Bulgarian Mountains

Geographical science indicates the existence of 37 mountains on the territory of Bulgaria, 36 of them situated in the southern part of the country and the mountain range of Stara Planina, that is the border between Northern and Southern Bulgaria. It is namely the mountain range of Stara Planina, the longest and the biggest in area, known as the Balkan Mountains, too, which gave the name to our Balkan Peninsula. The second longest mountain range is spread in parallel to it, to the south - Sredna Gora.

The most impressive mountainous system, however, is the Rila-Rhodope Massif, including Rila, Pirin, the Rhodopes, Slavjanka and Sturgach.
Rila is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and on the whole Balkan Peninsula. It occupies the prestigious 6th place in the European “classification”, The key constructive element in the mountain is granite. The 11 highest peaks of the mountain steeper in Eastern Rila headed by Mt. Moussala (2.925 m).


Borovets is the oldest Bulgarian resort dating back to the year of 1896 when the mayor of the town of Samokov of that time built a wooden chalet there to alleviate the fate of his wife who was ill of tuberculosis. Today Borovets is the biggest, first-class mountain resort in Bulgaria.