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Southeastern Bulgaria >> Aitos
It is 358 km east of Sofia, 30 km north-west of Bourgas and 22 km east of Karnobat. It is an agricultural centre.
History. Aitos is an old settlement founded by the Thracian tribes. Northwest of the town there are the remains of three turrets belonging to the medieval fortress called Aetos (in Greek - an eagle) erected between 650 and 750 AC. That is where its present day name comes from. It was registered with this name by the Byzantine chronicler Nikita Honiat, and in the chronicles of the French knight Geoffrois de Lavarduen. In 1206 Aetos was destroyed by the Crusaders. In 1488, it grew again as a fortified town. Later in 17th century, the traveller Evlia Chelebi registered it as Chengis, while in the Revival Period it was known as Qrlovo or Orlovets. At that time, it was a considerably big town with a famous fair. After the signing of the peace treaty in Odrin in 1829, many inhabitants of the towns and its vicinity moved to Bessarabia, and yet during the liberation period (1878) the town numbered 3000 inhabitants. The annual four-day long agricultural and crafts fair continued to be held. The first agricultural school for young girls in the country was opened here.
Landmarks. Museum Ethnographic Collection (in the area of the Genger Hotel, tel.: 0558 6157, 6158); Chengelievs' House-Museum (13, Chengelievi Street, tel.: 0558 5990); Peter Stanev House-Museum (26, Peter Stanev Street; tel.: 0558 5643); St. Dimitur Church with precious frescoes (22, Tsar Osvoboditel Street; tel.: 0558 2004). The mineral baths of Aitos are situated in the eastern part of the town. The water temperature is 16°-17°C, output rate - 30 liters per second. The mineral water is good for drinking and curing stomach, gastric and liver diseases.
Accommodation: The Aetos Hotel (1, Garova Street) in the southwestern part of the town, not far from the railway station. The Genger Hotel (60, Parkova Street) offers a restaurant-tavern and a coffee bar.
Tourist Information - at the hotels and at the Choudnite Skali Tourist Association (35A, Stancionna Street, tel.: 0558 2650).
Transport. Buses and trains. There are regular bus lines to Bourgas, Karnobat, etc. The railway station is in the northwestern part of the town (1, Georgi Kondolov Street; tel.: 0558 2030, 2137). The railway station (in the southwestern industrial zone, tel.: 0558 2111, 2113) is on the main line Sofia-Bourgas (via Plovdiv and Karlovo).
Surrounding areas. The remains of the Aetos Fortress are located north-west of the town on a small hill. The Byala Reka Resort Area (White River) is 16 km north-west of Aitos and 4 km north of the village of Topolitsa. The Zdravets Chalet is situated in its southern end (40 beds); a still further north is the zone for rest and sports, with rest homes and villas. There is a regular bus line from Aitos to the village of Topolitsa. Near the town, the famous Aitos green stone (andezit) is mined, used for cladding.
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