About the bath
Locals call it “the Roman bath”, because it is built over the Roman masonry of the captage, thought to date from the 2nd–3rd century AD. The building stands on the right bank of the Malka Arda River. It has two vaulted pools – a men's and a women's. The men's pool is said to have been there “since the world began”; the women's was built in 1527. The bath worked until 2004. According to the media, Banite Municipality has taken steps to restore it.
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The water and its healing properties
Hyperthermal mineral water, 42 ⁰C, pH 9.4, with a total mineralisation of 0.94 g/l, containing hydrocarbonate, sulphate, sodium and fluoride ions and metasilicic acid in a colloidal state.
The resort can be used for prevention and balneotherapy of chronic diseases of:
the musculoskeletal system:
- degenerative joint diseases – arthritis, osteoarthritis, periarthritis, etc.; - inflammatory joint diseases in remission – rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.
orthopaedic and trauma – myositis, tendinitis,
bursitis, conditions after fractures, after injuries to ligaments, joints and muscles, after joint replacement, etc.
diseases of the spine – disc disease, curvature of the spine, etc.
the peripheral nervous system – neuritis, radiculitis, plexitis;
metabolic disorders – diabetes, gout;
the female and male reproductive systems;
skin conditions and more.
The mineral water is also indicated for prevention and drinking cures for chronic kidney, gastrointestinal, liver and gall bladder, and metabolic diseases in a compensated functional state.
- Built
- 1945
- Ownership
- Municipal
- Thermal Heritage register no.
- 102
- Information updated
- 03.2025
The bath's page at the Bulgarian Association for Thermal Heritage ↗