring, from which splashing natural mineral water is taken.

Natural mineral water can only be called naturally occurring groundwater, which has a natural purity. It is formed in an uncontaminated environment, a pollution-protected groundwater body. Mineral water is extracted from one or more natural or artificial sources.

Source of Sofia

mineral water

The source of Sofia, located next to Vytautas Mineral SPA, was discovered in the depths of Birštonas lands in 1960, and its water connects up to 70 different elements of minerals. This source can be compared with its Dead Sea water, which is the elixir of health, youth, and vitality created by nature itself. Mineral water extracted in Birštonas since 1924, known today as Vytautas, received this name in honor of Vytautas the Great, commemorating the 500th anniversary of Death. Vytautas Mineral SPA, a source known as "Sofia", is called to maintain the continuity of history - Sofia was a lonely daughter of Vytautas...

10 min.

< 10 min.

1.2 km

Water carriers

mineral water

Pan "Water Carriers" ceramics, sculptor Benediktas Bražiūnas, 1986 Pano is exhibited at the Eglė Sanatorium budget .

< 10 min.

Pump-room

mineral water

You can taste natural mineral water "Birutė" in the bivouette.

< 10 min.

"Druskupis" mineral water evaporation facility

mineral water

The only one of its kind in Lithuania is the mineral water evaporation structure "Druskupis" in Biršton, where you can enjoy the particularly healthy "sea effect" air. People living in the resort and visiting guests of the city can try inhalations in the open air, strengthen health and strengthen the body with light therapy. In the park of Vytautas Jurgis Meška, in an open mineral water evaporation tower-pavilion of original architecture with a mineral water fountain and salt gallery, the mineral water flowing through the walls of the evaporator, under the influence of the sun and wind, spontaneously...

< 10 min.

170 m

Gintaras Mineral Water

mineral water

Gintaras mineral water helps in cases of chronic gastritis, low gastric acidity, gastric and duodenal ulcer (remission), chronic inflammatory bowel disease, chronic constipation, chronic gallbladder and bile duct inflammation, some of the ureteral disorders, kidney stones (during the postoperative period), metabolic disorders and diabetes (benign form). Therapeutic effects of mineral water Regulates gastric acid production, increases metabolism, reduces smooth muscle tone and has secretion-inducing and anti-inflammatory effects, among other benefits. Mineral water consumption guidelines We recommended drinking from 100 to...

< 10 min.

1.3 km

Birštonas whale

sculptures

Birštonas whale can be seen before arriving at the resort - it is depicted on the city's coat of arms. Why? Known for centuries as a royal resting place, the city with a never-conquered castle, the residents decided that the best symbol is a mystical aquatic animal, reminiscent of a concrete sculpture of a whale found underwater in the Nemunas River and the stories of local fishermen about the giant catfish they caught. Let's start the story from the beginning. In the interwar period, on the bank of the Nemunas, there was Victoria's spring, covered with a canopy. in 1922 at the idea of the writer Juoz...

< 10 min.

< 1 min.

75 m

Mineral water pavilion „Birutės Villa“

mineral water

In Vytautas Park, right next to the Nemunas embankment, you will see a white one-storey building with large windows. Come in at any time of the year. Sun loungers with fountains around the saltwater pool await holidaymakers. When you lie down, you can breathe calmly and deeply in the salty air watching the sky through the glass roof or the changing colors of the "waterfall". It is free of charge. Doctors claim that the natural mineral water evaporating in Birutė's villa is especially useful for patients with respiratory diseases or who want to prevent them, it has a positive effect on the skin, which contains...

10 min.

< 1 min.

75 m

Yellow pump-room

mineral water

From afar, the bright mineral water fountain not only decorates the misty park, but also invites you to refresh yourself with mineral water. Just don't forget to bring a cup with you! In the fourth of the 20th century built bivouette of representative architecture (from the French language - a house above a spring) reminds us that the mineral water springs are the most valuable in this resort. Already in the 19th century at the end, the springs in Biršton began to be covered with various canopies. Withstanding the Second World War and the ups and downs of the resort during the changing eras, this bivouette remains one of...

< 10 min.

< 1 min.

34 m

Sring "Birutė"

mineral water

Right next to Kurhaus, you can see a great example of small resort architecture visited by a few tourists - a white, beautiful classical form of the Birutė spring building, decorated with a blacksmith's metal fence. In warm weather, water flows from the mouth of a mythical creature. This place is perfect for lovers of personalities and photo shoots, because it is convenient to line the stairs around the source, and the building of the source itself is great decoration. Therefore, even today you can find many photos from the interwar period, in which elegant ladies and gentlemen pose against the background of the source. The...

< 10 min.

Kneipp Garden

mineral water

"Water cures everything, water works wonders, prevention is better than cure" is a unique health philosophy that was developed in the 19th century. was created and perfected by the German clergyman Sebastianas Kneipas and is managed in the Birštonas resort. Wellness according to Sebastian Kneip strengthens the whole organism, strengthens the body and soul, strengthens the immune system. Holistic health improvement according to Sebastian Kneip is based on a system of 5 elements: water therapy, movement therapy, herbal therapy, harmony therapy, healthy diet. According to Kneipp's recommendations, a Kneipp garden...

10 min.

< 1 min.

97 m

Birštonas Tourism Information Center

architecture

Not many people know that Birštonas mineral water resort was a private town until the restoration of independence. What’s even more interesting is that written records of the resort date back to the 14th century when a fortified wooden castle was mentioned in the New Prussian Chronicle by Vygandas Marburgietis (Wigand of Marburg). In 1382, the Grand Master of the Order of the Teutonic Knights was informed that a homestead was founded by the salty water (near the Nemunas river). It happened almost 500 years before the location was granted official status as a resort! The small town began to be known as an oasis of rest...

10 min.

< 10 min.

280 m

Mineral water "Versmė"

mineral water

Natural, real, unsaturated carbonated (non-carbonated) mineral water "Versme" can be tasted for free at the sanatorium "Versmė". Ingredients: sodium-calcium chloride water. Total mineralization: 3.5-5.5 g / dm3. In fact, the locals do not call this biuvet. It is "Versm" because it flows from the 270 m deep "Verser's" well. Gray brick building, richly decorated with marble, brass décor and window glass with stained glass, built in 1975. together with the entire sanatorium complex "Versmė". Next to Versminės is one of the most famous fountains of Birštonas with...

< 10 min.

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