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Balneo Complex Aquatonik *****
Bulgaria, Velingrad
The hotel „AquatoniK” is situated in Velingrad, which is said to be the
spa capital city of the Balkans. Not incidentally, the town is called
“The Pearl of the Bulgarian balneology”... »
Spa Hotel Dvoretsa *****
Bulgaria, Velingrad
The 5-star Dvoretsa SPA hotel opened its doors for its guests in October 2003 after a total renovation of the building and its surroundings... »
Spa Hotel Select *****
Bulgaria, Velingrad
Hotel SPA hotel Select, Velingrad offers 230 beds in total.
Unique brand new - the hotel is located above a
residential part of town Velingrad - Spa center of the Balkans... »
St. Spas Hotel *****
Bulgaria, Velingrad
St. Spas Hotel *****Location: The complex is located in the suburbs of Velingrad, on the bank of Chepinska River, next to the biggest mineral source - Radonova Bania, and 700 meters away from the nature reserve Kleptuza... »
Bulgaria, Velingrad
Lucky Light Boutique Hotel & Spa inherits the well-known four-star Spa Hotel Light in Velingrad... »
Bulgaria, Velingrad
Grand Hotel Velingrad is a four-star one and has 66 rooms, 8 apartments, 4 deluxe apartments as well as 1 VIP apartment. All rooms have a view over the grounds - the town and the pine trees around... »
Bulgaria, Velingrad
MAXI Park Hotel & Spa is situated in the town of Velingrad, famous as the SPA capital of Balkans and has an unique location in the center of Velingrad... »
Park Hotel Olymp ****
Bulgaria, Velingrad
Òhe luxurious "Olymp" park-hotel, is located in the resort town of Velingrad, Bulgaria in the heart of the beautiful Rhodopi Mountains... »
The Blue Pearl of the Rhodopi Mountains
Velingrad is located in the most picturesque part of the Western Phodopi Mountains - The Chepino Valley. The unique combination of climate, mineral waters and wonderful nature makes the town a preferable tourist destination for recreation, treatment and rest. The town is at 750-780 m above sea level.
The climate is temperate and favourable. The summer is cool, the winter mild and snowy and autumn is warmer than spring. The average annual temperature is about 10 to 15˚ C. The length of sunshine is great. They say that Velingrad has got the greatest number of sunny days throughout the year - about 300. As it is with low mountain climate resorts every visitor of the town and SPA Hotel Dvoretsa easily gets used to the climatic conditions of the resort.
The fur-tree forest, the strong sunshine and the clear mountain air create conditions which have a positive influence on the organism of humans.
The greatest wealth of Velingrad and the region are its water resources.
For that reason Velingrad is called "The Blue Pearl of the Rhodopi Mountains".
The basic water resources are the rivers, the dams, the Karsts and mineral water springs. The greatest Karsts spring on the Balkan Peninsula named Kleptuza is a mere wonder of nature, from which every second a 570 l of ice-cold water jet out on the surface. They fill in the two artificial lakes and next to them the trout breeding pool.
The greatest part of its popularity Velingrad owes to its multiple and various hot mineral water springs - 78 in number with a debit totaling to 14 million l/day. They are an enormous natural wealth and are unique in their mineral contents, which ranks them amongst the most curative in our country. In quality and contents the mineral springs of Velingrad combine the curative qualities of the waters in Hisar, Narechen and Banya - Karlovo at the same time. They are similar to the ones in Kostenetz, Dobrinishte and Kyustendil. The waters are nitric, sodium and fluoric with variable anion contents and mineralization as well as with great variety of rare elements.
The wonderful nature, the curious local crafts and traditions, the monuments of history and the hospitality of the population add to the attractiveness of Velingrad as a tourist destination.
