The Natural Beauty of Bulgaria

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These are Bulgaria’s most invaluable assets and also the greatest attractions for tourists. Apart from Vitosha, the mountain standing next to the capital city, there are about 35 more mountains on the territory of the country. The two giants Rilaand Pirin, both national parks, are located in the southwestern part of the country. Their world-class ski resorts and numerous ecotrails make them great for skiing in the winter and hiking in the summer. Rila is also the highest mountain on the Balkans with its Musala Peak (2925 m), while Vihren Peak in Pirin is the second highest in the country – 2914m. The Rhodopes, Orpheus’s mountain, take up the bulk of Southern Bulgaria. They provide excellent opportunities for mountaineering, their villages preserve the traditional Bulgarian customs and folklore and their rocks keep substantial evidence of the Thracians who inhabited these places thousands of years ago. But perhaps most spectacular of all is Stara Planina – the Great Divide. Old Mountain, as the name translates into English, runs through the whole country separating the Danubian Plain to the north from the Upper Thracian Plain to the south and connecting the Bulgarian West to Black Sea. Botev (2376m), its highest peak, is named after Hristo Botev, one of the most iconic figures in Bulgarian history. The mountains are also perceived as important religious sanctuaries where tourists will discover some of Bulgaria’s most magical monasteries.

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