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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 Fortress is a monument of culture with national significance. It was built on a rocky hill with an elevation of 1136 m, and during the Middle Ages the fortress was a political and administrative center. Recently the foundations of the fortress walls, the foundation of the church and four water reservoirs were renovated. There is an exposition of the finds, discovered upon its archaeological surveys in the foot of Tsepina.
Velingrad is also famous for the largest karst spring in Bulgaria, called Kleptuza. Its output is from 600 to 1200 l/sec, and supplies two ponds with a separated resting area with water wheels on the side.
The average annual air temperature in the resort is + 9.3°С, with average January and July temperatures at + 1.8°С and + 18.7°С, respectively.
Velingrad is in the first place in Bulgaria in terms of abundance and diversity of its mineral waters, the temperature of which varies between 28°С and 91°С. The diversity of mineral waters has also lead to a diversity of options for use of the mineral water – for relaxation, rehabilitation and recovery. Mineral baths, swimming pools, beaches, balneological sanatoriums, and SPA hotels are available for tourists. The hottest water is in the section of Kamentsa – with a temperature of up to 91° С.
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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 Fortress is a monument of culture with national significance. It was built on a rocky hill with an elevation of 1136 m, and during the Middle Ages the fortress was a political and administrative center. Recently the foundations of the fortress walls, the foundation of the church and four water reservoirs were renovated. There is an exposition of the finds, discovered upon its archaeological surveys in the foot of Tsepina.
Velingrad is also famous for the largest karst spring in Bulgaria, called Kleptuza. Its output is from 600 to 1200 l/sec, and supplies two ponds with a separated resting area with water wheels on the side.
The average annual air temperature in the resort is + 9.3°С, with average January and July temperatures at + 1.8°С and + 18.7°С, respectively.
Velingrad is in the first place in Bulgaria in terms of abundance and diversity of its mineral waters, the temperature of which varies between 28°С and 91°С. The diversity of mineral waters has also lead to a diversity of options for use of the mineral water – for relaxation, rehabilitation and recovery. Mineral baths, swimming pools, beaches, balneological sanatoriums, and SPA hotels are available for tourists. The hottest water is in the section of Kamentsa – with a temperature of up to 91° С.
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