In Belarus, tourists are always welcomed with special warmth and joy, who, it must be said, come here very, very willingly. And this is not surprising. In every corner of this country, travelers can see not only historical and cultural monuments, but also bewitching landscapes of the surrounding nature.
City Salihorsk
Of course, the main flow of tourists goes to the capital of Belarus - Minsk. Salihorsk is a small town in the south of the Minsk region, it is also quite popular. Tourists are not even stopped by the fact that this settlement will turn sixty years old this year, so there is no need to talk about any ancient historical values. The distance from Minsk to Salihorsk is 137 kilometers. The city was founded in 1958. It was at this time in this area that huge deposits of potash salts were discovered. First, a processing plant was built, and then the city of Soligorsk was erected. Initially, the inhabitants of this settlement were employees of the enterprise.
Salihorsk is also called the Belarusian mining capital. The city is connected by bus with almost all major settlements of the country. You can also get to Salihorsk by train or train. Every day, trains run through the city in the direction of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
The climate here is temperate continental. In Salihorsk, not hot, but rather humid summers; winters are cold but mild. Despite the rather poor history, there are places that tourists should definitely see. First of all, Salihorsk is famous for its mines and artificial salt mountains. Anyone can visit them.
Sanatorium "Green Forest" in Salihorsk
This wellness center is located on the territory of the Soligorsk district in the Minsk region. It is surrounded by dense pine forest. The city of Salihorsk is only nine kilometers away. The capital of Belarus is 130 km away. Sanatorium "Zeleny Bor" in Soligorsk is a branch of the Republican Speleotherapy Hospital. It was founded in 2013. According to the results of certification, this recreation complex is assigned the first category. The area of the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium is about 11 hectares. It is completely fenced and guarded. The territory is watched around the clock by video surveillance cameras.
How to get there
Health complex "Zeleniy Bor" is located at the address: Republic of Belarus, 223730, Minsk region, Salihorsky district, Listopadovichi village. By public transport to the rehabilitation center from Minsk you can get to Salihorsk from the Central bus station. A daily shuttle bus and minibus leave from here. The departure time must be found in advance. In addition, private shuttle buses leave every hour from Bobruisk Street (a stop opposite the station square).
By personal transport, you need to go to the Zeleniy Bor health-improving complex from Minsk along the P23 highway in the direction of Mikashevichi to the intersection with the P55 highway. Bypassing the village of Radkovo, you should turn to Starodvortsi until the road junction. After driving about ten kilometers, follow the signpost to the left to the village of Listopadovichi. After a kilometer there will be a sign for a wellness center. Detailed information on how to get to the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium in Salihorsk can be found on the official website.
Description
The rehabilitation center is located in the Soligorsk district in a pine forest. Five dormitory buildings and an educational and health complex have been built on its territory. In the administrative building there is a dining room, library, assembly hall, music lounge.
The Zeleniy Bor sanatorium in Soligorsk accepts children from six to eighteen years old for treatment. There is a comprehensive school in the center, so children can come here year-round. Speleotherapy is provided for children aged ten to eighteen. It is carried out at a depth of 420 meters in a specially equipped underground compartment. Smaller children - up to ten years old - take speleotherapy in halocommunas in the treatment unit.
The territory of the sanatorium is fully landscaped. Benches are placed everywhere, brick buildings are painted in different colors.
The Zeleniy Bor sanatorium (Salihorsk) is located twelve kilometers from the city railway station. Nearby there is a cafe, post office, currency exchange, a grocery store.
Housing stock
On the territory of the rehabilitation and rehabilitation complex there are five residential two-story buildings. At the same time, "Green Bor" can take up to two hundred children. In total in the housing stock of the health resort there are 240 beds.
The rooms are well-repaired, have all the necessary furniture, a fan. Shower, toilet, TV, fridge - on the floor.
The cost of the ticket includes accommodation and meals on a custom-made menu, as well as the use of part of the sanatorium's infrastructure and some recreational activities.
Nutrition
The dining room of the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium is located on the ground floor of the administrative building. Diet food is offered. Children take food in two shifts. The menu is developed in accordance with the average daily nutrition per patient, which are valid in all public health facilities in the Republic of Belarus. They prepare food for vacationers in the catering area using modern technological equipment. Highly skilled chefs work in the kitchen.
Meals at the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium (Salihorsk), judging by the reviews, are quite good. Every day in the diet of children there are always fresh fruits and juices, vegetables, sour-milk products, bottled drinking water. When a child has a food allergy, he replaces the prohibited product individually.
Free infrastructure
The cost of a ticket to the Zeleniy Bor rehabilitation center includes a visit to the library, which presents about three thousand books, a 24-meter swimming pool, a cinema hall, and a gym. Children can play for free in the children's room or on the playground, accompanied by the teacher, and watch TV. Every day, fun activities are organized at the dance floor, including competitions or discos. If desired, children can play table tennis.
Within walking distance from the sanatorium is the Salihorsk reservoir, where you can fish. Adults have free use of the outdoor parking and ironing room.
Paid infrastructure
You must pay for connecting to the Internet at the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium (Salihorsk). A payphone is available at an additional cost. Paid are also visits to the sauna and excursions.
Leisure and education
Cultural and leisure work in the rehabilitation center is carried out throughout the year. Here for children entertainment events are organized and holidays are celebrated, children can participate in creative contests and music concerts. Children also take an active part in the process of making souvenirs for the holidays. Theatrical performances and theatrical games are held with their participation.
Since children come to the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium in Soligorsk for treatment all year round, a comprehensive school operates in the complex, where children are taught according to the current program in the country. Teachers in their work use not only various teaching methods and methods, but also use technical means and didactic material, choosing an individual approach to each student.
A complex of physiotherapy procedures are also carried out with children. Cultural events and sports events have been specially developed for them. Fans of outdoor activities can spend time on playgrounds, doing volleyball, basketball, badminton, football, table tennis.
Patient Requirements
Children are admitted to the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium in Soligorsk only after providing extracts from medical documents on their health status in the prescribed form. Each child should be vaccinated in accordance with their age and taking into account the epidemiological situation at the place of residence. In addition, children should not have any contraindications.
Medical base
Judging by the reviews, many parents are pleased with the stay of their children in the sanatorium "Green Forest" (Salihorsk). Living conditions, food - everything is at a fairly high level. But the main factor because of which parents send their children here is an excellent diagnostic and treatment base. The medical equipment is the most modern. And climatotherapy, used for therapeutic purposes, is carried out at the highest level.
In the sanatorium "Green Bor" (Salihorsk), light, water, heat and electrotherapy are performed, massages, inhalations are performed, gallotherapy, exercise therapy are performed.
Using magnetotherapy, they treat bronchitis and asthma, scoliosis, gastritis, various injuries, and radiculitis. Electrosleep is prescribed for children with bronchial asthma, vegetative-vascular dystonia, nocturnal enuresis, and obsessive movement syndrome.
The branch also treats allergic rhinitis, biliary dyskinesia, hypertension, scoliosis, gastritis. Ultrasonic therapy and drug electrophoresis are widely used here, especially in case of bronchitis and bronchial asthma, and courses of amplipulse, diadynamic and laser therapy are also prescribed.
Underground department of the sanatorium
The rehabilitation center in Soligorsk is a children's department, a branch of the Republican hospital, specializing in speleotherapy. In the "Green Forest" there is the possibility of speleotherapy for children aged 10-18 years. The procedures are carried out in an underground department located at a depth of several hundred meters. The speleological block is a large complex of mine workings.
Children are lowered into the underground department, for which they form organized groups, accompanied by specially trained medical workers. The group must include educators and one mountain master.
According to current standards, the time spent by children in the underground department is also determined. The descent is scheduled for nine in the morning, and the rise is at noon. Underground children are invited to engage in breathing exercises, sports classes and games are organized for them - tennis, badminton, volleyball, as well as intellectual and cognitive entertainment.
Paid medical services
Pediatricians, ultrasound diagnostics doctors and a physiotherapist work at the rehabilitation center in Soligorsk. The price of the permit does not include the following paid medical services: therapeutic pearl bath, paraffin-ozokerite application, Charcot's shower, light therapy and ultrasound therapy.
Additional Information
When arriving with them, children need to have personal hygiene items, a mug, a spoon, a bath towel, a tracksuit, slippers, two pairs of shoes and a thin hat worn under a helmet during the descent into the mine.
During the entire period the child is in the children's sanatorium, he must comply with the established regime. It is forbidden to leave the territory of the "Green Forest". You can go out of the gate only accompanied by parents or employees of the health resort. Children can use mobile phones only during the hours allotted for this purpose.
Reviews
Opinions about this rehabilitation center vary. Some believe that it is high time to make major repairs at the Zeleniy Bor sanatorium, while others believe that the living conditions here are pretty tolerable. The only factor regarding which the opinions of almost all parents coincide is the successful location of the Zeleniy Bor rehabilitation center in Salihorsk. Reviews about the sanatorium indicate that quite tasty and satisfying meals are offered here. The territory of the rehabilitation center is landscaped. Conveniently, through the indoor passage you can enter the treatment unit.
The air here is truly wonderful. Judging by the reviews, during their stay in the sanatorium no one had problems with sleep. Many speak highly about the effect of speleotherapy. Children begin to breathe much easier after two or three procedures underground. The average rating of the sanatorium is four.