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Starting the new year at the sunny slopes of Bulgaria's Borovets ski resort

Photo: Kostadin Atanasov

What can be more thrilling that starting the new year amidst the serene white beauty of a mountain resort covered in snow?

Bulgaria's popular ski resort of Borovets, only an hour's drive from the Bulgarian capital Sofia, has welcomed many visitors in the first days of the new year. It kicked off the new winter season a couple of days before Christmas.


The first mountain resort in the Balkans, established in 1896, Borovets is located some 70 kms. from Sofia. In the first days of the new year there are thousands of Alpine skiing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing fans here. 


A day ski pass for adults costs 90 Leva, for children – 55 Leva, a seasonal ski pass for an adult costs 1,700 Leva. 


Apart from skiing, kids can also enjoy the special sledding area and also take a ride on a pony along the snow-covered resort paths.


The resort is expecting numerous visitors from UK, Israel and Bulgaria, of course, this season.



Photos: Kostadin Atanasov



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