Ognyanovo Resort

The mineral water-rich village of Ognyanovo lies in Southwestern Bulgaria, in the skirts of the Rhodopi mountain, 40 km. from the famous bulgarian ski resort Bansko.
Villa Fantasy The Villa is situated 10 minutes on foot from the basic mineral pools and baths of the village. Info The resort of Ognyanovo (Ognianovo, Ognjanovo) is situated in a mountainous area at some 550m. above sea level and in close proximity to the bed of the Mesta river. The biggest town in its neighbourhood is Gotse Delchev, located just 13km away from Ognyanovo.
The area is rich in mineral water springs, which had already been used during Roman times. This is testified by remains of Roman spa facilities, later transformed into the village’s public bath. Interestingly, excavations just outside the village of Ognyanovo have unveiled lime layers, suggesting that the area had once been the bottom of a freshwater basin.
Ognyanovo offers perfect conditions for recreation and spa treatment all around the year for its mild Mediterranean climate. The mineral water temperature here is 43oC and has low mineralization and no smell.
It is used for the treatment of a broad spectre of neurological, bone, muscular, intestinal, endocrinal and other illnesses. Ognyanovo and the surroundings offer accommodation in a number of hotels, holiday houses, and private villas.
The remains of the ancient Roman town of Nikopolis ad Nestum can be found seven kilometers to the east of the town of Gotse Delchev, close to the village of Ognyanovo.
The old town was built on the left bank of the Mesta river in honour of Roman Emperor Trayan’s victory over the tribe of the Dacas in 105-106 AC. Necropolis ad Nestum was one of the two such fortified towns built in present-day Bulgaria by Emperor Trayan (98-117 AC) to mark his victory. The original town occupied a territory of about 25-30 decаres and had the shape of irregular quadruple. It was ruined in the 6-7th c. by the Slavs but re-emerged as a medieval settlement in the late 10th century.
The town had been inhabited for about 14 centuries with its peak reached in the late antiquity (4th-6th c. AC). Excavations have cleared 280 meters of fortress walls, fundamentals of administrative and religious buildings and tumulus, which can be seen on the site. There, archeologists have found fragments of a votive relieve of the Thracian Horseman, a statuette of God Hermes, an old Christian tumulus, over 95 gold and 22 other coins, glass, bronze and ceramic vessels, a ritual table, etc. Some of these findings can be seen in the Gotse Delchev’s historical museum. In close proximity to Nikopolis ad Mestum, historians have found remains of two basilica of the early Christianity (4th c. AC), which are believed to form part of the complex, too. The basilicas have mosaic floors with geometric and natural motifs.