There was another tourist highlight in the Carpathians six years ago which is called “Ungvarska font”. It is located in the Uzhgorod’s hotels. This is a huge iron boiler with mineral water, which is installed at 6 meters depth and is heated by firewood. There are stones at the bottom of the cauldron which are storing the heat.
It is said that such fonts were popular in Europe in the XIX century. And over time, they were looted and melted down. Uzhgorod was lucky one: the first owner was apparently an odd or, but the fact is remains: firstly the font was walled in the basement, and then was erected on the top of the building. The thickness of the walls was such that none of the adventurer was not being able to bulge the pot up. By the way, there is a mineral sources here.
People tell that in 1631, in the city's inventory of Uzhgorod was written about the availability of mineral sources. In 1876 under the Castle hill, on the right Bank of the small Uzh river, Hungarian couple Johann and Ilona Hartog have opened the baths "Leaven water", and later they has opened "Ungvarska font", where the Austrian engineers have found the source of the leaven of healing water which have been rich in silica and iron. More than half a century, here were treated by local habitants. But then the building was little used by their function. For its age the font, along with a hotel were survived the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Hungarian bourgeois Republic, the Czechoslovak Republic, the Hungarian monarchy, Soviet Union. Here were the headquarters of the hussars, and a factory producing pioneer ties. It is said that in Kazan they were painted.
The Zakarpattian businessman Ivan Voloshin was bought Uzhgorod textile and haberdashery factory for 12 thousand dollars in 2001. He knew that this place was a Ungvarskyi hotel, the entrepreneur was decided to rebuild it. It cost him more than 3 million dollars. And now we have the opportunity to improve health in ethnic hotels with the highest level of service. There are more information on the hotel website. And yet there is a great kitchen and well-trained staff.
And little more about the font. Firstly, to warm up the body you need to get in hot water with aromatic oils for 15 minutes. There is enough place in the vat for 4 people, you can lie down and talk about the eternal, because the scenery is fit for it. Next to the vat is arranged a considerable stone tub with cold mineral water. There dive after a hot vat. Of course, with a courage.
Now we know where to go on long weekends or holidays.