Borovets

Borovets - the biggest and the oldest Bulgarian winter resort, is located at the foot of the Balkan’s highest peak – Musala (2925 m), in the northern slopes of the Rila Mountain. Borovets is situated at the altitude of 1350 m among centuries-old pine-tree woods. The resort is 73 km away from the capital city of Sofia, and 126 km away from the city of Plovdiv. It was established as early as the end of 19 century as a hunting site for the Bulgarian kings. Later on, Borovets gradually developed as a first-class ski resort, having lots of hotels, restaurants offering variety of meals, and an excellent network of ski-tracks, rope-lines and lifts. Nowadays Borovets is a resort of Alpine type, offering wonderful opportunities for any type of winter sports. The ski-tracks in the resort have a total length of over 45 km, diverse in difficulty. The excellent off-the-mountain infrastructure involves variety of interesting relax opportunities.