Velingrad
This well-known balneological resort town in the Rhodope Mountains of Southern Bulgaria, Velingrad sits in the Chepino Valley with a café and restaurant scene concentrated in a compact centre. Formed in 1948 from the merger of three villages — Ladzhen, Kamenitsa, and Chepino — and named after the communist partisan Vela Peeva, it draws visitors primarily for its mineral spa waters.
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- Population20,286
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.6 km1.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Velingrad: quick answers
Where is Velingrad?
Velingrad is in Bulgaria, about 64 km40 miles in a straight line from Plovdiv.
How do you get to Velingrad?
The nearest airport is Plovdiv (PDV), about 1 hr 51 min away by road. The nearest train station is Велинград, about 5 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Velingrad?
The warmest month is August, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -3°C27°F. The wettest month is May, with about 112 mm4.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Velingrad?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 9 restaurants, 8 cafés and 6 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.