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๐ท Real photosSpartacus monumentะะฐะผะตัะฝะธะบัั ะฝะฐ ะกะฟะฐััะฐะบ
Statue of the Thracian gladiator, said to come from this area.
Holidays in Bulgaria
Sandanski, like a local
The sunniest town in Bulgaria, with a mild Mediterranean climate and hot springs, famous for asthma and allergies.
โจ๏ธ Hot springs & healthAll year ยท In season now
- About 80 springs, up to 83 ยฐC
- Mild climate all year
โจ๏ธ Good for
Bronchial asthma and skin allergies (the climate), joints and movement, central and peripheral nervous system, gynaecological problems; drinking cures for digestion.
General information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor first; treatments are prescribed by the doctors at the spa.Sights worth your time
๐ท Real photosThings to do
๐ท Real photosSt Vrach parkะะฐัะบ โะกะฒ. ะัะฐัโ
Large park with spa hotels, an open-air theatre and the townโs mineral pool.
Easy day trips
Melnik (24 km)ะะตะปะฝะธะบ (24 ะบะผ)
Tiny wine town among sand pyramids; see the Melnik page.
Rupite (20 km)ะ ัะฟะธัะต (20 ะบะผ)
Hot springs (about 76 ยฐC) by an extinct volcano and the church of the seer Baba Vanga.
Hotels & guesthouses
โ Top-rated on Booking.comPrices, photos and guest reviews are on Booking.com and Google Maps.
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Transport
๐งญ How to get there
- On the SofiaโKulata railway towards Greece; buses from Sofia (โ 2.5โ3 h).๐ Directions
๐ Trains (domestic & international)
- ๐ Sofia โ Istanbul night train (daily)Sofia 18:50 โ Istanbul (Halkalฤฑ) 07:21, via Plovdiv and Dimitrovgrad. Couchette from about โฌ38. Book on the Turkish railways site (TCDD), at BDZ or Sofia Central.ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- ๐ Bucharest โ Istanbul (daily)Stops at Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa (Veliko Tarnovo), then Dimitrovgrad. Direct car mid-June to mid-October; otherwise change at Dimitrovgrad. Ruse โ Bucharest is also possible.cfrcalatori.ro
Taxis
Ask your hotel to call a licensed taxi, or find local taxi companies and their numbers on Google Maps.
112 Emergency (police, ambulance, fire)