Health holidays in Bulgaria
 Health
holidays in Bulgaria are high on the agenda these days. Many people are now enjoying activity holidays, but not necessarily strenuous: walking rather than hiking and cycling or horse riding rather than driving. For those who spend ever longer days stuck in a stuffy office, staring at a computer screen the thought of warm open spaces in the countryside is ever more appealing.
Going on holiday and returning feeling more tired than when you went is becoming a too normal occurrence. Busy and crowded beaches, noisy polluted towns, traffic, airplanes and queues are all part and parcel of the modern holiday.
Finding a type of holiday that could break that routine is difficult but the answer could be in a health holiday in Bulgaria!. It a beautiful open country with less traffic than you would expect. Of course the larger cities are pretty much like everywhere else, but away from there you can find peaceful areas of natural beauty.
Bulgaria has no less than 49 protected areas, 17 bio spherical reserves (the most in Europe) and 7 national parks to choose from. Bulgaria is also blessed with an abundance of fresh water mineral springs. Curative waters of various properties have been found and used all over the country since Roman times. And since those times curative spas have been built close by.
 For the average person, health and beauty has become more important than ever before. Therefore it is safe to say that the idea of a relaxing health holiday is not a new one. People have been using the curative waters in Bulgaria since the time of the Romans, and today many of the waters can be found surrounded by new, up to date, modern hotels and complexes. Bulgarian mineral waters possess a great variety of chemical components.
These days you can find modern spa hotels up to West European standards even in the remotest parts of Bulgaria. There are about 70 hotels throughout the country and their number is on the increase as popularity grows. Most of them are 4 or 5 star hotels , whose facilities include mineral water pools, saunas, solar studios, fitness equipment and cosmetic studios; as well as of teams of well-trained professionals in charge of visitors’ health and well being. Each hotel offers its own combination packages, stay for a few days or a few weeks. Massages and mineral showers are sure to take away the stress and aches and pains of modern living. Everything you need for a lovely health holiday in Bulgaria!
Bulgaria has more than 500 different sources of mineral waters, a favorable climate and wonderfully contrasting regions. Bulgaria has its warm sea and sandy beaches, magnificent mountain areas and countryside, woodlands and pastures a sunshine haven for fresh, mountain or sea air, open spaces and mineral spa treatments. For many, it is ideal location for a relaxed and healthy lifestyle. This unique combination makes the perfect conditions for Balneotherapy and climatic therapy. For example, mountain areas can reach altitudes of 3000m. Spas situated there offer therapy all year round and are especially useful for the respiratory organs. Bulgaria's tourism figures are rising swiftly and the Bulgarian government is investing heavily in the leisure industry and this investment is not just limited to the coastal or ski areas, but to all areas of tourism including health tourism.
Spa centres are easily accessible and may not cost as much as you would think. You can combine a very relaxing health holiday with a very pleasant visit to one of the most beautiful and unspoilt countries in Europe. Open countryside, empty beaches and wonderful mountain walks are all waiting for you in Bulgaria. Bulgarian Spas come under the observation of the Ministry of Health and are governed according to the laws and regulations of the country. Mineral waters are one of the most precious natural resources in Bulgaria.
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