Category: SPA resorts

Velingrad

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Velingrad is located 130 km from Sofia, and 80 km from Plovdiv in the western part of the Rhodope mountain. Beautiful nature and deposits of mineral waters make Velingrad one of the leading balneology resorts in the Balkans. Velingrad was established in 1948 upon the merging of three settlements – Kamenitsa, Ladzhene and Chepino. The Chepino region became a part of the Bulgarian state as early as the First Bulgarian Empire. The Tsepina Fortress, and also the entire region fell under the Ottoman power in 1371 – 1373. The Tsepina…

Balneology, SPA and Wellness in Bulgaria

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The healing power of mineral springs has been recognized since the time of the Thracians, who were renowned as healers. “The Holy Springs of Thrace” were famous throughout the Roman Empire. Few countries in Europe can rival Bulgaria’s spa, balneological and wellness tourism, with its abundance and diversity of thermal mineral waters and curative mud deposits. There are more than 550 known sources with 1,600 springs that have a total capacity of 4,900 per second. Predominant are waters with low mineral content – 66.7% of the springs, as opposed to…

Balneology, SPA and Wellness

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The healing power of mineral springs has been recognized since the time of the Thracians, who were renowned as healers. “The Holy Springs of Thrace” were famous throughout the Roman Empire. Few countries in Europe can rival Bulgaria’s spa, balneological and wellness tourism, with its abundance and diversity of thermal mineral waters and curative mud deposits. There are more than 550 known sources with 1,600 springs that have a total capacity of 4,900 per second. Predominant are waters with low mineral content – 66.7% of the springs, as opposed to…