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Pavel Banya

Pavel Banya

Pavel Banya is a tiny town in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria’s south-central region, situated between Kalofer and Kazanlak. It serves as the administrative center for the municipality of Pavel Banya. The town has a population of 2,918 residents as of December 2009. The location is well-known for its mineral springs.

Pavel Banya lies 24 kilometers west of Kazanlak and next to the Koprinka Reservoir. The settlement is located in central Bulgaria, in the Rose Valley, between the Balkan Mountains and the Sredna Gora, near the Tundzha River. It is located 22 kilometers west of Kazanlak and 185 kilometers east of Sofia.

Pavel Banya is populated by people of several faiths. The people observes the numerous religious festivals. There is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in town. While there is no mosque inside the municipality of Pavel Banya, some of the nearby villages, some of which are wholly or almost entirely ethnically Turkish, do have mosques. Many of the residents of Pavel Banya are Turkish, and so Muslim. They are recognized for their ability to communicate in both Bulgarian and Turkish. They flock to Pavel Banya to drink and bathe in the natural mineral water.

The little village of Pavel Banya, located 400 meters above sea level, enjoys a continental mediterranean climate. Pavel Banya has warm summers with an average temperature of 22 degrees Celsius (72 degrees Fahrenheit) in July and cooler winters with an average temperature of 1 degree Celsius (34 degrees Fahrenheit) in January.

The town of Pavel Banya is most renowned for its naturally occurring mineral springs. The mineral water in Pavel Banya is utilized for healing in both public and private spas. Pavel Banya is home to nine hot springs that average approximately 50 degrees Celsius in temperature (122 degrees Fahrenheit). Two of the hot springs are purely medicinal in nature and commonly accept patients with bone and joint ailments, orthopedic injuries, and central nervous system issues. Pavel Banya’s mineral water is distinguished by a low mineralization level (less than 2 grams of dry matter per liter) and hyperthermality – 57 to 59 degrees Celsius at the spring. Hydrocarbons, metasilicon, radon, and fluorine are abundant in the water. The mineral water at Pavel Banya is a major draw for visitors from neighboring countries.

Numerous hotels and baths can be found in Pavel Banya, many of which contain huge quantities of the town’s famed mineral water. Almost every spa has pools and other water features that are infused with mineral water from natural springs.

Sights & Landmarks In Pavel Banya

Apart from its pure mineral water, Pavel Banya municipality is a beloved Bulgarian town due to the diversity of significant sites in its vicinity:

  • A 200-year-old branchy Hornbeam—a unique kind of tree—can be found in the Turiya village, Pavel Banya municipality
  • The Pavel Banya Municipality includes portions of the Central Balkan National Park.
  • Another significant site is Chudomir’s ancestral home in Turiya, the place where the great Bulgarian artist and writer Dimitar Ivanov Chorbadzhiyski was born. Today, Chudomir’s birthplace has been turned into an ethnographic house-museum.
  • There is an Ethnographic Exhibition in the hamlet of Tazha.
  • Dzhananova Home in Gabarevo – an antique Revival house erected in 1882 and designated a National Monument, it contains Vasil Levski’s house-museum. Here, in 1869, Vasil Levski — the Apostle of Bulgarian Liberty – established the local Revolutionary committee. Today, the home-museum provides visitors an exhibit recreating the genuine layout of a typical Gabarevo Revival house.
  • The Raducheva kashta home — a restored house erected in the nineteenth century in the hamlet of Gabarevo – is a must-see. On the second story is a private museum devoted to the Karakachan way of life, culture, and customs (Sarakatsani).
  • The Gabarevo village’s „St. George“ Stone Church was completed in 1885. The church is situated in the village’s center. It captivates its visitors with an exquisitely carved iconostasis – created by Masters of the renowned Tryavna Art School.
  • Damascena ethnographic complex – gives the visitors in the area a unique opportunity to combine balneotherapy with cognition about the process of rose-oil distillation, which is so characteristic of this region.

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