| Bankya |
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Just 17 km away from the capital city of
Sofia, Bankya is one of the country's best know and most frequented
spa resorts |
Bankya is world-wide known health resort. It is situated in the beautiful
valley on the slopes of the Lyulin mountain, 17 km far from Sofia..
It is situated in the green foothills of the Lyulin Mountain, at an
altitude of 630-640 m.
Mineral waters-slightly mineralized, hypothermal, hydrocarbonic-sulphate-sodiumt
clear, colourless, with a temperature of 36.5-37ĄC and very tasting.
The resort climate is temperate continental a bio-climatic respect is
qualified as soothing to invigorating. The average annual temperature
is 9.4ĄC (average January temperature is minimum 2ĄC, average July temperature
19.6ĄC. The summer is fresh, the autumn warm and sunny and the winter
moderately cold. This climatic conditions are favourable both for year-round
spa treatment, as well as for general prophylactics and the hardening
of organism.
Bankya balneotreatment resort, near Sofia is a resort of international
importance. During the archeological excavations in the region many
years ago remains of churches, ceramics and coins dating from the Roman
times have been found. Bankya developed as resort for rehabilitation
of cardio-vascular conditions with highly specialized functional diagnostics
( many for post-infraction conditions and heart operations, arterial
hypertonia). It is suitable for treathment of cardio-vascular diseases,
nervous system disturbances, metabolic disturbances.
An operating complex for recuperation, prophylactics and fitness of
rheutism of children was found. The specialists are satisfied with the
established durable positive results and favourable curative effect
of the tratment of cerebral palsy of children, neurois, thyreotoxicosis
of adults, etc. Good effect is achieved on functional disease of the
nervous system. Annualy over 140 000 natives and foreigners visit Bankya.
There is a specialized clinic for cardiovascular diseases and collagenosis
of maturing at the Medical Academy- Sofia.
Successfully are applied pre- and post- operative rehabilitation of
children suffering from congenital heart diseases. The balneomedical
building is one of the most impressive buildings in the resort. This
is due to its unique architecture and partly to the modern medical equipment
of the dozens of diagnostical and remedial cabinets, serving thousands
of people every day. Most attractive is the remedial basin. The first
physio-prophylactical ground in the country is here. Specialized physicians
and methodologists in curative physical training help dozens of ill
people to revive their shaken health.
