Vitosha National Park Bulgaria - Travel Guide, Tours, Hotels and ...
Vitosha is the most visited Bulgarian mountain. It rises immediately above Sofia and is one of the symbols of our capital city. ...
A characteristic feature of Vitosha climate is the inversion (mostly in December and January). A lot of artificial lakes have been built in the lower parts of the mountain near the resort villages, the most beautiful among which is the Boyana Lake ( since 1906). A starting point for this tourist centre is the village of Kladnitsa (3 km road, 1 hour walk along the road and then along a marked path). A unique natural phenomenon are the so-called '"stone rivers'" (moreni) - piles of huge rounded granite stones along many of the river valleys, reaching up to 2 km in length and 50 m in width. Above it is the huge slope Stenata - the biggest natural ski-track in Bulgaria. After the invitation of the renowned writer and democrat Aleko Konstantinov 300 men and women then climbed Mt. Aleko is also the starting point for climbing the highest peak of Vitosha - Mt. All chalets in Vitosha (about 15) offer tasty dishes from the Bulgarian cuisine. All routes to the peak are marked by high metal pickets or pass by skiing facilities, thus reducing to the maximum the possibility of one getting lost. All these are concentrated mainly along the northern slopes of the mountain, facing Sofia. An average of 140 days per year are very cold on Mt. Behind the Aleko Chalet is the office of the Mountain Rescue Service (phone: 02 9671155). Besides on foot from Sofia quarters Knyazhevo and Vladaya, to Zlatnite Mostove one can also drive along a 14 km road, starting from Boyana Quarter. Besides on foot, from above villages and Sofia quarters, one can reach Aleko by car - 16 km on a road starting from Dragalevtsi Quarter, or by regular bus line No. Chernata Skala (The Black Rock) (1869 m), Mt. Cherni Vrah - something incredible and unbelievable in those times. Cherni Vrah - the maximum values in these days are below zero and there are 222 frosty days (when only the minimum temperatures are below zero). Cherni Vrah (2.5-3 hours), the village of Chuipetliovo (2.5-3 hours). Cherni Vrah (2290 m) as a true centre of the mountain.Part of the Balkan watershed, dividing the basins of the Black Sea and the White Sea (Aegian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea) passes along the mountain. Cherni Vrah (mostly snowfalls) is 1178 litres per sq. Cherni Vrah (The Black Peak) (2290 m) it occupies the fourth place among Bulgarian mountains. Cherni Vrah is quite inhospitable, having an average of 250 foggy days in the year and only 50 clear ones and it is one of most windy peaks in Bulgaria. Cherni Vrah weather conditions: the average monthly and annual temperature - for the coldest month - January - in Sofia is 1.7°C below zero and on Mt. Cherni Vrah, with many services, mostly in the chalets. During the Turkish yoke it was a centre of culture and dissent. Especially expressive and beautiful are the moreni in the Zlatni Mostove area (Golden Bridges). Few are the big cities in the world, and capitals are even fewer, that possess such a natural advantage. For the warmest month - July in Sofia - 21.2°C and for Mt. George) in Bistritsa is located on the place where the main monastery of Mala Sveta Gora was in the past. Golyam Rezen (2277 m - the second after Mt. In ancient times the mountain was named Sko-mios, Skopios, Skombros, meaning in Old Greek '"the sharp, steep mountain'". In spite of its expressly compact nature, the mountain is conditionally divided into 4 main ranges - Northern, Eastern, South-Western and North-Western.The slopes of the Northern Range descend steeply to the Sofia Plain above which dominates Mt. It consists primarily of granite rocks, but there are karst rocks as well especially in the southern part. It had been one of the prominent monesteries of the so-called Mala Sveta Gora. It has a slightly prolonged profile from north-west to south-east. It is dominated by the ridge beginning at Mt. It is in the centre of Boyana Quarter (bus lines No. It is located 3 km above the village of Dragalevtsi on the road to Aleko. It is subdivided into three parts - the Vetren Part is the most eastward with the high peaks - Mt. It rises immediately above Sofia and is one of the symbols of our capital city. It takes 1.30-2 hours walk from Knyazhevo and about 1.30 hours from Boyana to reach the area. It takes 30-40 min walk from Dragalevtsi. It takes a 15 minutes walk from there to reach the interesting Kladnitsa Monastery '"Saint Nicola'". Its total length is 415 km, 290 of which - on Bulgarian territory. Kamen Del (1862 m above sea level) after which this range is also called the Kamendelski Range. Kamen Del and others) and Simeonovo sub-part with no distinct peaks. Kopitoto (1348 m with the TV-tower); Dragalevtsi - with the two-headed alpine peak - Mt. Krasta (1561 m); the longest cave in Bulgaria - Duhlata is located here as well as the interesting karst water spring - Zhivata voda.The North-Western Part borders the Lyulin Mountain and is called Silimishki. Lavcheto (The Small Lion) (2052 m above sea level), as well as the peaks - Mt. Malak Rezen (2191 m), the interesting Mr. Malak Rezen, from where they can proceed along a flat route and reach the dreamed peak in 30 minutes only. Marked tracks lead to Ostritsa Chalet (1 hour), Edelvais Chalet (1.30 hours), Mt. Marked tracks start here to Zlatnite Mostove (1 hour), Planinets Chalet (40 min), Momina Skala Chalet (45 min), Esperanto Chalet (40 min), etc. Matnitsa, Kladnishka and Rudarshtitsa Rrivers are among its biggest tributaries from Vitosha. Most notorious here is the phenomenon we mentioned above - the moreni. Mourgash in Stara Planina (10.3 m/s) and before Mt. Near-by shops, booths, coffe-bars and restaurants offer wonderful opportunities for a pleasant stay. Of course, there are lots of facilities to add to the comfort of skiers - open-seat lifts, snow-levelling trucks, special marking, etc. On its turn it is divided into four sub-parts: Vladaya (without expressed peaks, but one of the most popular tourist sites - Zlatnite Mostove is located here); Knyazhevo (here the highest peak of the sector is Mt. On the peak itself, besides the meteorological station and the base of the Mountain Rescue Brigade (phone: 02 9671128), there is a tourist station where one can find shelter in bad weather (no beds, however). Petrus (1454 m); and to the west end is the Bosneshka part with its flat and low ridge, where the highest peak is Mt. Samara (2108 m) and then continuing with the peaks Mt. Similar phenomena can be seen in other Bulgarian mountains, too, the Vitosha moreni however being unique. Since 1935 a meteorological station has been operating on Mt. Since then thousands of hikers climb the peak every year on this day. Siva Gramada (2003 m); the middle part - Petruska part which is the lowest with its Mt. Some of the highest and well known peaks are here - Mt. Still it is not recommended to climb the peak in bad weather! Tea and warm cooked food are also offered. The average annual temperature in Sofia is 10.5°C and at Mt. The cabin-lift starting from Knyazhevo reaches this place, bus line No. The chalet is the starting point of the Bulgarian section of European hiking route E-4. The church is included in the list of UNESCO of most valuable works of art. The date 27 August 1895 is considered the beginning of the organised tourist movement in the country. The Dragalevtsi Monastery was founded under the reign of Tsar (King) Ivan Alexander in the middle of the 14th century. The eastern edges of the Rezen peaks are particularly expressive - they offer a site for Alpine rock climbing. The first is at about 1800 m above sea level in the eastern part of the mountain and is one of Bulgaria''s biggest ski-centres. The longest, the biggest and the most popular river taking its rise from the Vitosha Mountain is Struma River. The marked tracks are typically broad alleys, very good for mountain biking. The monastery is open to visitors all week round.The Church of Sveti Georgi (St. The name Vitosha appeared in the Middle Ages and for the first time it was used in a document from the 11th century. The south-western rivers flow to river Struma and thenon to the White Sea, while the eastern, northern and some of the western - through Iskar River and then the Danube flow to the Black Sea. The steep climb, at a difference of altitude of approximately 500 m typically takes 1.30 hours, and for those who think it is difficult, there is an lift to Mt. The village of Kladnitsa is 22 km away from Sofia and is connected to it by bus line No. The well-known Vitosha Resort and Aleko ski-centre is located in the eastern part as well.The South-Western Range is the largest but least visited in the mountain. The winter in the high parts of the mountain lasts between 5 and 7 months, and truly summer months are only July and August. The year 1934 saw the establishment of the first national park in Bulgaria, covering the greater part of Vitosha and aimed at preserving for the next generations the beauties of the mountain. There are mineral water springs in some of the villages mentioned above - Rudartsi, Knyazhevo, Zheleznitsa. There are more than 100 places for accomodation with almost 6000 beds (not counting beds provided in near-by villages), two cabin elevator lines, numerous open-seat lifts, catering facilities, mountain shelters, kilometres of asphalt roads. There are several hotels - the 3 star Prostor and Aglika Hotels, the 2-star Moreni Hotel. There are several rest houses and restaurants there. There are signs showing all tracks, and occasionally - information boards. There are two main tourist centres - Aleko and Zlatnite Mostove (The Golden Bridges). There are two special ski-tracks down the hill (Aleko - Dragalevski Monastery and Mt. There is a cabin cableway to the Aleko Challet.The Eastern Range, also called Kupenski, borders the Plana Mountain. There is also Aleko Chalet offering 88 beds in 3 suits and rooms of 2, 3, 4, 8 and more beds. There were lakes in the past but they have been drained due to ore mining. These names are preserved in the present name of Mt. This happens in an average of 15 days per year. To the north of the ridge is the specific Mt. Tuesday through Saturday (phone: 02 685304. Under this crown of peaks spreads Bistrishko Branishte Reserve. Ushite - Knyazhevo).Almost the whole mountain is surrounded by small resort villages and villa areas, who were picturesque mountin villages in the past and now some of them are Sofia suburbs. Vassil Levski was often sheltered here and a secret revolutionary committee was established in the monastery in 1873. Vitosha is a typical dome-like mountain - one of the few in Bulgaria. Vitosha is the cradle of hiking tourism in Bulgaria. Vitosha Mountain is the most significant part of the Plana-Zavala Mountain System. Vitosha, nevertheless, has been developed. Vladaiski Cherni Vrah (1641 m).The four main ranges of the mountain pile together to Mt. When Sofia is covered by thick fog and cold, the Vitosha Mountain shines in sun and warmth. With an average wind speed of 9.3 m/s it occupies the second place among the monitored peaks after Mt. Zlatnite Mostove (Golden Bridges) is the another popular tourist centre, located at an altitude of 1400 m above sea level in the Vladaya sub-part of the Northern Range of Vitosha.
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