THE OLD BULGARIAN (ROMAN) BATH – BANYA

A wonderful symbol of the village of Banya, preserved through the centuries and withstood the changes of time, is the mineral bath, known as Old Bulgarian (Roman) bath, built in typical Roman style.

The Roman bath has a specific construction – sequence of stone row with 3-4 rows flat baked bricks. The bath has a hypocaust heating system, the walls have built-in wall channels through which hot water ran and so it extra warmed the bath, thus creating a cozy atmosphere even during the cold winter days. There are niches in the walls where people taking a bath left their belongings. Even today, the old hangers have been preserved. There is also a small niche, in which a fire was lit and used as a light; on the dome you can see a few openings, which had the same purpose. preserved till today is also a water mixer. Through it passed the hot (54 degrees centigrade) and the cold water, thus mixing to make the perfect temperature for bathing. The pool has its original pavement on the bottom; the troughs in the bath are not authentic. After the restoration they are made of marble in order to show the contrast between the bath in the past and nowadays. Before the extension of the bath was built in 1907 nobody was responsible for the hygiene in it. The pool is designed in a way to self-clean with water flowing out of it was cleaned the toilet room. 

The water flowed out of the troughs cleaned the space around the pool. Today the bath impresses its visitors with its magical atmosphere, combining history and legends, past and present.

Created under the project “Adaptation of the cultural and historical heritage monuments for development of tourism in Razlog Municipality”, financed under Operational Program “Regional Development 2007-2013”

Additional information
Services: A guided tour in the village of Banya.
A guided tour in the village of Banya.

Individual visits:
1. Visiting of 1 site: adults – 3 BGN; students, retiree – 2 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 3 BGN
2. Route Ticket (2 sites): adults – 5 BGN; students, retiree – 3 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 5 BGN
3. Route Ticket (3 sites): adults – 6 BGN; students, retiree – 4 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 5 BGN

Group visits: 
1. Visiting of 1 site: adults – 2 BGN; students, retiree – 1 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 3 BGN
2. Route Ticket (2 sites): adults – 4 BGN; students, retiree – 1,50 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 5 BGN
3. Route Ticket (3 sites): adults – 5 BGN; students, retiree – 2 BGN. Tour guide /up to 10 people/ – 5 BGN

Children up to 7 years old and people with disabilities – free.

Notes: Neighboring sites:
The Turkish bath – the village of Banya
Water attraction – the village of Banya
The church “Sveti Velikomachenik Georgi Pobedonosets “- village of Banya