Dr Georgi Zhelev: Do not use first-run rakia or methylated spirits for disinfection

Dr Georgi Zhelev is a lecturer at Trakia University and a recognised specialist in epidemiology, infectious diseases and preventive medicine. Panic over catching COVID-19 is driving people to resort to all manner of unconventional and dangerous disinfection methods — such as using methyl alcohol, antifreeze or so-called first-run spirit. Read his advice and find out […]

Pomorie Lye Heals the Skin and Joints

Dr Antoaneta Grozeva answers your questions Hello. I would like a professional answer to the following questions: which conditions is lye treatment used for? What does the treatment itself involve? How many times a year should it be carried out? Are there any contraindications? In which sanatoriums and medical facilities is it applied? Penka Atanasova […]

Mud therapy also helps with cellulite

Interview with Dr Antoaneta Grozeva from 24-07-2014 for the “Chernomorski Far” newspaper Dr Antoaneta Grozeva is a senior assistant professor at the Medical College in Burgas and also works as a mud therapy consultant for various hotels and treatment centres in Pomorie. For 30 years she has been studying the properties and qualities of Pomorie […]

Pomorie – Ancient Anchialos

The modern town of Pomorie lies on a narrow, rocky peninsula of the same name, jutting 3.5 km into the Black Sea on the north-western shore of the Bay of Burgas, at coordinates 42033′ north latitude and 27039′ east longitude. To the south, east and north-east the town is surrounded by the sea, and to […]

Why ANCHIALO?

ANCHIALO – High-quality natural cosmetics with Black Sea lye and liman mud ANCHIALO (АНХИАЛО in Cyrillic) is the ancient name of the town of Pomorie, which is in fact where our products are made – in a modern facility right on the shore of the Pomorie salt lake, known throughout the world for its unique […]

SALT MUSEUM, POMORIE

The only salt museum not just in Bulgaria, but in the whole of Eastern Europe, is located in the town of Pomorie, 20 km from Burgas. The Salt Museum in Pomorie opened on 7 September 2002. It was created with the financial support of the European Union through the PHARE programme, under the projects “All […]

WHAT DO POMORIE LYE AND LIMAN MUD TREAT?

Dr Stefan Shishkov, head physician at the “Anchialos” balneotherapy centre at the Grand Hotel Pomorie, on the benefits of therapeutic mud.Dr Shishkov, what makes Pomorie therapeutic mud unique?This is liman mud, different from that found at other mud therapy deposits around the world – there are such sites in Italy, France, Spain, Japan… Its uniqueness […]

PELOIDS – THERAPEUTIC MUD FOR BEAUTIFUL SKIN

The healing properties of mud have been known to mankind since ancient times. In Ancient Egypt, the mud left along the banks after the flooding of the Nile was used to treat a variety of ailments. In the 16th century mud therapy began to be practised in Italy, later in France and Germany. Gradually, the […]

Mud Therapy in Pomorie

Pomorie therapeutic mud is a sedimentary liman mud – black and greasy, with a hydrogen sulphide odour and a silicate-carbonate skeleton. It is recommended for the treatment of all types of disorders of the musculoskeletal system (with the exception of acute and specific conditions), of the peripheral nervous system, gynaecological problems and infertility, as well […]

POMORIE SALT LAKE

Immerse yourself in the mud of the Pomorie salt lake. The lake has been proposed for designation as a protected area, as it fully meets the criteria of the Ramsar Convention for sites of international importance. It is a hypersaline lagoon of natural origin covering 850 ha (up to 1,000 ha including the adjoining wetlands). […]