Dolna banya
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Dolna Banya, also Dolna Banja or Dolna Bania is a town located in Sofia Province
in southwestern Bulgaria
. 75 km from Sofia
and Plovdiv
, Dolna Banya is located by the north-eastern slopes of the Rila
Mountains, 18 and 30 km respectively from the ski resorts of Borovets
and Samokov
. Dolna Banya is known as a resort town, famous for its hot mineral waters, with temperatures of 56.3 C. The area surrounding the town is largely agricultural, although hiking trails and skiing in the nearby mountains are easily accessible.
Dolna Banya is a small, but lively town. The square has a vegetable market, bakery, 2 bars, restaurant, used as a disco on the weekends. From the inside of the town's Bulgarian Orthodox church is covered in beautiful murals, the churchyard located next to a stream. The local stadium is named Vasil Levski
, a tribute to the leader of Bulgaria's liberation from the Ottoman Empire
and the national stadium of the same name in Sofia.
Dolna Banya is easily accessible by car. There is a daily bus that runs from the Sofia bus depot through other villages in the area. However, buses run more frequently from Sofia to Kostenets
(8 km from Dolna Banya. From Kostenets transportation is available every 30 minutes to Dolna Banya. Trains also run about every hour between Sofia and Kostenets.
In June 2005, Ibar Golf Club announced that a 20m Euro golf course would be constructed in Dolna Banya. Construction began in the fall of 2005 and is set for completion in 2007. The course will meet the standards of the Professional Golfers' Association of America and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. It is expected to be the only golf course in Eastern Europe to meet PGA standards.
mountain, within the sub mountain part of the Ibar area, 820m. above the sea level. Spread over the both sides of Bistritza river, the resort consist of private and corporate villas, a chalet, a hotel, a wine cellar "Priroda", recreational center of the Ministry of the Interior, two swimming pools, restaurant "Gorski kat", chalet & snek- bar "Aronia" , chalet "Ibar", family room guest house for tourists "Ela", guest house with tavern and large summer garden "Veselata kuzta".
The unique microclimate, fresh air, crystal mountain water, close proximity to the international ski resort Borovetz, and the touristic routs of Rila National Park, make the resort Dolna Banya an ideal place for holidays and recreation, hunting, fishing, mushrooms picking and herbs picking.
The ambitious investment projects in the region for development of a golf coarse and villas, as well as the strong interest of foreign citizens in the real estate market have turned Dolna Banya resort into an interesting and attractive place for holidays, vacations and residence.
Sofia Province
Sofia Province is a province of Bulgaria. The province does not include Sofia in its territories, but Sofia however remains its administrative center...
in southwestern 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...
. 75 km from Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
and Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Dolna Banya is located by the north-eastern slopes of the Rila
Rila
Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m...
Mountains, 18 and 30 km respectively from the ski resorts of Borovets
Borovets
Borovets , known as Chamkoria until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m...
and Samokov
Samokov
Samokov is a town in Sofia Province in the southwest of Bulgaria. It is situated in a kettle between the mountains Rila and Vitosha, 55 kilometres from the capital Sofia...
. Dolna Banya is known as a resort town, famous for its hot mineral waters, with temperatures of 56.3 C. The area surrounding the town is largely agricultural, although hiking trails and skiing in the nearby mountains are easily accessible.
Dolna Banya is a small, but lively town. The square has a vegetable market, bakery, 2 bars, restaurant, used as a disco on the weekends. From the inside of the town's Bulgarian Orthodox church is covered in beautiful murals, the churchyard located next to a stream. The local stadium is named Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski
Vasil Levski, born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev, , is a Bulgarian revolutionary and a national hero of Bulgaria. Dubbed the Apostle of Freedom, Levski ideologised and strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule...
, a tribute to the leader of Bulgaria's liberation from the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
and the national stadium of the same name in Sofia.
Dolna Banya is easily accessible by car. There is a daily bus that runs from the Sofia bus depot through other villages in the area. However, buses run more frequently from Sofia to Kostenets
Kostenets
Kostenets is a village in the Sofia Province southwestern Bulgaria, located in the Kostenets Municipality . As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 4,201...
(8 km from Dolna Banya. From Kostenets transportation is available every 30 minutes to Dolna Banya. Trains also run about every hour between Sofia and Kostenets.
In June 2005, Ibar Golf Club announced that a 20m Euro golf course would be constructed in Dolna Banya. Construction began in the fall of 2005 and is set for completion in 2007. The course will meet the standards of the Professional Golfers' Association of America and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. It is expected to be the only golf course in Eastern Europe to meet PGA standards.
Resort Dolna Banya
Dolna Banya resort is located in the eastern part of RilaRila
Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m...
mountain, within the sub mountain part of the Ibar area, 820m. above the sea level. Spread over the both sides of Bistritza river, the resort consist of private and corporate villas, a chalet, a hotel, a wine cellar "Priroda", recreational center of the Ministry of the Interior, two swimming pools, restaurant "Gorski kat", chalet & snek- bar "Aronia" , chalet "Ibar", family room guest house for tourists "Ela", guest house with tavern and large summer garden "Veselata kuzta".
The unique microclimate, fresh air, crystal mountain water, close proximity to the international ski resort Borovetz, and the touristic routs of Rila National Park, make the resort Dolna Banya an ideal place for holidays and recreation, hunting, fishing, mushrooms picking and herbs picking.
The ambitious investment projects in the region for development of a golf coarse and villas, as well as the strong interest of foreign citizens in the real estate market have turned Dolna Banya resort into an interesting and attractive place for holidays, vacations and residence.