Hissarya, Bulgaria Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Situated in the verdant foothills of the Sredna Gora, HISAR (sometimes written as "Hisarya"), 55km east of Panagyurishte, was one of the great watering-holes of antiquity, and the local bottled mineral water is still sold across the country. It was the Romans who founded the spa, building marble baths, aqueducts, temples and – after raids by the Goths in 251 – fortifications to protect the town, which they called Augusta. Subsequently an episcopal seat, it was devastated by Crusaders despite their appreciation of this "fair town", 150 years before its conquest by the Turks, … more »