Borovets
Borovets is
the oldest, most famous and largest ski center in Bulgaria. There is a full range of
ski, après and other than ski attractions at the disposal of the tourists here:
fairy-tale fir trees, excellent ski-runs, first-class instructors, hot
chocolate, chicken broth, grilled pork chops and then saunas, massage, bars,
night clubs, discotheques... This resort is pleasant from any perspective both
for young active skiers and for a family vacation with kids, nanies and
grandmothers.
Location:
Borovets is
situated amidst an age-old coniferous forest (“bor” means fir-tree in
Bulgarian) on the northern slopes of the Rila mountains at the foot of mount Musala
(2925m) — the highest peak of the Balkan peninsula.
It is 72 km
to the south-east of Sofia and 126 km to the south-west of Plovdiv.
Useful
information:
- Height of
the resort above sea level — 1300 m
- Three
skiing areas — from 1337 m to 2550 m
- Slopes face
north, north-west and west
- Total
length of ski-runs is 58 km
- Longest
ski-run is 12 km
- Cross-country
ski-track is 35 km
- Night
skiing is from 17.00 to 22.00
- Artificial
snow area is 20%
- Snowboard:
free-ride and ski-runs.
Ski-lifts:
1 gondola
type for maximum 6 persons, 4 chair-lifts and 9 drag-lifts.
|
