Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia

Vrnjačka Banja spa is located in central Serbia, 200 km south of Belgrade. It rests on the slopes of Goč mountain and in the valleys of the Vrnjačka and Lipovačka rivers. Vrnjačka Banja is between 220 and 300 m above sea-level, depending on the part of the town, which can be reached by taking the main Belgrade-Kraljevo road and the Belgrade-Niš-Skopje highway via Pojate.

Vrnjačka Banja has a moderate continental climate, with moderately warm summers (the average temperature is 20°C) and moderately cold winters (average temperature 0.8°C). Shielded by Goč mountain (in the south, east and west) and the Gledić mountain range (in the north), a great number of days are wind-free annually – around 170.

Vrnjačka Banja has seven mineral springs, four of which are used in spa therapies. The Topla Voda spring, which is unique because it is the same temperature as the human body (36.5°C), is of the carbonic acid homeothermic type and is used for drinking and bathing. The cold mineral springs, Snežnik (17°C), Jezero (27°C) and Slatina (14°C), are of the alkaline-earth type.

Treatment is performed in the Merkur Specialised Treatment and Rehabilitation Hospital which has the latest medical equipment for diagnosis, prevention and treatment and specialist doctor supervision. Patient nutrition is in line with modern dietary principles and besides basic diet types, individual dietary programmes are also catered for.

The following are treated at Vrnjačka Banja:

• diabetes
• post-jaundice recovery
• diseases of the gallbladder and bile ducts
• pancreatic diseases
• gastric and duodenal ulcers
• non-infectious conditions of the small and large intestines
• gastrointestinal conditions
• recovery after surgical removal of the gallbladder
• conditions post resection of the oesophagus, gallbladder and intestines
• chronic gynaecological conditions and infertility
• infections of the renal pelvis, bladder and urinary tract
• urinary tract stones

The special treatment programmes are:

• Linea – treatment of obesity with modern medical principles under the supervision of endocrinologists
• Quick Diagnosis – a five-day health status check-up done by a team of qualified subspecialists and specialists, using the latest diagnostic techniques.
• Diabetes School – during treatment, diabetics and members of their family learn about the nature of the condition, adequate ways of treating it, nutrition, self-management of the condition and ways of delaying the onset of complications.