Hot springs are a natural manifestation of volcanic areas. In total, on the Kamchatka Peninsula, only the largest exits of thermal springs are about 150.
Twenty kilometers from the city of Yelizovo are wonderful baths. This place is located near the Pinachevsky field of hydrogen sulfide waters. A dispensary equipped with several hydrogen sulfide baths has been built here.
These sources were called Zelenovsky Lakes.
Kamchatka
In other regions of the country, hydrogen sulfide water is formed during the interaction of organic sediments with sulfur-containing rocks with the mandatory participation of biogenic factors. In the case of Kamchatka, such conditions of formation are absent. However, there is a widespread release of hydrogen sulfide of volcanic origin, but here the conditions for the formation of therapeutic sources are not very favorable. Today, only 4 groups of sources are known - the Pinachevsky, Ozernovsky, Sivuchinsky and Drankinsky, where, along with hydrogen sulfide in their waters, there are other components that are useful in treatment.
In the Paratunka River Valley, 3 groups of hot springs stand out. They come to the surface 70 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and represent the core of the Paratunsky recreational zone. In the village of the same name, which has turned into a large balneological resort, there are Nizhne-Paratunsky springs, in the vicinity of which recreation centers, guest houses and hotels are built.
Another of the most popular and affordable in Kamchatka are the keys located at Yelizovo - Zelenovsky Lakes. This place is also one of the most visited in Kamchatka. The therapeutic effect is mainly achieved due to the content of hydrogen sulfide and radon in the water.
Many Kamchatka springs are used by people for health improvement or just for pleasant spending time of rest. Relaxing in the water is an incomparable pleasure, especially in the winter season. And after taking such baths, the sensations become simply fantastic. Especially for the course of treatment, they rarely come to hot springs, however, plans for many tourist routes in the Kamchatka Territory include their visit.
More detailed information about these places is presented later in the article.
General information about the city of Yelizovo
The village is located on the banks of the river. Avachi, at a distance of 32 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (to the west). Date of origin - until 1848 as a rural settlement Staroostrozhnoe. The name Zavoyko began to carry the village in the period 1897-1923. The name was given in honor of V. S. Zavoyko (the famous governor of Kamchatka), in which in 1854 during the Peter and Paul Defense the attack of the landing of the Anglo-French squadron was successfully repelled. In 1923, the name of the town changed to Yelizovo, in honor of Georgy Matveevich Yelizov (commander of the partisan detachment), who died in 1922 in Kamchatka.
The city's attractions:
- Local Lore Museum.
- Museum of Nature, related to the Kronotsky State Natural Biosphere Reserve.
- Monuments to V. Lenin, G. Yelizov and memorial plaques.
Description of sources
For vacationers in the dispensary near Zelenovsky Lakes, special small bathtubs with different water temperatures (from cool to hot) are equipped. Having taken procedures in them, you can swim in the nearby lake, which is fed by the waters of the ice keys. For the convenience of vacationers, baths, locker rooms and a cafe are built at the baths.
It should be remembered that before taking procedures, it is absolutely necessary to remove jewelry made of silver, since in such water they darken very much. Local baths are recommended for children over three years of age.
About the benefits of sources
The waters of Zelenovsky Lakes favorably affect the body, improving metabolism and strengthening the immune system. Such baths are useful for the prevention of heart disease, they contribute to the healing of wounds and other skin lesions, as well as the removal of protein breakdown products from the body. Water procedures have analgesic, anti-inflammatory, absorbable and desensitizing effects.
Mineral sulfide baths are widely used by patients with gynecological diseases, as well as suffering problems with the musculoskeletal system. Procedures are also useful in the treatment of diseases of the nervous system, skin, and many others. other
Contraindications
Baths of Zelenovsky Lakes, as well as other hydrogen sulfide sources, are not useful for everyone. They are contraindicated in patients with any form and stage of kidney disease, as well as tuberculosis. You can not take procedures for those who suffer from diseases of the digestive organs (stage of incomplete remission and exacerbation) and respiratory organs (stage of remission), as well as with hypothyroidism and persistent hypotension.
Contraindications mainly concern those resorts where hydrogen sulfide waters have a concentration of more than 50 mg per liter. In any case, doctors at the dispensary prescribe the appropriate and correct course of treatment, depending on the patient’s health status.
Finally
How to get to Zelenovsky lakes? Today, a bus route is open for those who do not have personal vehicles, the next from the bus station 10 km Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to the village. Split. The bus runs 2 times a day on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. From the village you should drive or walk about 5 kilometers to the lakes. There is also a minibus that takes you directly to the recreation center "Zelenovsky Lakes," located at the sources.