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Vitosha Mountain summer season starts

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The official start of the Vitosha summer season starts this Saturday (June 3). In addition to hiking, the mountain also offers excellent conditions for practicing mountain biking, with numerous routes of different levels of difficulty.

Three lifts (The Simeonovo cable car, Vitoshko Lale 1, Vitoshko Lale 2) will operate every weekend under favorable weather conditions until the end of the season. For the convenience of cyclists, the lifts are equipped with special hooks for hanging bicycles. The start of the season is marked by the traditional cycling race Home Mountain Enduro.



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