About the bath
Kremachna Banya – known as the old Men's Bath – is in the central part of Velingrad (Lazhene quarter), near a beautiful pine park. It is an example of Ottoman bath architecture from the middle of the 18th century. The History Museum of Velingrad keeps a marble slab with the building inscription in Arabic, giving the name of the benefactor and the year of construction. From the translation we learn that the bath was built by Hadzhi Yakub in 1164 of the Islamic calendar (1750–1751 AD). In 1925 Ivan Goturanov extended the present changing room. In 1977 a shower section was opened, and in 1978 the bath gained a bathtub section and a rehabilitation room.
Opening hours
Men and women on different days. The bath works to a schedule — some days or hours are for men only, others for women only. See the schedule below and call before you go.
| Mon, Fri, Sun | 08:00–13:00men 13:30–20:09women |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | closed |
| Wednesday | 13:30–20:09women |
| Thu, Sat | 08:00–13:00women 13:30–20:00men |
ⓘ The table was made automatically from the text of the Bulgarian Association for Thermal Heritage and may contain mistakes; opening hours and prices may also have changed. Call 0359/ 52169 before you go.
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Photos: Bulgarian Association for Thermal Heritage. All rights belong to their authors.
More information
The water and its healing properties
You can find all the benefits of the water on this website (https://voda.velingrad.bg/m-bani/10-kremachna-bania/)
The water is sulphate-sodium-silicic-hydrocarbonate-fluoride water at 35–36 °C, cooled from 63 °C, with a pH of 9.18 and a total mineralisation of 320 mg/litre. It is used for balneotherapy of disorders of the nervous system, metabolic disorders, cardiac neuroses, first- and second-degree hypertension, menopausal complaints, neurodermatitis and more.
- Sections
- Separate men's and women's sections
- Built
- 1751
- Ownership
- State
- Operated by
- “SBR-NK” EAD, Velingrad branch
- Thermal Heritage register no.
- 38
- Information updated
- 01.2025
The bath's page at the Bulgarian Association for Thermal Heritage ↗