About the bath
There have been baths here since Roman times, as many remains of walls and other architectural elements show. In Turkish times there was a bath, but it was demolished after the Liberation. In the 1920s a new, modern two-storey mineral bath was built with state funds. The bath worked until 2005, when it was closed and completely rebuilt; the classic layout with men's and women's sections was destroyed.
Sapareva Banya Municipality has leased it under a 30-year concession.
The bath now works as a spa centre but has kept its old name – the Town Mineral Bath.
The new mineral water bathing hall is on the ground floor, with 22 cubicles, bathtubs for individual use and 3 pools – one large and two small, at different temperatures.
Besides its main hygiene function, the bath is also meant to treat diseases of the musculoskeletal system, the peripheral nervous system and the skin (psoriasis).
The first floor has a spa centre with:
- two saunas – one at 65 °C, the other at 95 °C;
- a steam bath, with steam at 40–50 °C;
- an aquarelax room – an aroma system diffuses scents of pine, lavender, mint and others, while quiet, gentle music adds to the feeling of comfort and relaxation against fatigue and stress;
- a room with heated loungers
- a room with small foot baths at different temperatures;
- rooms with two jacuzzis;
- 2 rooms for thalasso and aromatherapy;
- a massage room;
- a doctor's office
- a hairdresser's and manicure room;
- a room for cosmetic treatments, tattoos and more.
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More information
The water and its healing properties
You can find all the benefits of the water on this website (https://www.mineralnabanya.com/)
Used in swimwear. There are no separate men's and women's sections.
Balneological properties and healing benefits of the water:
The mineral water is sulphurous, with significant levels of iron, calcium and manganese. It is the hottest water in the Balkans (103 ºC) and the only geyser in the Balkans. The mineral water of Sapareva Banya has the highest fluoride content in the country, and also the highest hydrogen sulphide content in Bulgaria – 15.5 mg/l.
The water is hyperthermal, low in minerals, sulphate-hydrocarbonate, sodium, fluoride, silicic and sulphide water.
For half a century the sanatorium of Sapareva Banya has treated diseases of the upper respiratory tract, the peripheral nervous system, the bones, the joints and the skin with great success.
It is used for diseases of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems and the skin, with proven properties for treating osteoporosis and tooth decay.
In summer the open-air mineral water pool is a popular place for the people of Sapareva Banya and their guests.
Conditions treated with mineral water from Sapareva Banya:
inflammatory diseases of the joints, muscles and tendons: rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic arthritis, other arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, myositis, myotendinitis;
• degenerative diseases of the bones, joints and more;
• traumatic injuries of the bones, joints, muscles and tendons;
• diseases of the peripheral nervous system: neuritis, radiculitis, radiculoneuritis, disc disease, paresis, paralysis;
• non-specific diseases of the female reproductive organs: endometritis, adnexitis, infertility;
• acute and chronic poisoning with salts of heavy metals and their compounds: lead, mercury, bismuth, etc.;
• skin conditions: psoriasis, neurodermatitis, allergic dermatitis;
• diseases of the upper respiratory tract: sinusitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheobronchitis.
Contraindications:
• stage IV arterial hypertension;
• ischaemic heart disease – within three months of onset;
• frequent rhythm and conduction disorders;
• unstable angina;
• heart valve disease with rheumatic activity;
• after a cerebral haemorrhage – within three months of onset;
• advanced cirrhosis of the liver;
• stage III and IV chronic kidney failure;
• stage III and IV chronic respiratory failure;
• cancer patients;
• active tuberculosis.
- Built
- 1920s
- Ownership
- Sapareva Banya Municipality
- Operated by
- Concessionaire
- Thermal Heritage register no.
- 88
- Information updated
- 03.2025
The bath's page at the Bulgarian Association for Thermal Heritage ↗