BANSKO HOLIDAY SKI RESORT
Bansko holiday ski resort is situated at the Glazne
river at the northeastern bottom of the Pirin Mountains, 160 km south of Sofia,
60 km southeast of Blagoevgrad. Bansko is one of the biggest mountain resorts in
Bulgaria with a long winter to take advantage of its modern, well developed
skiing and sport facilities. The skiing conditions in Bansko are excellent. The
Pirin mountain has a predominately Alpine character with three peaks towering
above 2900 m. However the slopes offer runs and tracks for all types of skiers,
from novice to the experts, while the ski runs are maintained in excellent
condition. It is also the main starting point for hiking in the UNESCO protected
Pirin National Park-the largest in Bulgaria where the most interesting tree
species such as the black fir can be found......see hotels
BOROVETS HOLIDAY SKI RESORT
The oldest Bulgarian ski resort, Borovets, is hidden
among the aromatic pine woods covering the northern slopes of Mount Musala in
Rila mountains, 12 km south of Samokov and 72 km of Sofia. Its 90-year long
history, 1390 m altitude above sea level, and favourable climate with cool
summer and mild, snowy winter, make Borovets the biggest mountain resort in
Bulgaria. Mainly, the resort provides excellent opportunities for the whole
range of winter sports: from the alpine sports to cross-country skiing,
ski-jumps and biathlon on its first-class ski slopes, tracks and facilities.
Borovets is a major point of departure for Mount Musala, the highest peak on the
Balkans (2925m), a number of high-mountain chalets, as well as Bistritsa Palace,
built as a hunting lodge for Tsar Ferdinand......see hotels
PAMPOROVO HOLIDAY SKI RESORT
Pamporovo ski resort, the second major Bulgarian mountain
resort, is located 1650 m above sea level in the Western Rhodopes, 16km from
Smolyan, among evergreen spruce forests, picturesque meadows, strange rock
formations and beautiful mountain peaks. Due to the Mediterranean influence the
climate is mild with bracing air and the good snow-cover provides excellent
skiing conditions from mid-December to mid-April. The area is abundant in
natural slopes with a range of alpine ski tracks of different difficulty and
sophisticated ski facilities and equipment, suitable for beginners to experts.
The TV tower on Mount Snezhanka, starting point of many of the ski runs, has a
cafe and an observation gallery giving a marvelous view of the Rhodope mountains
and makes an important landmark for hikers. The hotels and restaurants lure with
the authentic for this region hospitality and superb traditional Rhodope dishes.......see hotels
VITOSHA HOLIDAY SKI RESORT
A wooded mass of granite 19km long by 17 km wide,
Mount Vitosha, whose foothills begin some 7 km from the centre of the Bulgarian
capital, is very much a part of the city and is the source of its pure water and
fresh breezes. Vitosha is the cradle of hiking tourism in Bulgaria and every
year thousands of hikers climb its highest peak, Cherni Vrah (2290m). It is a
typical dome-like mountain, which northern slopes descend steeply into the Sofia
plain and where the concentration of facilities is at its best - two cabin lift
lines, numerous cable-ways, catering facilities, mountain shelters and developed
transportation network. There are two main tourist centers - Aleko, one of
Bulgaria's biggest ski resorts, and Zlatnite Mostove (The Golden Bridges), an
impressive natural phenomenon in the form of piles of huge rounded granite
stones in the river valleys.
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