Karandila, Natural park
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Ancient
The area has been towering over the town of Sliven for centuries. Legends call it the ‘healthy place’ as back in the day when different diseases swept through Europe, this area never had sick people. The name comes from Turkish and means ‘no illness, no death’
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Spiritual
The paths that meander around the hotel, leading up to the peak are known for the beautiful sightseeing spots and the stunning wild orchids that bloom in season. The stones in the area date back to ancient times and are thought to have spiritual writings and hieroglyphs. The area is known for supporting healing practices.
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Luxury
A Mindful Escape retreat is a retreat which tries to disconnect our guests from the day to day, while still catering to their every need. While our retreats will focus on spirituality and discovering nature, we believe we should be doing that within the comforts of modern day amenities.
How you’ll feel
relaxed, connected to yourself, happier and armed with tools to make your day to day better long term
Our villa location, Karandila natural park
To bring you to fabulously picturesque nature, combined with crystal clear air, the smell of pine forests, and the colours of the blue sky, we have created luxurious alpine wooden houses offering home-like comfort and full amenities.
The park is full of streams, waterfalls, caves, rocks, and stunning meadows blooming in spring and summer attracting local wildlife. The name of our retreat location ‘Blue Stones’ comes from the large array of gray-blue and violet-colored rocks, which are the largest deposit of this type on the Balkan Peninsula. It is located in the Sliven mountain. There are dozens of protected plant and animal species in the park. Among the most interesting ones are Urumouli tulip, tender lollipop and Persian paramilitary. In the clear waters of the mountain dwells otters ahold paws downstream and deers can be seen gently grazing around.
Retreat accommodation
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King size bedroom
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Lounge
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King size bedroom
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Double room
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Handcrafted furniture
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Bathroom
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Double room
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Wardrobes
Our location
Tranquility, nature, food for the mind, body and soul. This is what our retreat location will offer
A little personal touch
This location and area in Bulgaria is very close to my heart. The reason being is that part of my family comes from that area. Mountain people living with ancient traditions and talents.
My grandad was a famous healer, where people from all around the region used to come to our family home for him to fix them. A simple man, I remember little of, aside from his beautiful energy that has stayed with me. Unfortunately he passed away when I was 3 but his gift and kindness lived on. Until this day elderly people remember him and how he fixed their backs, legs or arms and freed them from pain.
I wanted to pay homage to my lineage, my family history, tradition and also hope that I can also help people. I cannot fix the physical but I can help guide my guests, how to fix the soul.
