Location

• Northwestern Rhodopy mountain
• touristic and balneo resort - established 1948
• 750 m. above the sea level
• 135 km. from Sofia
• 81 km. from Plovdiv

Climat

• mild climate, mediterranean influence, small temperature amplitudes
• snow cover - up to 150 days a year
• low air ionization
• average annual temperature - 9 C

Equimpent

• many mineral springs
• 7 balneological complexes

Tourism

• 300 000 tourists a year
• nationality - England, Ireland, Russia, Germany, Danmark, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia
• the biggest mineral spring in Bulgaria
• historical and natural sightseeings