Velingrad

By Raya Milova 9a
 ▪ 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.

Location
 ▪ 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 Tsepina.
Fortress
 ▪ Workshops and enterprises for wood material processing were
established in the region around Velingrad after the Liberation
from the Ottoman Empire in 1878.

▪ 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

Kleptuza
 ▪ The mineral water and the procedures which are offered in
Velingrad have favorable influence upon the locomotory
system, neurological disorders, hypertonia, gynecological
problems, renal and urological, respiratory and stomach, and
intestinal illnesses.

Mineral water
 ▪ The Yundola resort is situated 16 km from Velingrad. It
is an appropriate place for winter and summer tourism.
The Lepenitsa cave is also situated 13 km south-west of
Velingrad. The cave is 1525 m long and it has
two-storey galleries, underground river and lakes. For
the visitors, it is interesting to see the variety of
stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and stone curtains,
which reflect in the crystal-clear water of the lake. One
thing among the richness of the cave is the cave pearls,
and the cave craters are a unique find in Bulgaria.

Yundola
Thank you !