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Sandanski
The most sunny and attractive town in Bulgaria.
The geographical location of Sandanski is a precondition for its extremely favourable climatic features. In combination with a concentration of thermal mineral springs in the region, the town becomes a recreation and entertainment centre.
Its numerous tourists may take advantage of combining relaxing recreation in the beautiful town of Sandanski with a visit to the town of Melnik, unique with its architecture and Melnik Pyramids, and the Rojen Monastery which are located respectively at 22 km away and 28 km away from the town of Sandanski. Only 90 km away from the town is also the popular ski resort Bansko, attractive for visitors with its scenery and architecture.
History
Beyond the modern town of Sandanski the ruins of an ancient town lay, settled in II millennium AD. From there Spartacus came – the leader of the biggest slave riot (in 74) in the Roman Empire. In Roman epoch the town was called Dezudava. Up to VI-th century it had been one of the first Christian bishop's centres in Bulgaria.
At the end of the sixth century it was ruined by Barbarian tribes. From those days it bore the name St Vrach in memory of the two brothers Kozma and Damyan who were people's healers. That name the town bore until 1947, when it was renamed Sandanski in honour of Yane Sandanski (1872-1915). He was one of the leaders of the Inside Macedonian-Odrin Revolutionary Organization.
Culture
The charm of the resort is its magnificent sycamores. Two of the trees have been declared as natural landmarks. The sycamore in the town centre is over 550 years old and is 23 metres high.
Both the located in the heart of the municipal tourist centre archaeological monuments from the ancient Roman town and the town archaeological museum offer tourists a unique opportunity to touch the past of these lands.
In the center of the town is the Museum of Archaeology which treasures material evidence of more than 27 centuries. The museum in Sandanski was founded in 1936 as an archaeological association aiming at researching and collecting the finds discovered in the region.
The Park of Sandanski
Sandanski is proud of the unique town park called with the old name of the town Sveti Vrach in 1981. Its territory is 344 decares. More than 100 tree species and more than 150 floral species grow here. One can see here old hollow plane-trees.
The verdure of the park shelters the town stadium, the open theatre hall, the open swimming pool, an artificial lake with a bar, a lot of boats and water wheels. At the very gate of the park a unique ferro-concrete map of Northern Pirin was made and installed by Nikola Mironski, a well-known Bulgarian mountaineer.
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