It is official: Spa Complex Katarino is The Best Five-Star Mountain Hotel in Bulgaria for 2024, a deserved recognition in this year's Best 100 Hotels in Bulgaria awards.
The award only confirms what so many guests already know – with its proximity to Bansko, pleasant ambiance, luxury amenities, excellent spa and wellness facilities, and great, locally sourced food, Katarino is an outstanding place to be.
Unique location
Murite Park Hotel in an exquisite retreat far from the daily grind
· Choose your stay in a luxury room, apartment, or house
· Fine dining in three restaurants and an enoteca
· Night bar and pool bar
Many, many centuries ago, the legend goes, a Roman empress was facing an important and difficult task – her son was held as hostage in a faraway town. The courageous Galla Placidia took the matter in her own hands and went on a long and exhausting campaign that brought her all the way from Constantinople to Ravenna. Her goal: to free her son. On her journey she stopped by a hot mineral spring near Sofia. Its healing properties gave her the strength she needed to continue her march, free her son and make him the emperor.
Connoisseurs of spa pleasures have known for long that Park Hotel Pirin***** is one of the places where they can enjoy wholesome relaxation and top procedures fit for the best international resorts. Now, the hotel is giving them even more. The completely renovated sauna park zone is a materialised dream with its variety of spa procedures inspired by local traditions and the region's famed mineral water. There, you will find a Finnish sauna, a herb sauna, emotional showers, a salt room and a relaxation area.
The cold months inspire us to seek a calm vacation in cosiness and luxury, and unleash a craving to be close to nature, breath crystal clear air, and pamper our senses with excellent food, marvellous wines, and spa pleasures.
You are looking for a sanctuary in the hustle and bustle of the city? Just one step behind the Joy Yoga entrance door and you're in a different world, where kindness, curiosity and courage are in the air. We talked to Rumyana Georgieva, the founder, to learn more about this place.
What makes Joy Yoga special?
In today's fast-paced world, where technology and stress demand more from us than ever before, it's easy to overlook the fundamentals of health and wellness.
Our bodies were not designed for a world of endless emails, back-to-back meetings, and round-the-clock connectivity. The result? Chronic stress, pain, and fatigue. But it doesn't have to be this way. Introducing the Padmalaya Massage Center – where cutting-edge techniques meet the timeless wisdom of natural healing.
There, avant-garde technology and professional cosmetics from some of the world's top brands are used by dedicated professionals who tailor treatments and therapies for a wide range of clients' needs.Nataliya Drobish, owner, and Elena Makreeva, cosmetologist, share more.
Why do modern women deserve SkinCLEANic?
Nataliya Drobish: Modern women have access to a large amount of information on the Internet; they are educated, intelligent and informed.
Good massage is one of the best ways to improve the condition of our body, mind and soul. The services at Mieli Massage Sofia go beyond this. Created and managed by experienced massage therapist Elena Ivanova, the studio offers selected procedures and therapies, which work so well that they have a strong following among Bulgarians and foreigners in the capital.
Huddled in the embrace of the Pirin, just 10 minutes away from Bansko’s ski slopes, St Ivan Rilski Spa Resort is the best way to enjoy Bulgaria’s best known winter resort year round.
Completely renovated in 2021, the compound stretches on 16,000 sq m and has 109 rooms, a large spa centre and 4 apartment houses with 162 apartments, 40 of which offer hotel amenities. The architecture is in the typical Alpine style, combined with a modern interior of wood, stone and lots of natural light.
The first Baby Spa in Bulgaria has the pleasure to present you a little oasis for babies, their parents and close ones in a patented combination of salt, hydro and aromatherapy.
At White Lagoon you can enjoy a swimming session in our special tubs, along with massage, aroma and salt therapy. Created with thought for the youngest ones and their families.
Swimming in the specialised tubs is an incredible experience.
This is the only place where babies can freely move on their own, swim and dance in the water.
Nestled in the pretty resort town of Sapareva Banya, 7 Lakes Camping is the perfect combination of picturesque nature and modern comfort. The camping opened on 1 June 2023 and works year round, offering to its guests a number of pleasures and amenities to enjoy – three pools with healing thermal water, 60 comfortable camping pitches, the mesmerising vistas of the Rila peaks, clean mountain air and the song of birds in the morning.