Description Palanga, Lithuania

Even in Soviet times, Palanga was one of nailyubimeyshih Baltic resorts, along with Latvia Jurmala. In Palanga your health care by nature: the saturated vapor of iodine breath of the sea, restorative scent of pines, gentle sunshine, mild maritime climate - all this is very useful for people who live in central Russia, and which is contraindicated in an abrupt change of climate. Arriving in Palanga, even for a couple of weeks, you grasped the magic healing properties of this resort. Lithuanians call Palanga its summer capital.

Palanga is situated along the shores of the Baltic Sea and occupies 25 km of the coast (including the settlement Šventoji attached to Palanga in 1973). Palanga is located 27 kilometers north of Klaipeda and 326 km north-west of Vilnius, less than 20 kilometers from the border with Latvia.

History of the city began in the tenth century, when Palanga became a reference point in the fight against the crusaders. In the 18 century, the city gained fame wealthy trading port, which has successfully competed with Klaipeda and Riga. Later, Palanga Lithuania became a favorite of fishermen, who had to mind is the "amber box overlooking the Baltic. It was so vividly you can transfer the name of the city with the Lithuanian language.

From ancient times to Palanga recommended to go to people who want to improve their health, suffering nevrestaniey, stomach disorders, women with gynecological diseases, and children who suffered from rickets, chronic catarrh, physically weak, and after frequent illnesses. In Palanga, people come after surgery to restore their bodies after severe mental disorders, as well as ordinary tourists seeking tranquility and peace.

In the Soviet period, the border of the resort expanded, grew a lot of departmental rest homes, sanatoria were built many institutions catering. For the needs of the resort was built airfield.

After the restoration of independence in Lithuania, the flow of visitors from the east has significantly decreased, but given the experience, sanatoriums Palanga been reconstructed to new market demands. The majority of health and other rehabilitative agencies to quickly set up new equipment for treatment and rehabilitation of patients, and is now successfully applying new techniques. Each year in Palanga built and updated, new hotels or other institutions providing services for the night.