We offer hotel deals and holiday packages in BOROVETS. All hotels in BOROVETS are thoroughly selected to give you the best value for your money and a quality service. Borovets is the oldest mountain resort in Bulgaria situated 65km South of Sofia, 125km South-West of Plovdiv and only 7km from the nearest town of Samokov. Borovets has long established traditions in skiing and winter sports. The resort is nestled in Rila mountains at 1357m altitude above sea level among the aromatic pine woods covering the Northern slopes of Mt Musala, the highest on the Balkan peninsula. The official skiing season in Borovec lasts from mid-December to mid-April with the most reliable snow-cover in late February and early March. The ski runs of various difficulty are differentiated for beginners, intermediates and advanced skiers and equipped with international markings and multilingual signs. The runs are bashed and maintained to the highest standards. Inexpensive skiing and snowboarding schools and whole-day-care kindergartens are available during the winter season. Beginners will find in Borovetz over a hundred English speaking ski and snowboard instructors. Snowboarders will enjoy the Rotata half-pipe with a vertical drop of 325m. The lower part the pipe is suitable for beginners and the upper part is exploited by advanced riders. You can also go for night skiing just across the Rila hotel situated near the gondola.
BOROVETS HOTEL PICTURES
BOROVETS HOTEL FACILITIES
The Bulgarian parliament has approved the "Super Borovets" project which is expected to materialize 15 million Euros of investments for infracstructure development in Borovets. The total hotel facilities will reach nine thousand beds in year 2013 and new longer pistes will be built. A direct road from Sofia will make it possible to get to the resort for 40 minutes only. The majority of the hotels in Borovets are 4-star and offer a wide range of facilities - spa, indoor-swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, golf club, etc.
BOROVETS PUBS AND RESTAURANTS
There are plenty of pubs, restaurants and night clubs in Borovets and all offer great value for money. A large beer of 500ml is less than £1, and a basic meal is approximately 2-3 £. Food varies from local traditional cuisine (kebapche, kyufte, tarator, shopska salad) to Greek and Mediterranean specialties and Italian cuisine.
BOROVETS ATTRACTIONS
The nearest major attraction to Borovets resort is the Rila monastery. The monastery's most treasured historic and artistic monuments include the 14th century Hrelyo Tower, the five-domed Birth of the Blessed Virgin Church. Rila monastery has a rich museum collection of valuable old manuscripts and documents, charters and icons, an ethnographic exhibition of fabrics, jewelry, carpets and wrought iron objects, and a library containing more than 16 000 books.
BOROVETS CAR HIRE
Several decent car rental companies offer their services in Borovets. Make sure you get all-inclusive package, unlimited mileage and don't forget to ask for free car accessories - chain, child seat, map, roof rack. You can see Borovets car hire rates and request a quote here, we answer within minutes.
TRAVEL TO BOROVETS - TRANSPORTATION
Regular bus service is operating between Sofia and Borovets during the day. Shuttle service and private transfers are also available at decent rates - as low as 12 EUR per person A private transfer between Sofia and Borovets takes approximately one hour.
BOROVETS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
An emergency medical assistance is available 24 hours a day. Hospitals, pharmacies and dental offices are available at the resort too. Some medical and all dental services are required to be paid in cash to the medical personnel.
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