In the footsteps of Łukasiewicz- Truskavets
Truskavets
Truskavets is a town in Ukraine in the Lviv region and a health resort located in the picturesque foothills of the Carpathians. It has about 29 thousand residents. Truskavets is famous for the bicarbonate-magnesium-calcium natural water "Naftusya". The health resort specializes in the treatment of various diseases including digestive tract, kidneys, urological diseases, metabolic disorders. The healing properties of some springs in Truskavets were known to the local population at the end of the 18th century. Currently, it is one of the most famous health resorts in the world.
The health resorts in Truskavets became a fashionable destination at the end of the 19th century. The rich came to this town, mainly from Lviv or the nearby centres of the oil industry Drohobych or Boryslav. It was also popular with people living in the capital of Poland. The patients spent their free time walking in the spa park as well as in Pomiarki, where there were crude oil and earth wax mines.
Trivia
The "Naftusya" mineral water obtained in Truskavets has a very specific taste and smell of crude oil. People who are tasting it for the first time find this flavour extremely unique.
During the interwar period, 286 villas, hotels and guest houses were built in Truskavets. Although being the youngest in Poland, soon Truskavets became a very fashionable health resort. It was awarded a gold medal for being the best health resort in Poland three times.
