By Air

Airports nearest to Velingrad are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Pleven Airport (distanced approximately 41 km)
Plovdiv Airport (distanced approximately 70 km)
Tatitlek Airport (distanced approximately 90 km)
Sofia Airport (distanced approximately 90 km)
Drama Airport (distanced approximately 97 km)

Kleptuza

Among the most remarkable, romantic and mysterious corners of Velingrad is the source Kleptuza and namesake park with two lakes is a symbol of the city.It is located in the Chepino, which is one of three thermal zones in Velingrad.Here is Kleptuza karst spring.Large quantities of water he used for drinking water, the other part of the water forms two beautiful lakes, which then flow into the river Chepinska but it in the Maritsa and the Aegean Sea.

Fortress Tsepina

18 km.east of Velingrad in the village Dorkovo, Rakitovo municipality is ancient Bulgarian fortress Tsepina capital despot Slav.During the Middle Ages Tsepina is one of the most famous castles Rhodope.Became part of the Bulgarian state in the middle of the IX century.In the XI century it was conquered by the Byzantine Empire, but during the reign of Tsar Kaloyan (1197-1207) Tsepina again returned to the territory of the Bulgarian state.When Kaloyan appointed his nephew Alexius Slav governor in the Rhodopes, Tsepina became the seat of the possessions of the despot.After killing the king in 1207, Despot Alexius Slav is declared independent.Its walls are preserved to a height of 2.5 m outer fortress wall is preserved to a height of 6 m and 3 m thick in the fortress were discovered and explored the ruins of three churches and four deep reservoirs (cisterns), reaching a depth of 10 m

Cave Lepenitsa

12 km from Velingrad, near the municipality Rakitovo is cave Lepenitsa which is an extraordinary tourist destination.So far there is an entry at 1400 m depth, but no one came and saw everything in nature has created thousands of years istoriya.From the cave have been explored and mapped the 1525 m are preserved unique natural formations forms unusually beautiful cave stalactites, stalagmites, draperies, cave lakes, pearls and roses.It has three floors.In the downstairs run underground river.Lepenitsa is located in the Rhodope Mountains.The cave is located at the foot of Mount Syutkya and territory around the cave entrance is covered with forests.It is about 10 km southeast of Rakitovo and 12 km from Velingrad on the road to town Surnitsa.

Velingrad Historical Museum

Beginning of the museum in Chepino region was launched in 1909 by Christo Maslarov.On his initiative, the community center in the village of Kamenica created Archaeological Museum, approved by the Ministry of Education.Over the next decades in school and community center museum collections are collected many testimonies about the past of this region.On this basis in 1952 to create a historical museum Velingrad.Later it was transformed into a house museum Vela Peeva.By decision of the Ministry of Culture of 1991 again changed the status of Historical Museum Velingrad.Formed the following departments: Archaeology, Revival, Ethnography, New and Newest History and Art Department.They are stored and studied more than 19,000 archaeological finds, objects from the old life, icons, books, personal belongings and records of celebrities, photos and documents.

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