Bulgaria is a hiking paradise. This relatively small country abounds in mountains – big and small, high and not so high. In the alpine type mountains, such as the Rila Mountains and Pirin Mountains, pyramidal peaks and steep aretes divide magnificent corries with cobalt blue glacial lakes. Older mountains such as the Stara Planina Mountains (the Balkan Range) and Rhodopes Mountains, are a mixture of gently rolling hills and mighty rounded peaks, topped with rocky wreaths and rugs of flowers and green grass. Slopes are densely forested with oak, beech, spruce and pine species.
A vast network of trails exists in the Bulgarian mountains and numerous mountain huts and hotels, and family guesthouses are waiting for you to offer their hospitality and their delicious home made food.