site.btaVelingrad Balneological Hotel to Expand Wellness Programmes and Modernize Spa Centre
More than 1,500 people a year participate in the National Social Security Institute’s (NSSI) prevention and rehabilitation programme at the Velingrad Balneological Hotel, its manager Petya Ferezlieva told BTA.
She said that a vacation in Velingrad, one of Bulgaria’s most picturesque regions, combines relaxation and wellness, due to the mineral waters and clean mountain air. Ferezlieva added that interest in spa and health tourism in the city is constantly growing, attracting both Bulgarian and foreign guests.
The hotel has been working with NSSI’s programme since 2004 and offers a variety of spa and therapeutic treatments - physical therapy, hydrotherapy, massages, mud therapy, and kinesitherapy. It features an indoor mineral pool, an outdoor seasonal pool, a steam bath, and a sauna.
There are 70 mineral springs in the resort, from which mineral waters spring with temperature 46C-94C, with low mineralization, sulphate-hydrocarbonate-sodium, with high alkaline reaction. The water helps with conditions affecting the nervous and cardiovascular systems, the musculoskeletal and respiratory systems, and metabolism.
The complex also offers specialized wellness programmes, including a five-day plan for seniors aged 60 and older featuring two medical treatments per day, as well as six-day plans "Pro Health" and "Pro Health – Premium", each offering four treatments per day. Over the past year, new spa services and technologies have been introduced to enhance the effectiveness of therapies and guest comfort. Development plans include expanding the wellness programmes and modernizing the spa centre.
Most of the guests are Bulgarian. For the past 10 years the hotel has also been hosting guest groups from Cyprus, over the age of 60, who visit in the spring and autumn.
"The most valuable reward for the hotel team is the trust of our guests. 80% of them return every year," the hotel manager said.
BTA presents news from certified spa, wellness, and medical spa centres in Bulgaria in its BG SPA: Salus per aquam, Health Through Water feature. Their total number exceeds 200. The initiative, organized in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and the Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism, is linked to Europe's leading health tourism event, the HEALTHXCHANGE SUMMIT, which will be held from May 11 to 13, 2026, in Varna, Sts. Constantine and Helena, Golden Sands, and Albena. BTA will be the event's main media partner.
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