
Stoykite is a picturesque village in the western Rhodope mountains, 95 km southwest of Plovdiv, 16 km northwest of Smolyan and only 5 km from the international ski resort of Pamporovo. Stoykite is an authentic Bulgarian village in which along with the preserved Rhodopean traditions and culture, tourists enjoy marvelous vistas to the peaks of Rerelik, Murgavets, and Turlata. Stoykite offers great opportunities for skiing and mountain hiking with plans of building another lift in addition to the already existing one which will connect the village with Pamporovo. The transfer time from Plovdiv/airport to Stoykite is about 2 hours, from Sofia/airport is 3 hours and a half.