Hitting the Slopes - Bulgaria Mountain and Ski Resorts
Hitting the Slopes - Bulgaria Mountain and Ski Resorts. Source: Sofia News Agency (www.novinite.com) Published Date: 08 Dec 2006 ...
Hitting the Slopes - Bulgaria Mountain and Ski Resorts
Bulgaria has become the dream destination for many of these people, with its winter resorts attracting investors, fans and benefactors from all over the world. mountain resorts only a handful, it has somehow managed to finally turn skiing into its calling card thanks to several crucial factors. resorts themselves - each distinctive with their own charm, size, and the type of tourists they attract.The ResortsMost avid skiers in Bulgaria already have their preferred resorts, but for those, who still haven't had the chance to get acquainted the choice may be tough. resort that in now loosing ground to Bansko with its rush of UK property buyers. used to be a high-class resort where only those of means can swish down the slopes, and many Bulgarians still see it as the paradigm of winter glitz. skiers urging them to savor the magic hour when the dazzling floodlights begin to take over the dwindling daylight, and night skiing begins. season with illumination and sound, Borovets is the best place for night-time skiing in Bulgaria, its runs open until 9 in the evening on a daily basis. ansko has lately become the biggest star among Bulgaria's resort, especially for foreign tourists. property prices in the area skyrocketing as more and more Brits see this as the best place for a retirement home, Bansko has seen a great influx of cash this past year. star-studded image, Austrian ski legend Marc Ghirardelli, who owns stakes in the resort, has been boasting its advantages all over the world since the summer. ansko's runs may be easier and less in numbers than those in Borovets, but the place charms with its atmosphere and traditional Bulgarian revival-style houses, pubs and people. seclusion of this resort and the fact that most hotels are huddled right among the trees.When it comes to Vitosha, the resort has one (and only) main advantage - location, location, location. Sofia lying in its very foot, Vitosha is the perfect getaway island for the busy skiers. hose just in for a quick business trip can pack their skiwear and steal an hour or two to clear their head while flying down the slope. PricesBulgaria's increasing ski appeal comes mainly from the fact that prices, compared to those in hotspots like the Alps, are lower. ease of foreign tourists has led many wide-eyed merchants to upping their prices, a ski trip in the country is still relatively cheap, but only to the guests from other countries. Bulgarians see that fares are too high for their average living standard and go for the smaller, less popular and less developed resorts. ski equipment and clothes, for example, most guests in Bulgaria are ecstatic, for they find their gear is much cheaper when purchased in the country. Bulgaria as a "dream destination" in the past years, especially in the UK, where most pensioners now see it as the perfect retirement home, and many families chose the cheap offers for a week or two at the seaside or in the mountains as their chance to have a vacation abroad without coughing up a fortune. Bulgaria started advertising its tourism hotspots much more and the times when most Europeans can only name Sofia and Stoichkov when asked what they knew of Bulgaria are long gone. Bulgaria's resorts rate when compared to other skiing pearls. resorts - tracks need to be more and better, for a wider scope of athletes, municipalities have to fix sewage and electricity systems that are struggling at the great influx of tourists and the roads leading to the mountains simply have to be repaired. mountains, with their roughness and beauty and a sense of belonging in that only Bulgaria's hospitality can provide.
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