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Borovets Town from the slopes An old villa in Borovets. Borovets (Bulgarian: Боровец [ˈbɔrovɛt͡s]), known as Chamkoria (Чамкория [ˈt͡ʃam koˈrijɐ]) until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila mountain, at an elevation of 1350 m.
A view of Borovets in winter. Rila is a popular tourist destination for winter sports, spa tourism, recreation and cultural tourism. Borovets, situated on the northern slopes at 9 km from Samokov, is the oldest winter resort in Bulgaria and the largest one in Rila. [59]
The lakes are formed in three interconnected cascading cirques, giving rise to the glacial valley of the Musalenska Bistritsa, which starts at Rila's highest summit Musala and reaches the winter resort of Borovets further downstream in a northern direction, in the northern foothills of Rila. The first cirque, measuring 740 × 490 m, hosts the ...
Gondola lift from Borovets, then hike Musala ( Bulgarian : Мусала [mosɐˈɫa] ); from Arabic through Ottoman Turkish : from Musalla , "near God" or "place for prayer" [ 1 ] [ 2 ] is the highest peak in the Rila Mountains , as well as in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula , standing at 2,925.42 metres (9,597.8 ft).
Rila Monastery Nature park is the second most visited nature park in Bulgaria after Vitosha, which is situated next to the nation's capital Sofia. [53] Around 96% of all adult Bulgarians have visited the Rila Monastery at least once; of them 60% have come more than twice. [54] In 2008 the park was visited by 1,002,204 people. [1]
Borovets (5 P) L. Lakes of the Rila (10 P) M. Rila Monastery (2 C, 6 P) Mountains of Rila (17 P) Pages in category "Rila" The following 20 pages are in this category ...
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Tsarska Bistritsa hunting lodge. Tsarska Bistritsa ("Tsar's Bistritsa"; Bulgarian: Царска Бистрица) is a former royal palace in southwestern Bulgaria, high in the Rila Mountains, just above the resort of Borovets and near the banks of the Bistritsa River.