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Topics: Baba Vanga, Weird, Viral, World News, Travel
Tom Earnshaw
She is known throughout the world for being the blind mystic who predicted a range of rather ominous outcomes. We're of course talking about Baba Vanga and her futuristic wisdom.
Despite dying almost three decades ago in 1996, she claimed to have seen the future; something that obviously comes in handy, should you be predicting what is to come.
Vangeliya Pandeva Surcheva, more commonly known as Baba Vanga, lost her eyesight when she was just 12 years old after being severely injured by a 'tornado' in her native North Macedonia, known as the Ottoman Empire when she was born in 1911. It was this incident that reportedly gave her the gift of foresight.
For the sceptics, she is attributed with predicting the outbreak of the Second World War; the death of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin; the death of Princess Diana; and the 9/11 attacks in New York City. And it's looking grim for 2025, too.
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Well, for those who are fascinated by all things Baba, you can now visit her actual house in the Bulgarian town of Rupite.
The area is incredibly mountainous, and has attracted visitors since before her death, with many people trekking there to try and get Baba to help their with their own personal problems.
Baba has come a cultural icon in Bulgaria, with her ability to help people a part of the national psyche. In Russia, she has also garnered a huge following, with former Soviet Union leader Leonid Brezhnev meeting with Baba Vanga before his death in 1982.
Followers claim he asked her how to prolong his life, with his health declining rapidly later on in life.
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Dubbed the 'Nostradamus of the Balkans', she passed away at the age of 85; something she accurately predicted would happen. Spooky.
Her home near the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica has since been turned into a museum, attracting visitors year-round due to the mystique that comes alongside the Baba Vanga persona.
Her home is very simple, almost basic, having been kept identical to the way she humble lived. And with just two rooms to the building, it does not take too long to give it a proper look over.
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One reason people continue to visit the site is due to its reported mineral spring waters that have 'healing' capabilities. At 75 degrees Celsius, it's hot stuff.
Those who have visited the site have claimed to have felt better after cleaning their skin with the water.
Taking to Tripadvisor, one person wrote: "Make sure you wash your hands and face in one of those little fountains with the water from the hot springs.
"I had some stress-based severe skin irritation and it was gone the next day, so that water must be really healing."
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Another said: "I actually saw a man taking a dip in the hot springs that lay next to the park. I wasn't as brave, so I just put my feet in to it."
Outside of the so-called healing water, the Baba Vanga site is home to her grave, as well as a museum dedicated to the woman and her mysteries.
There's also a temple, built back in 1994 through donations from Baba Vanga's loyal following.