Banya is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in Southern Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

. It is located in Plovdiv oblast

Oblast

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 and is close to Karlovo

Karlovo

Karlovo is a picturesque and a historically important town in central Bulgaria located in a fertile valley along the river Stryama at the southern foot of the Balkan Mountains...

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SPA resorts

The pretty health resort village of Banya is situated amidst a large park at the foot of the "Sashtinska Sredna gora" mountain, near the geographic centre of the country in the Valley of Roses, between the Balkan and the Sredna Gora mountains. It is easily reachable by car, train or bus. The beaches, swimming pools, sport complexes, balneological hotels and rehabilitation establishments in town create wonderful conditions for pleasant summer holidays and tourism. The fans of the Bulgarian wines may sample the quality drinks produced by the famous “Rose Valley” winery.

Mineral springs

The remains of an ancient village prove that the town was used for hydrotherapy in ancient times. There are 9 hydrothermal sources.

There are plenty of mineral springs and the place was populated even in the new Stone Age. In the region are found many funeral Thracian mounds, which testify the existence of Thracian settlements in the area.Later, during the period of Bulgarian Revival was developed the production of rose, spearmint and lavender oils, as well as wine- growing. After the Liberation the two brothers Bagarov, who were contractors, came in the town and constructed three factories for rose oil distillation and holiday houses in the area of the thermal springs

Boris III and his palace

The Banya Palace summerhouse of Boris III with its picturesque yard-garden, lovingly called by the locals “The Palace” is located in the town of Banya. In 1927 Tzar Boris III took a cure for rheumatism in the country house of the manufacturer I.Bagarov. Pleased at his stay, he decided to build up a tsar’s estate. It was located in a courtyard with luxious vendure and was finished in 1929.

Transport

• By airplane - Banya is 155 km away from Sofia, 50 km away from Plovdiv, 10 km away to Karlovo, Hissar and Sopot. You can arrive to Sofia or to Plovdiv /Krumovo/ airport. We can take you from the Sofia airport to Bania for 50 euro, from Plovdiv airport to Bania 25 euro.

• By bus - There are many international buses to Plovdiv. From Plovdiv to Bania there are buses on every hour: 7:00,8:00,9:00 ....to 20:00 from the bus-station named "юг" /south/. The buses are for direction Karlovo. You will travel about an hour.

• By train - There are trains from Plovdiv-Banya-Karlovo and back Karlovo-Banya-Plovdiv. So you have to arrive to Plovdiv or Karlovo by bus or train and then to take a train to Banya.