The Pamporovo ski resort is situated 1650 m above sea level, at the foot of peak Snejanka (1926 m), in the Rhodopi Mountain. It is located in a region for its unique folklore traditions with in 260 km of Sofia and 85 km of Bulgaria’s second-largest city, Plovdiv.
Pamporovo is the sunniest winter resort in Bulgaria there the winter is soft, but with a lot of snow, and the number of the sunny days during the season from December to May comes up to 120 days.
The resort is set in the south of the Rhodopi Mountain where, according to the legend, Orpheus, the mythical singer, had lived. Pamporovo has international popularity. The average January temperature is about 3 oC. The climate is exclusively healthy and it is no miracle that most of the centenarians in Bulgaria are found in this district.
Pamporovo is a ski centre for all categories of skiers; it has excellent ski runs including even a racing ski run for giant slalom, as well as a first class built-up ski lift system. There is a ski-school of international category too, with more than 100 highly qualified instructors.
Pamporovo offers scores of scenic routes for seeing the Rhodopi Mountain on foot, as well as opportunities to visit some interesting tourist attractions.
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