Bulgaria is undoubtedly a land of the adventures.

Places that stop your breath are thousands. Many peaks are waiting for you to take them with a backpack to see from the top of the splendor of our country. Most proudly, however, is Mount Musala. Its 2925 meters above sea level makes it the highest in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. In translation from Ottoman “Musala” means “the way to God”.

The peak is situated in Rila, which is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and the Balkans at all. The biological and animal diversity here is among the richest in Europe. In the heart of the mountain is one of the biggest spiritual and tourist landmarks of Bulgaria - the Rila Monastery. It was established in the 10th century by St. Ivan Rilski and is of great national, architectural and historical significance. The monastery is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage List.

Passionate mountaineers suggest that with many of its views from high Rila resembles the Alps. The charm of this high place is all four seasons. At any cost you should visit the village of Govedartsi, Mount Malyovitsa, the oldest ski resort in Bulgaria - Borovets / Chamkoria /, as well as the hunting palaces of Tsar Boris Treti - Tsarska Bistritsa, Sitnyakovo and Sarajevo.

However, the Pearl in Rila are the Seven Rila Lakes. Numerous tourist routes and eco-paths lead to them. There is also an open two-lane lift - from Pionerska chalet to the Seven Lakes chalet. But we recommend that you take at least one weekend and climb to the place touched by the gods. On your way you can also meet many of the followers of the white beard of the world-famous healer Peter Deunov. It was in Rila in 1921 that the mountaineering started in Bulgaria.

Today the mountain offers opportunities for alpine, ice and traditional climbing along trace 120 routes. A large part is covered by the Rila National Park, which hosts numerous huts and hiking trails. Here are two major European tourist routes - E4 and E8. Possibilities for overnight staying in the park offer 17 tourist chalets with about 1500 beds. Modern spa centers and hotels are also lacking.

If on this trip you are with your children, the advice of your personal tourist assistant Enjoy-Plovdiv.com is to take the time to visit the Belitsa Reserve. This is the reserved area of the dancing bears. Their show is really impressive.