Batak: Hotels and Accommodations

Batak combines history and nature. Those wishing to book a hotel in Batak can continue their accommodation search afterward.

Culture and History

The Balinova House, built around 1895 and restored, is an example of Batak’s traditional architecture and houses an ethnographic exhibition of the Batak Historical Museum. It presents the local way of life, the interiors of traditional households, traditional clothing, wood production, agriculture, livestock farming, and flax cultivation.

The archaeological heritage of Batak Municipality includes seven Thracian sanctuaries, 36 necropolises, and 21 Late Antique or medieval churches.

Room 1 of the Historical Museum presents original exhibits from antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Bulgarian National Revival, with a focus on the April Uprising of 1876. In Room 2, a memorial wall names Batak residents who were killed in wars during the first half of the 20th century. The crypt of the Batak Historical Museum is an underground memorial to Batak residents who were killed in the anti-fascist resistance between 1941 and 1944.

The Boris Sharov Museum Gallery in the Sharova House hosts temporary exhibitions from museum collections or guest exhibitions. The Sharova House is an architectural and historical cultural monument designated as such in 1968.

The St. Nedelya Ossuary Church was built entirely of stone in 1813 and set more than one meter into the ground. It is a cultural monument of national importance.

Nature

The Beglika Reserve is located in the territory of the town of Batak. The visitor trail there is 1,590 meters long; it takes an estimated 40 minutes to walk.

Scientific and educational visits can be carried out in the Beglika Reserve along a marked visitor trail designated by the Minister of Environment and Water.

In the wider Batak Municipality area, the Shiroka Polyana and Toshkov Chark reservoirs are presented as destinations for fishing and recreation amid forests and open mountain meadows.

The Golyama Syutka protected area covers land within the territory of the town of Batak and protects habitats of brown bears, wolves, otters, capercaillies, woodpeckers, and owls. The Fotinski Waterfall is a protected natural landmark in Fotinovo within Batak Municipality.

Water and Winter Sports

Tsigov Chark is located on the southwestern shore of the Batak Reservoir and offers fishing and water sports. It also has two fully equipped ski slopes. One of them has a ski lift, ski storage, plastic sledges, and ski instructors.

Visitor Information

At the museum sites, guides and curators offer their services in Bulgarian, Russian, and English.

Other destinations: Peshtera, Panagyurishte, Velingrad, Pazardzhik.

For the overview of the wider travel region: Pazardzhik Province.