| Borovets is the oldest mountain resort where skiers | | | | various in difficulty and length ski pistes grouped in |
| can experience the thrills of the "white sport" in | | | | three regions: Sitnqkovo - Martinovi Baraki - pistes; |
| winter, and hikers enjoy the green freshness of the | | | | Markudjik- 4 pistes and Qstrebec- 3 pistes. The |
| mountains in summer. Borovets was known as | | | | pistes on Qstrebets are the best- and all of the |
| Chamkoriya until the middle of the 20th century, is a | | | | competitions in the resort are taking place there! The |
| popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia | | | | resort is a regular host of various winter sports |
| Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude | | | | competitions. It has twice hosted World Cup |
| of 1350 m. Borovets is 10 km from Samokov, 73 km | | | | competitions in Alpine skiing. Its biathlon track is one |
| from Sofia and 125 km from Plovdiv. | | | | of the best in Europe. |
| It is situated on the conterminous Borovets col and | | | | Borovets was developed into a modern ski resort of |
| on the northern slopes of the Mousala ridge in the | | | | high class with luxury hotels, restaurants, discos, |
| eastern part of Rila. Huddled in venerable pine woods | | | | shops and a good choice of pistes and lifts. |
| 1390 meters above the sea level (with highest pistes | | | | Borovets is a resort of Alpine type and provides |
| at 2600 m)makes it a perfect place for relax and | | | | very good conditions for snow sports during the |
| recreation. | | | | winter: skiing, night- skiing, snowboarding, |
| The real charm of Borovets can be felt during the | | | | cross-country skiing, ski jumps and biathlon, ski-doo, |
| winter. It is then when the harmony with the nature | | | | in the resort, etc. |
| is complete. | | | | There are available ski runs for beginners, |
| The excellent equipment for ski sports attracts | | | | intermediates and advanced skiers, designed with |
| thousands of mountain lovers from Bulgaria and from | | | | international markings and multilingual signs. Pistes are |
| foreign countries. They can use the 45 kilometers | | | | bashed and maintained to the high standard. |