Gorychinsk

The village of Gorychinsk is located 171 kms far from the city of Ulan-Ude on the Barguzinsky highway in the eastern coast of lake Baikal.

The first on Baikal balneological resort of Buryatia is located here. The resort was founded in 1751,( that is 52 years earlier before the resort "the Caucasian mineral waters” was opened), on the basis of nitrogen-siliceous thermal source, with temperature +54 °С and sapropelic muds.

The research of these places was conducted by E. Laksman and originally the resort was called “The Turkinsky resort”. The first balneology hospital was constructed here in 1830.

Near the village there is a shallow bay with comfortable sandy beaches. The village is surrounded with coniferous forests. There is a special microclimate, a bit warmer in winter and cool in summer, average air temperature in February - 18,8 ', in August + 13,5 ', winds are weak and not frequent, the amount of precipitations is not large (355 mm). All theses factors create favourable conditions for rest.

The village develops as one of the centres of tourism of Pribaykalye. The sanatorium "Goryachinsk” functions here, some objects of accommodation of tourists either work or are built and there are some guest houses. One can find here shops and a post-office. Their arrangement is denoted on the scheme.

The basic natural medical factor of the resort is thermal nitric sulphatic natrium water with high contents of silicon acid. They help to treat the diseases of organs of movement and cardiovascular and nervous systems, skin and gynaecologic illnesses. The territory of sanatorium has a pond with warm water in which very large crucians are found.