Bansko
    Located at the foot of Mount Pirin, Bansko is the new star among the ski resorts in Bulgaria, with 17 ski runs with a total length of 56 km. The resort is well equipped with cabin lifts, tows and artificial snow guns. The museum town is fully adapted to cater for the tourist industry, losing nothing of its original charm. Bansko offers excellent vacationing conditions all the year round - beautiful landscapes, delicious food and wine, friendly and sincere local people and a variety of good accommodation opportunities.
    Those traveling on a limited budget can rent rooms in traditional family stone facade houses with wooden balconies and flower-studded gardens.
    Bansko is the perfect place for sports lovers throughout the year, starting with skiing and ending with hiking, rock climbing, horse riding, and angling. In 2005, Bansko will become the world's fourth winter resort with a five-star hotel from the Kempinski chain.
                         

            Borovets
    This is the oldest ski resort in Bulgaria, having been founded in 1896. At that time it was called Chamkoria and was a favourite holiday spot for the Bulgarian aristocracy. Nowadays, Borovets is the biggest Bulgarian mountain resort, located at an altitude of 1 350 m on the Northern slope of Mount Rila. It stands only 73 km from Sofia, and offers luxury hotels and year-round sports and entertainment opportunities. The total length of the ski runs here is 40 km, descending from a height of   2 534 m. The resort also offers most up to date artificial snow facilities, ensuring visitors excellent skiing opportunities, whatever the whims of nature are.
                

            Pamporovo
    This resort rises at an altitude of 1 655 m at the foot of Snezhanka peak in the Rhodope Mountains. It is only 260 km from Sofia and 85 km from Plovdiv. This is the southernmost skiing resort in Bulgaria and in Europe, offering an optimum number of sunny days to skiers. It has a moderate mountain climate with a Mediterranean influence. The hotels here have been renovated and new ones have been built; there are several spa centers as well. Most hotels have swimming pools with mineral water. The ski runs are suitable for beginners and are safe for children's ski schools.
                    

            Uzana site is a real discovery. A place huddled among venerable oak forests, known as the geographic center of Bulgaria just 22 kilometers away from the town of Gabrovo. The small and modest mark that shows the real center of the country is a real attraction for the tourists in this small paradise site. The Uzana site is situated on 1 300 meters above the sea level and is one of the most beautiful parts of the Balkan Mountain Range. The site provides great opportunities for winter, mountain and ecological tourism. The near by situated hut "Uzana" is part of an internatonal walking highway, that reaches the shores of the Black sea. The sites provides wonderful conditions for relax through the whole year. The winter is suitable for winter sports and during the summer for mountain hiking, cycling and horseback riding. The interest of the tourists is huge and the site is getting more popular. The ski season starts in the middle of December and ends in the beginning of April.
   Uzana is surrounded by the natural park "Bulgarka", which is famous for its venerable oak forests and miscellaneous animal world.
   The Uzana site is a real paradise for the people who love nature.
   The resort area Uzana is situated 22 km away from Gabrovo and offers good opportunities for tourism and winter sports. The locality of Uzana is one of the few places in the central part of the Balkans that offer favourable conditions for ski-tourism. Its development as a mountain resort of local and regional significance has been included in the regional development plan and is supported by the Regional Governor and the Mayor of Gabrovo. There are institutional holiday houses, several hotels, 3 chalets, a ski-lift, a base of the Mountain Rescue Service, catering establishments. The geographic centre of Bulgaria is located within the region, too and is marked with a memorial sign. There are regular buses during the holidays.
                                     
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