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The fur-tree forest, the strong sunshine and the clear mountain air create conditions which have a positive influence on the organism of humans. The greatest wealth of Velingrad and the region are its water resources. For that reason Velingrad is called “The Blue Pearl of the Rhodopi Mountains”. The basic water resources are the rivers, the dams, the Karsts and mineral water springs. The greatest Karsts spring on the Balkan Peninsula named “Kleptuza” is a mere wonder of nature, from which every second a 570l of ice-cold water jet out on the surface. They fill in the two artificial lakes and next to them the trout breeding pool.

The greatest part of its popularity Velingrad owes to its multiple and various hot mineral water springs – 78 in number with a debit totaling to 14 million l/day. They are an enormous natural wealth and are unique in their mineral contents, which ranks them amongst the most curative in our country. In quality and contents the mineral springs of Velingrad combine the curative qualities of the waters in Hisar, Narechen and Banya – Karlovo at the same time. They are similar to the ones in Kostenetz, Dobrinishte and Kyustendil. The waters are nitric, sodium and fluoric with variable anion contents and mineralization as well as with great variety of rare elements.

The wonderful nature, the curious local crafts and traditions, the monuments of history and the hospitality of the population add to the attractiveness of Velingrad as a tourist destination.

Velingrad is situated in the Southern part of Bulgaria in the heart of the Western Rhodopi Mountains. The unique combination of climate, mineral waters and wonderful nature makes it a preferable tourist destination for recreation, treatment and rest. It is at 750-780 m above sea level and is at 130 km distance from Sofia and 85 km from Plovdiv, 120km from Bachkovo Monastery and 170 km from the Rila Monastery.