Green Velo

The first mentions of the healing properties of sulphurous waters in Horyniec appeared in the 16th century, and they purportedly helped Queen Marysieńka to preserve her good health.

However, the development of the actual health resort only started in the 19th century, when the village was owned by the Poniński family. Aleksander Poniński ordered construction of the first primitive bathing facilities, and rebuilt the palace between 1905–1912. Several guesthouses were built during the interwar period, and a spring park was created around the sulphurous water springs. All the facilities were destroyed during World War II. The process of reconstruction began in the 1950s–1960s. In 1969, the palace of Poniński family, destroyed in the fire of 1946, was restored, and then adapted as the “Metalowiec” sanatorium, and the park was turned into green areas for the patients. In 1976, the town officially became a health resort. Currently three separate facilities operate in the town, as well as many guesthouses. The facilities offer a wide range of treatments, including therapeutic mud packs, using peloid mud from nearby Podemszczyzna – the main reason to come here in recent years, as the mud helps with various conditions.