We all have heard of the Nordic spas, and who has not dream
of going to one? and be pampered like the movie starts?
Pärnu is the summer capital of Estonia, with long sandy
beaches with shallow waters and lots of sun, many cafes and restaurants and
most important, the famous Nordic medical spas.
So, of course while in Pärnu I visited one of these spas,
after all, I have been told that that is what you do here.
There are many spas in the city; however, there is Spa
Tervis one block from the house where I am staying, so there I went.
These therapy treatments are cover by the insurance of the
people here, however, my insurance doesn’t cover for preventing medicine, so I
paid regular prices for all the treatments. There are packages treatments that
you can buy when you stay in their hotel; however, I am not staying there so I
paid everything a la carte.
First thing I needed to do was to have a physical exam and
then the Dr. recommends what type of therapy I would need.
I had my physical and I am very healthy so I was allowed to
take whatever treatment I wanted just to take them.
I also had my cholesterol and triglycerides check and a
dental checkup. I had to go to the hospital to get a pop smear and a mammogram.
Once the medical exams where done, I went for a haircut,
many/pedy (1 hr. ea.), a 1 hr. massage, a mud bath, and of course the sauna.
Mud baths are a cure for all; they are anti-inflammatory and
great for the skin. All I know it’s that couple hours after my bath I felt very
light. My legs, my body were light and days later I still felt light, so I
booked another bath for the day before I leave here.
As you lay in the warm mud you are supposed to relax,
however for the first few minutes all I did was giggle because it was such a
funny sensation, it was like being submerge in pudding.
They have Finnish sauna, Turkish sauna, salt sauna, infrared
sauna, and of course regular sauna and they are great, but I love saunas and I
go to them as much as I can.
This is just what I did, the spa offers: pools, exercise
classes, different types of massages and spa treatments, physiotherapy,
examinations, dentist, face treatments, body treatments, beauty salon… You name it and they
offer it.
Needless to say that every day there is at least 3 full buses of people coming from other countries just to this spa, I don’t know
about the other ones but I am guessing they are about the same.
The place is great and the people very nice and helpful,
even if they don’t speak much English and when they do it is very basic so you
need to figure out what they are trying to say.
I am enclosing the prices for all these treatments and
exams. Make sure you are seating down and do me a favor, once you read them:
close your mouth!
|
Treatment
|
€
|
$
|
|
|
Medical exam
|
16
|
21.38
|
|
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Cholesterol
|
27
|
36.07
|
|
|
Popsmear
|
22.67
|
30.29
|
|
|
Mammogram
|
26.34
|
35.19
|
|
|
Dentist
|
10
|
13.36
|
|
|
Total for Drs.
|
102.01
|
136.29
|
|
|
Hair cut many/pedy
|
77
|
102.87
|
|
|
Mud Therapy
|
13
|
17.37
|
|
|
13
|
17.37
|
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Massage
|
35
|
46.76
|
|
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Sauna
|
5
|
6.68
|
|
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5
|
6.68
|
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|
5
|
6.68
|
||
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Total for pampering
|
153
|
204.41
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
255.01
|
340.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
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At these prices I would like to have done everything they
offer, but I didn't, I behave and I am very happy with everything I was able to
do.
Really, I felt great. It is nice to pamper oneself once in a
while, besides it have been couple years since I had a medical checkup so I was
due for one.
Next time I need some pampering I know where to go.
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