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BULGARIA a trail in the Stara
Planina (Balkan-mountains) A five days trail in the Trojanska and Tetevenska
Planina between de cities of Troyan and
Jablanica. Tips: The regular Bulgarian airlines flight (Amsterdam
Schiphol) to Sofia, the bus to the train station, the train to Karlovo (about
4 hours, quite an adventure!) and the next day by bus to Troyan ( 2 hours).
This bus crosses the Trojanski Prohod (1525m.), the pass, and offers you
before walking already a fantastic view at what you can see the coming days.
We walked in a lower part of the mountains, more north, no snow, from east to
west, with mostly great views at those higher Stara Maps:
In Troyan we bought the КАРТОГРАФИЯ ЕООД-maps,
scale 1:60.000. Later on we dis-covered also maps on scale 1:40.000 are
available. So, using our maps we sometimes lost our way. On the trail the
marks are difficult to find, or just had disappeared . You have to make your
own route: something special, but very worth while. Accommodation:
Hotels in the cities and villages on the route. The hotel will be pleased
to advise you. Or arranges a reservation for the next night .“B&B”
possibilities or “Zimmer frei” are increasing. Height during the route: 400 -1300 m.
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Easter
2006: a trail in the Old Mountains, the Stara Planina, in clear mountain air,
very varied scenery and a rich flora and fauna. Day 1: Troyan* -
Šipkovo Day 2: Šipkovo
- Ribarica Day 3: Ribarica -
Teteven Day 4: Teteven
- Glozhene monasteries (first part by bus)- Dag 5: Pravec-Etropole And from Etropole, by bus, to Sofia ( 1 1/2
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On the
route: The promised marks on the route were mostly
disappeared. But there are a lot of friendly local residents who are willing
to help you in finding the way. Our route went through old foot paths, on height,
through villages where time seemed to be stand still during the last decades.
Or passed all the new symbols of the booming Bulgarian economy. A trail along the Bela Vit river and a heavy climb
to the Glozhene monasteries with old icons and a little museum. Or - at
Easter - the plum trees in full flowering. And always: the magnificent
mountain look at the higher Stara Planina! Now and then a coach and horse with Roma’s on
the easel. So, the trail demands a creative mind…...but offers
a walker a lot………..even more than that. |
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Glozhene monasteries |
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Bela Vit river |
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Aart and the Old Mountains |