KOSTENETS

The town is located at the foot of the Rila Mountain, 75 km from the capital Sofia, 28 km from the ski resort of Borovets and 10 km from the town of Dolna Banya.

The mineral springs in the town of Kostenets are part of the Valley of Health, as it is known to the locals. In the valley, there are three
mineral water complexes: Momin Prohod, Vili Kostenec and Pchelinski bani.

The local nature enchants with picturesque waterfalls, which the national poet Ivan Vazov aptly calls “a piece of Paradise”. The temperature of the thermal water is from 47 to 73 degrees Celsius and helps people with the following diseases:
● Inflammatory joint diseases: osteoarthritis, coxarthrosis, rheumatoid arthritis,
ankylosing spondylitis, etc.
● Diseases of the peripheral nervous system: discopathy, radiculitis, plexitis, etc.
● Gastrointestinal diseases: chronic gastritis and colitis, chronic cholecystitis and hepatitis,
etc.
● Urinary system disorders; chronic pyelonephritis with or without calculi, cystitis, urethritis, etc.
● Skin diseases: chronic dermatitis.
● Mineral water near Kostenets is also potable and is used in the treatment of:
● Renal-urological diseases: kidney stone disease, chronic pyelonephritis,
conditions after lithotripsy, postoperative conditions

● Biliary-hepatic diseases: gallstone disease, chronic cholecystitis,
cholangitis, cholangiohepatitis, chronic hepatitis, biliary tract dyskinesia, postoperative conditions, etc.
postoperative conditions, etc.
● Gastrointestinal diseases: chronic gastritis, gastroduodenitis, ulcer disease, enterocolitis,
postoperative conditions, etc.
● Metabolic-endocrine diseases: gout, diabetes.
● Chronic occupational intoxications and in persons exposed to harmful substances: lead,
radionuclides, toxic substances from the pharmaceutical industry, etc.

The cultural heritage of the region includes ancient Roman baths, 36 Thracian burial mounds, 20 necropolises and 11 settlements. There are several Christian temples such as the Bulgarian Renaissance period church of Bulgarian Renaissance period church of St. Michael the Archangel, the monastery of St. Spas, St. George the Great, St. Pantaleymon, St. Ilia St. Petka.