Velingrad, Bulgaria

Velingrad is situated in the west part of Chepino valley near the border between Rodhopa and Pirin Mountain. Velingrad is about 85 kilometers away from Plovdiv and about 133 kilometers away from Sofia -- the capital of Bulgaria. Septemvri town is about 31 kilometers away from Velingrad -- there starts the narrow-gauge to Velingrad. The town had been composed in 1948 by 3 villages - Kamenica, Lyjene and Chepino. Patron of the town is the female anti-fascist Vela Peeva. Velingrad resort is famous with a grea