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Borovets is the oldest Bulgarian winter resort with its history dating back to 1896. Borovets was originally established at the end of the nineteenth century as a hunting place for the Bulgarian rulers when General Tantilov, then a lieutenant colonel, built the first vacation villa, and subsequently Ferdinand I of Bulgaria built the Tsarska Bistritsa palace.
Borovets (Bulgarian: Боровец) is a village in Kocherinovo Municipality, Kyustendil Province, south-western Bulgaria. As of 2013 it has 94 inhabitants. [1] It is situated close to the right bank of the Struma River at 2 km to the north-west of the municipal centre Kocherinovo.
In January 2010 an additional border crossing point was opened between Bulgaria and Greece which is just half an hour drive from Pamporovo by car. This brought considerable attention by tourists and media to the resort as being the only one in Europe to allow for such a short time to switch from skiing to swimming.
Due to the suitable winter sports conditions, Samokov, together with the nearby resort Borovets, is a major tourist centre. [2] In the past, Samokov was a centre of handicrafts and art, with notable Bulgarian National Revival figures like Zahari Zograf, Hristo Dimitrov and Nikola Obrazopisov.
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.
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Govedartsi (Bulgarian: Говедарци) is a village located in Samokov Municipality, Sofia Province and a ski resort in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria. It is located 26 kilometres from Borovets and 80 kilometres from Sofia. The Cherny Iskar River flows in the area and the village is situated near Yonchevo Lake.
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 ]