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Spa hotels on the source

Bulgaria's spa tradition is medical before it is fashionable: many hotels have their own borehole, a resident physician and a treatment wing. These 8 sit directly on mineral or thermal water, or a short walk from it.

Spa hotel

Dvoretsa Spa Hotel

Grand 5-star spa on its own thermal source with a large mineral pool complex and medical hydrotherapy programmes.

Region
Velingrad, Rhodopes
Source
40°C
Water
Own borehole, fluoride mineral water
  • 5-star
  • medical spa
  • large pools

Spa hotel

Kamengrad Hotel & Spa

Stone-and-timber mountain hotel on the road to the Seven Rila Lakes lift, with heated outdoor pools facing the pine ridges.

Region
Panichishte, Rila
  • mountain
  • Seven Lakes
  • outdoor pool

Spa hotel

SPA Hotel Sanapiro

Family-run spa fed straight from the Sapareva geyser field, with hot mineral pools open into the snow.

Region
Sapareva Banya, Rila
Source
42°C
Water
Geyser-fed thermal water
  • geyser water
  • family
  • winter soak

Spa hotel

Hotel Augusta

Classic balneo hotel inside Hisarya's Roman walls, combining drinking cures with a full mineral pool and treatment wing.

Region
Hisarya, Thrace
Source
41°C
Water
Hisarya hydrocarbonate-sodium
  • balneology
  • Roman town
  • drinking cure

Spa hotel

Medite Spa Resort

Big wellness resort in Europe's asthma-friendly microclimate capital, at the foot of Pirin with a wide thermal pool deck.

Region
Sandanski, Struma Valley
Source
38°C
Water
Sandanski thermal mineral water
  • Pirin
  • asthma climate
  • resort

Spa hotel

SPA Hotel Hissar

Design-led spa with indoor-outdoor mineral pools and a serious thermal circuit, next to the Roman amphitheatre park.

Region
Hisarya, Thrace
Source
40°C
Water
Hisarya mineral water
  • design
  • thermal circuit
  • amphitheatre

Spa hotel

RIU Pravets Golf & Spa

Lakeside resort an hour from Sofia with an extensive spa, golf course and quiet asphalt loops perfect for road bikes.

Region
Pravets, Balkan foothills
  • near Sofia
  • golf
  • road cycling

Spa hotel

Spa Hotel Tinтyava

Renovated balneo hotel by the Varshets spa park, with mineral pools and physiotherapy at modest prices.

Region
Varshets, Balkan Mountains
Source
37°C
Water
Varshets calcium hydrocarbonate
  • value
  • spa park
  • physiotherapy

Prices, ownership and treatment lists change often — book directly and confirm that the mineral pools are open in your season.