Borovets
in Obshtina Samokov of Sofia, Bulgaria
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Sofia Airport (31 mi) - Plovdiv International Airport (65 mi)
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Skopje Alexander the Great Airport (104 mi) - Haskovo Airport (106 mi)
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Alexander the Great International Airport (107 mi) -
Nis Airport (115 mi) - Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (125 mi)
- Vidin Smurdan Airfield (127 mi)
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Henri Coandă International Airport (202 mi)
- Rila Monastery (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Boyana Church (Unesco heritage, 31 mi)
- Pirin National Park (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika (Unesco heritage, 118 mi)
- Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius (Unesco heritage, 133 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 42.271 and 23.606 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 42° 16' 14" and E 23° 36' 20"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Lev - BGN
- Spoken languages:
- Bulgarian, Turkish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:57 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Sofia
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:17 am and 5:03 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Bulgaria.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Bulgaria. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Borovets
Borovets in Obshtina Samokov (Sofia) is located in Bulgaria about 33 mi (or 53 km) south-east of Sofia, the country's capital town.
Current time in Borovets is now 05:57 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Sofia with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Borovets, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Bulgaria is Sofia Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Bulgaria is Rila Monastery in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South-West. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Elin Pelin, Sofia, Blagoevgrad, Pernik and Sarnitsa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 40 °F
| Morning Temperature | 3°C / 38 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Night Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 6% |
| Air Humidity | 95% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
3°C (37 °F)
-1°C (29 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
3°C (37 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Iceberg
Villa Stresov
Festa Winter Palace
Persey Flora Apartments
Villa Alpin
Euphoria Club Hotel & Spa
Festa Chamkoria
Hotel Bor
Ela Hotel
Sonata hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Borovets | a short Movie of a Powder Trip
Trip to Borovets 23-28/12/2014 with Ekdromes Club! Like us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/videomaker.gr Although arriving in Borovets two days before Christmas left us a bit disappointed...
Borovets Skiing 2013
Skiing in Borovets 16/02/2013 - 23/02/2013 filmed on GoPro hero 2. Perfect snow and some good runs!
Buys In Borovets 2015
Our Bulgarian ski trip to Borovets with Stu 'Stu' Morgan, chris 'Rebdle' Rendle, Caleb 'Caleb' Socrates, Kris 'Moon' Evely, Lucas 'Beena' Angove and Leo 'Mund' Maunder. Filmed with GoPro.
Borovets | Skiing | Fon Fon & Yastrebetz 1 | 2015
Borovets (Bulgaria) 27th January (27/01/2015) Fon Fon & Yastrebetz 1 (Black & Red) Skiing the Fon Fon down to the mid station gondola and then onto the middle of Yastrebetz 1 - both closed.
2 Days in Bike Park Borovets
Riding mtb in Borovets.
Borovets | Skiing | Martinovi Baraki 1, 3 & Iglika | 2015
Borovets (Bulgaria) 26th January (26/01/2015) Martinovi Baraki 1, 2 & Iglika (Blue, Red & Blue)
borovets bulgaria january 2013 snowboarding and skiing go pro
a movie of our epic holiday to borovets bulgaria january 26th-2 feb 2013, good times good memories.
Primach Team in Borovets
Borovets Open Cup UCI Class 1.
StefDen - Borovets
Borovets, 27 Dec 2014.
Borovets | Skiing | Suhar & Markudjik 1 | 2015
Borovets (Bulgaria) 29th January (29/01/2015) Suhar & Markudjik 1 (Green & Blue) Skiing along the top part of the green run and then onto the nice freshly pisted blue, hitting 50+mph.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Borovets
Borovets, known as Chamkoria (Чамкория) until the middle of the 20th century, is a popular Bulgarian mountain resort situated in Sofia Province, on the northern slopes of Rila, at an altitude of 1350 m. Borovets is 10 km from Samokov, 73 km from Sofia and 125 km from Plovdiv.
Tsarska Bistritsa
Tsarska Bistritsa is a former royal palace in southwestern Bulgaria, high in the Rila Mountains, just above the resort of Borovets and near the banks of the Bistritsa River. Built between 1898 and 1914, it served as the hunting lodge of Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria and his son Boris III. The hunting lodge was nationalized after 1945, when Bulgaria became a Communist state.
Sitnyakovo
Sitnyakovo is a summer royal residence in Bulgaria. It is located on Rila mountain. The residence was built on commission by Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Sitnyakovo is situated in close proximity to the Borovets resort and the Tsarska Bistritsa palace. It was designed by architect Georgi Fingov and built in 1904.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Borovets.
Боровец: Rila mountain, Borovets, Markudjik 1 ski slope, 2345 MASL, Боровец (source)
Боровец: Borovets ski webcams, Боровец (source)
Боровец: Rila mountain, Borovets, Qstrebec ski slope, 2039 masl, Боровец (source)
Боровец: Rila mountain, Borovets, Popangelov ski slope, 1483 masl, Боровец (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Боровец, Borowez
