Velingrad Travel Guide

 
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Night life glitz

Night life glitz, Velingrad

 Assenczo Says:  Restaurant outing could often turn into a boisterous, benevolent orgy for all senses. Many establishments offer live music with dance shows which gradually descend into let’s-get-everybody-up-to-dance exercise. It is fun and lots of it especially when it ends up being the... 

Velingrad's navel

Velingrad's navel, Velingrad

 Assenczo Says:  Kleptuza must be the most powerful water source in the Valley of many. Its waters are coming out of the abyss right beside a major establishment, going through an arch of sorts and pouring into an artificial lake. A restaurant division has been installed right on the placid... 

Tsepina Fortress

Tsepina Fortress, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  The fortress is located around 10 km far from the city.It was found in the Middle ages and in the beginning it used to be a self Kingdom.Later in IX-th century it became part of Bulgaria. In 1373 it was one of the last fortresses that fell under Ottoman slavery. This is... 

A park

A park, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  This was amazing park I accidently found and that’s why I have no idea about the name. I heard later that it is the garden of the Palace. And the palace is an expensive hotel on the top of the hill. After the Historical museum I took a walk to the center and I passed through... 

Kleptuza Park

Kleptuza Park, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  Kleptuza is the biggest karst spring in Bulgaria, and is also a symbol of Velingrad .It is surrounded by restaurants and I suppose it’s very pleasant to have a dinner in the summer. Although I’ve been only in winter, this place is still beautiful. A hundred meters above the... 

St. Trinity church

St. Trinity church, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  The church was built in 1816, the oldest church in the town. There was an Islamic rule in that time – it was forbidden to build belfry in churches. So it was made in 1878 after the Liberation.The church is small but with very nice paintings inside. 

Historical museum

Historical museum, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  I spent there an hour and a half guided by the keeper of the museum and I really learnt a lot.One exposition is archeology. Velingrad is in West Rodopi and this region has been inhabited of the Thracians (The Bessi) 6-8 centuries b. c. and now archeologist find their... 

Hotels  

Bor Spa-Club

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Spa Hotel Dvoretsa

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Nightlife  

Briliant and Versay: A complex
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It is a complex of some shops on the one side and a café and 2 discos on the other side. One of the disco is called Briliant – a normal dance club,while the other one – Versay is a folk club,with the cheapest and ugliest music you can hear in Bulgaria.
There is also a big parking.

Updated Feb 11, 2011

Address: On the main square

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Local Customs  

Babin den

Babin den, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  One of the most beautiful, traditional holidays in Bulgaria – Grandma’s Day or Midwives' Day is celebrated every year in Velingrad and it has become a tradition of the city. On this day, is given the recognition of doctors, nurses,midwives and grandmothers. Why grandmothers?... 

Easter eggs

Easter eggs, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  An interesting technique for colouring eggs is using wax. It is typical for Eastern Europe. In Bulgaria,in the region of Velingrad they use some specific instruments to do it. In the Historical musem there is a hall dedicated on that art. Every year in Velingrad there is a... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Bike area
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East Rodopi is the most developed mountain bike area in Bulgaria. There are plenty of bike excursions organized from there.

Written Feb 11, 2011

Website: http://bikearea.org/english/photo_velingrad

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Favorites  

Central street

Central street, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  The central street is not very long but it seems to be repaired soon – shops, banks, cafes, restaurants. 

The great opera singer

The great opera singer, Velingrad

 mirchica Says:  Nikolai Gyaurov was a great opera singer, born in Velingrad. He's told to be the bass number one on the planet. People in Bulgaria and especially his fellow citizens are so proud of him.There is a peak in Antarctica called after him! 

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