Health tourism in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's health tourism centers offer exceptionally good value for money. The joy of travel comes as a bonus

More and more Western Europeans off to Bulgaria to obtain medical services. The combination of low prices, competitive quality of care, and mineral resources, the country is one of the most attractive tourist destinations health in Europe

In 2004, the number of incoming tourists who visited the Bulgarian spa centers by 20 percent over 2003. The extensive network of private cosmetic surgery and dental clinics offer services at prices several times lower than the lowest in the European Union, and this fact has attracted the attention of the largest insurance companies, which attracted customers cover their medical expenses. They are more willing than before to traveling to the east, where treatment is many times cheaper to pay

Plastic surgery is not covered by health insurance also attracts clients with prices that are up to five times lower. The value of good medical treatment is topped with high-quality service: foreign patients in Bulgaria have a large selection of doctors and hospitals, because disappointed in the mid-1990s, many of the best doctors in the country, with their low state salaries, set up private offices and clinics

Mineral water treatments

Mineral treatment is particularly popular with foreign tourists, because Bulgaria has spread over more than a thousand mineral springs throughout the country. The water content in many of them are similar to those in world-renowned resorts such as Baden-Baden and Vichy

Some present-day Bulgarian spas were built on the site of Roman baths and Turkish baths. The best-known balneology and mud bath therapy centers are Pavel Banya, Hisar, Velingrad, Narechen, Vurshets, Kyustendil and Momin Prohod, near Kostenets. They specialize in the treatment of various diseases, depending on water content

Hisar, among the impressive ruins of an ancient Roman fortress in the plain between the Balkan Mountains and Plovdiv situated, is recommended by kidney and gastrointestinal diseases. Sapareva Banya sprang up around the hottest water spring in Bulgaria. Narechen specializes in neural disorders, Pavel Banya in orthopedic illnesses and injuries, and Sandanski in pulmonary diseases. Two large seaside resorts, Albena and Pomorie, offer mud bath treatment.

Most of these centers also offer special rehabilitation and toning programs. Prices vary depending on the treatment. For example, does a 10-day anti-stress program, including aromatherapy, massage, and Iye-phoresis, less than 100 euros a FIVE-day treatment of rheumatic pain, 70 to 110 euros. The property is between 20 and 70 euros per day, full board