Hot springs have been valued since antiquity. The ancient Greeks deified them. And the Romans even built their settlements near the place where a hot spring beat out of the ground. After all, life without terms, in their opinion, was unbearable. Even now, soaking in hot water is considered the height of bliss. That is why Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic, Bormio and Albano Terme in Italy, swimming pools in Hungary and Iceland are so popular among tourists.
In addition to relaxing and strengthening the body, such hot springs treat various diseases. After all, the level of water mineralization in them is quite high.
Siberians don't need to travel to Western Europe to indulge in such hot pools. After all, they have their own thermal springs. Avan (Tyumen) is one of them, and we will devote our article to him. It should be said that this is not the only hot spring near the city. But it is the most comfortable for swimming and healing, since the Avan recreation center operates on the basis of the well.
How to get there
Sosnovy Bor, Wild, Yar are hot springs that Tyumen is rightly proud of. The Avan spring is not the closest, but not the most distant from the city. It is separated from Tyumen by 20 km. Therefore, the recreation center "Avan" like to visit the townspeople at any time of the year, but especially in winter, when severe Siberian frosts crack. After all, the temperature contrast between cold air, snowdrifts and hot water is a kind of exotic that you will not find in Italy or Hungary.
The Avan thermal spring and the recreation center of the same name are located in the village of Kamenka at the address: Mira Street, 4, building 2. If you are traveling by car, you should get out of Tyumen along the Irbitsky tract. There are regular buses to the village of Kamenka. You can take a minibus to the ring at Roschino airport. There, stand on the road to Kamenka and Irbit and wait for the minibus following in this direction. Before reaching the village, on the highway you will see a sign pointing to the recreation center "Avan".
When is the best time to go to hot springs (Tyumen)
"Avan" reviews are very praised. But for greater comfort, this place is recommended to visit on weekdays. Many residents of the city prefer to spend their weekends in this comfortable country club. Indeed, there, in addition to the hot pools themselves, there is a spa area with baths, a hotel, a lake, glazed gazebos with barbecue facilities and other infrastructure that allows you to spend Saturday and Sunday fun and richly.
Lucky for those who live in the city of Tyumen. Source Avanalso popular with residents of Yekaterinburg, Perm and other Russian cities. Sometimes 3-4 buses with tourists arrive at the same time. In this regard, swimming in the pools is not as comfortable as on weekdays.
Of course, the hot spring is open all year round. But a winter dive into the Avan spring (Tyumen) will be much more exotic. Photos of soaring water against the backdrop of snowdrifts will be amazing.
Indications
Hot water from a well fills three pools. On average, it has a maximum temperature of +450С in small and large, and a little cooler in swimming. But high mineralization of water remains everywhere - up to 75 g / l. He alth bathing in these hot pools is indicated for people who suffer from joint diseases, gout, pathologies of the musculoskeletal system and nervous disorders.
Mineral water can even be drunk. It has a positive effect on the urinary, reproductive systems of women and on the digestive organs. Those people who have cardiovascular diseases can also enjoy swimming, but in a cooler (larger) swimming pool. These reservoirs are equipped with special nozzles that provide hydromassage. The pressure of water breaks calcium plaques, helps blood circulate throughout the body. For this alone it is worth coming to Tyumen. The Avan spring is rich in sodium chlorides, iodine and bromine.
Recreational infrastructure
We have already mentioned water cannons andunderwater hydromassage nozzles, which are equipped with two tanks. For children there is a small pool with a waterfall and a geyser. Access to the springs is directly from the heated room, where there are changing rooms with individual lockers. Also there are two Finnish saunas, a Turkish bath hammam and a cedar individual capsule, in the steam of which an extract from the antlers of the Altai moral is added. On the territory of the country club there is a hotel with 15 rooms (they are located on the 3rd floor of the building), 4 wooden glazed gazebos with barbecue facilities, a relaxation room, a restaurant, a bar, a hookah lounge. Not far from the club there is a lake where swans swim in the warm season.
Tyumen, source Avan: prices
Coming on weekdays is also beneficial because these days are the lowest cost of visits. The price for an adult will then be only 500 rubles, while on weekends it rises to 700. Children under 10 years old are free. Renting a gazebo for two hours costs 500 rubles, and visiting a sauna or bath for 30 minutes costs 250 rubles. Accommodation in a hotel is expensive: a double room costs almost 6 thousand rubles. But this price includes breakfast for two people and use of gazebos.
