ALEKO Chalet
Aleko Chalet - summer
Aleko Chalet - winter
- Location: Maslovitsa area, in the Northeast foot on Malak Rezen Summit (2191 m.)
- GPS Position: 42 34 57.2N 023 17 31.7E
- Altitude: 1810 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 100 places capacity; the oldest chalet in Vitosha Mountain.
With Decision # 97/20.02.2009 of the Council of Ministers, the ownership of Aleko Chalet was transferred free of BTA
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, tourist canteen, restaurant and tea room, ski
and snowboard school, ski wardrobes, an artificial climbing wall, Wi-Fi Internet access available
- Web cam
- Meteorological station (Mountain Rescue Base)
- Bulgarian Tourist Associations Cards: Valid
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- The upper lift station of Simeonosvki lift - neighborhood
- Moreni Hotel (last stop of the bus line 66) - 0,10 h.
- The upper lift station Goli Vrah of Dragalevski lift 0,15 h.
- The medial lift station Bay Krastyo of Dragalevski Lift - 1,15
h.
- Dragalevtsi Residential District, Simeonovo Residential District and Bistritsa Village approximately 2,30 - 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Mecha Polyana Area 0,10 h.
- Ushite Shelter (through Plateau)
0,50 h.
(through a wetland)
- Tintyava Chalet (through Plateau and Ushite Shelter)
1,30
h.(through a wetland)
- Cherni Vrah Shelter (through Stenata Area, summer variation) 1,30 h.
- Trainee Base Akademik (through Mecha Polyana Area, summer variation) 2,00 h.
- Point of European Routs: E-4
- Host Association: Tourist Association "Moten", tel./fax: 02 / 980-55-33, GSM: 0877 / 10-14-27,
GSM: 0888 / 41-47-47, GSM: 0888 / 30-53-33, GSM: 0887 / 51-71-09,
E-mail,
E-mail1,
Web-site,
Facebook
- 1164 Sofia, Lozenets Residential District, 49 Korab Planina Str.
- 1000 Sofia, 75 Vasil Levski Blvd. (In the subway in front of the Sportnata Palata Building)
BELITE BREZI Chalet
Belite Brezi Chalet
- Unpopular: Beli Brezi Chalet
- Location: Belite brezi area
- GPS Position: 42 37 04.8N 023 13 40.5E
- Altitude: 1319 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 52 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, tourist canteen, restaurant available
- Contact details:
- Tel.: 02 / 957-00-31
- GSM: 0898 / 46-50-58
- Facebook
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,20 h.
along asphalt road
- Vladaya Village (Railway Station on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) 1,00 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 1,50 h. (through
Byalata Voda Area)
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Planinets Chalet 0,30 h. along unsupported trail
- Septemvri Chalet 0,40 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet - 0,50 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 3,00 h.
- Host Association: Managing Committee of BTA, 1000 Sofia, P.O. Box 427,
75 Vasil Levski Blvd. (Sportnata Palata Building), fl. 5, tel.: 02 / 987-34-09, tel.: 02 / 9300-648, tel.: 02 / 426-39-84,
GSM: 0882 / 96-63-04, fax: 02 / 986-22-55;
E-mail,
E-mail1,
E-mail2,
Web-site,
Facebook;
Chalet Department: tel.: 02 / 9300-674, GSM: 0882 / 56-67-77,
E-mail,
E-mail1;
Information Center: tel.: 02 / 980-12-85, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-19, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-20,
E-mail
BOERITSA Chalet
Boeritsa Chalet
- Location: Boeritsa area, at the foot of Chernata Skala Summit
- GPS Position: 42 36 09.1N 023 15 15.1E
- Altitude: 1710 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with mansard and 40 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, tourist kitchen and canteen available
- Contact details:
- The chalet DOES NOT WORK!
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 1,00 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,30 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) -
3,00 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet 2 min.
- Borova Gora Chalet 3 min.
- Boeritsa Hotel - 5 min.
- Kumata Chalet 0,20 h.
- Chernata Skala Summit (1869 m.) 0,30 h.
- Septemvri Chalet 0,40 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 1,00 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet - 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,45-2,00 h.
- Host Association:
BOROVA GORA Chalet
Borova Gora Chalet
- Location: Boeritsa area
- GPS Position: 42 36 06.9N 023 15 10.6E
- Altitude: 1703 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 24 places capacity (former forest association house)
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric stoves
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,55 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,25 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) -
2,55 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Boeritsa Hotel - 2 min.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet 3 min.
- Boeritsa Chalet 3 min.
- Kumata Chalet 0,15 h.
- Chernata Skala Summit (1869 m.) 0,30 h.
- Septemvri Chalet 0,40 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 1,00 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,45-2,00 h.
- Host Association: Tourist Chorus Association in Bulgaria, 1000 Sofia, 6 Tsar Kaloyan Str., office
Ή 111, tel.: 02 / 950-07-28, GSM: 0896 / 68-85-66
EDELVAYS Chalet
Edelvays Chalet
- Location: Machovoto area
- GPS Position: 42 35 18.4N 023 13 49.0E
- Altitude: 1679 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 22 places capacity. Once there was another building that burned down in a fire
in the 90s of the twentieth century.
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by firewood stoves, there is also small shop available (offering hot soups, tea, coffee)
- Bulgarian Tourist Associations Cards: Not valid
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 1,00 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,30 h.
through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 3,00 h.
through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 3,15 h. through Byalata Voda Area and Elenite Restaurant
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Zvezditsa Chalet 0,10 h.
- Konyarnka Shelter 0,30 h.
- Former Ostritsa Chalet 0,30 h.
- Kumata Chalet 0,45 h.
- Selimitsa Chalet 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,45-2,00 h.
- Host Association: Tourist Association "Edelvays", 1202 Sofia, Lyulin Residential District, Quarter 4, block 405,
entr. "G", floor 4, flat 64, GSM: 0879 / 60-00-72, GSM: 0878 / 95-55-88, GSM: 0896 / 64-70-86, GSM: 0895 / 87-87-72,
E-mail
ESPERANTO Chalet
Esperanto Chalet
- Location: Karanova Livada area
- GPS Position: 42 37 39.4N 023 15 32.7E
- Altitude: 1420 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Small two-storey building with 10 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric and firewood stoves, small shop available (offering hot soups, tea, coffee)
- Contact details:
- The chalet DOES NOT WORK!
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,55 h.
- Boyana Residential District 2,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Kamen Del Chalet 0,10 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet 0,20 h.
- Boyanski Waterfall (30 m. height) 0,30 h.
- Host Association: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, 1040 Sofia, 55 Hristo Botev Blvd.,
tel.: 02 / 985-11-384, tel.: 02 / 985-11-383, Web-site
ZVEZDITSA Chalet
Zvezditsa Chalet
- Old name: Zvezditsa Holiday House the Bulgarian Civil Aviation "Balkan" (BGA "Balkan")
- Location: Marina polyana area
- GPS Position: 42 35 18.7N 023 14 03.1E
- Altitude: 1710 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 120 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, restaurant available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Edelvays Chalet 0,10 h.
- Kumata Chalet (through Konyarnika Shelter) 0,45 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Edelvays Chalet
5
min.
- Konyarnika Shelter 0,20 h.
- Former Ostritsa Chalet 0,30 h.
- Selimitsa Chalet 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,35-1,50 h.
- Host Association: Glenval Ltd., 1359 Sofia, Lyulin Residential District, block 523, entr. "ΐ", floor 14, flat 67,
tel.: 02 / 957-11-11, GSM: 0888 / 52-90-49, E-mail
KAMEN DEL Chalet
Kamen Del Chalet
- Location: Pozhara area
- GPS Position: 42 37 29.5N 023 15 57.3E
- Altitude: 1470 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 30 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric stoves, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups, tea, coffee) available
- Web cam
- Meteorological station
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
1,05 h.
- The medial lift station Bay Krastyo of Dragalevski Lift (summer variation) 1,20 h.
- Boyana Residential District 2,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Esperanto Chalet 0,10 h.
- Former
Sredets Holiday House 0,20 h.
- Kikish Shelter 0,20 h.
- Tintyava Chalet (through Former Sredets
Holiday House) 0,30 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House (through
Former Sredets Holiday House and Tintyava Chalet)
0,35 h.
- Boyanski Waterfall (30 m. height) 0,45 h.
- Host Association: Tourist Association "Kamendel 1934 - Boyana", 1616 Sofia, Boyana Residential District,
1 Belite Brezi Str., GSM: 0888 / 08-04-88, GSM: 0878 / 75-46-31,
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KUMATA Chalet
Kumata Chalet
- Old names: Zlatni Mostove Chalet, Vitosha Chalet, Lyubcho Tomov Chalet, Malchika Chalet
- Location: South part of Boeritsa area
- GPS Position: 42 35 40.2N 023 15 02.5E
- Altitude: 1734 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 26 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, fireplace, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups,
tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
0,50 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,20 h.
through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) -
2,50 h. through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 3,00 h. through Byalata Voda Area and Elenite Restaurant
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Alpine chapel St. Ivan Rilski Chudotvorets
2 min.
- Konyarnika Shelter 0,20 h.
- Boeritsa Hotel, Borova Gora Chalet, Planinarska Pesen Chalet and Boeritsa Chalet 10-20 min.
- Edelvays Chalet 0,45 h.
- Septemvri Chalet - 0,50 χ
- Tintyava Chalet - 1,00 χ
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 2,00 h.
- Point of European Rout: E-4
- Host Association: Tourist Association "Cherni Vrah", 1330 Sofia, Krasna Polyana Residential District,
1 Rishki Prohod Str., GSM: 0886 / 85-99-09, GSM: 0876 / 69-01-16, E-mail
MALINKA Chalet
Malinka Chalet
- Location: Ofeliite area
- GPS Position: 42 36 02.0N 023 14 00.6E
- Altitude: 1521 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Small two-storey building with 11 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by firewood stoves, tourist canteen and small shop
(offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove area - 0,40 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District - 2,30 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- G. S. Rakovski monument - 5 min.
- Ofeliite area - 5 min.
- Kumata Chalet - 0,50 h.
- Host Association: -
MOMINA SKALA Chalet
Momina Skala Chalet
- Location: Stambolova Livada area, on the left bank of the Boyanska River
- GPS Position: 42 37 22.8N 023 15 04.9E
- Altitude: 1486 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 35 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric stoves, tourist canteen and
small shop (offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,40 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 2,00 h.
- Boyana Residential District 2,15 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Momina Skala Restaurant and Momina Skala Pastry Shop -
3-4 min.
- Septemvri Chalet 0,15 h.
- Esperanto Chalet 0,15 h.
- Planinets Chalet 0,20 h.
- Former Sredets Holiday House 0,20 h.
- Former Rodina Holiday House (owned by BDZ) 0,20 h.
- Kamen Del Chalet - 0,25 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 0,25 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House 0,30 h.
- Boyanski Waterfall (30 m. height) 0,40 h.
- Dendrariuma area 0,40 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 0,45 h.
- Host Association:
- Managing Committee of BTA, 1000 Sofia, P.O. Box 427,
75 Vasil Levski Blvd. (Sportnata Palata Building), fl. 5, tel.: 02 / 987-34-09, tel.: 02 / 9300-648, tel.: 02 / 426-39-84,
GSM: 0882 / 96-63-04, fax: 02 / 986-22-55;
E-mail,
E-mail1,
E-mail2,
Web-site,
Facebook;
Chalet Department: tel.: 02 / 9300-674, GSM: 0882 / 56-67-77,
E-mail,
E-mail1;
Information Center: tel.: 02 / 980-12-85, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-19, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-20,
E-mail
- Santemo Ltd., Sofia, Borovo Residential District, block 223ΐ, GSM: 0892 / 96-63-93
PLANINARSKA PESEN Chalet
Planinarska Pesen Chalet
- Location: Boeritsa area
- GPS Position: 42 36 08.6N 023 15 11.9E
- Altitude: 1699 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building in alpine style with
30 places capacity. There is an amphitheatre in front of the chalet where Planinarska Pesen Chorus performs concerts
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric stoves, small shop offering hot soups, tea and coffee available
- Web cam
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 1,00 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,30 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) -
3,00 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Boeritsa Chalet 3 min.
- Borova Gora Chalet 4 min.
- Boeritsa Hotel - 6 min.
- Kumata Chalet 0,20 h.
- Chernata Skala Summit (1869 m.) 0,30 h.
- Septemvri Chalet 0,40 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 1,00 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,45-2,00 h.
- Host Association: Tourist Chorus Association in Bulgaria, 1000 Sofia, 6 Tsar Kaloyan Str., office
Ή 111, tel.: 02 / 950-07-28, GSM: 0896 / 68-85-66
PLANINETS Chalet
Planinets Chalet
- Location: Svrachara area
- GPS Position: 42 37 27.4N 023 14 23.5E
- Altitude: 1368 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 62 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,30 h.
- Dendrariuma Area (stop of the bus line 63) - 0,30 h.
- Byalata Cheshma Area (stop/last stop
of the bus line 63) - 1,40 h. (through Malkoto Kopito Area)
- Knyazhevo Residential District
(through Malkoto Kopito Area) 2,00 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,00 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 2,15 h.
(through Malkoto Kopito Area)
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 2,30 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Dendrariuma area 0,20 h.
- Septemvri Chalet 0,30 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet 0,30 h.
- Belite Brezi Chalet 0,30 h. (unsupported trail)
- Tintyava Chalet 1,00 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 1,00 h.
- Host Association:
- Tourist Association "Urvich", 1113 Sofia, Iztok Residential District, 30B Yuriy Gagarin Str.,
GSM: 0896 / 68-83-21, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-21, GSM: 0888 / 95-25-31,
E-mail,
E-mail1,
Web-site,
Facebook
- Marem Ltd., Sofia, Borovo Residential District, block 223ΐ, GSM: 0892 / 96-63-93
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POGLEDETS Chalet
Pogledets Chalet
- Location: Katunishte area
- GPS Position: 42 34 37.8N 023 19 01.2E
- Altitude: 1576 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 20 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- The chalet DOES NOT WORK!
- Starting points:
- Bistritsa Village (along the Katunishte Ridge) - 1,45 h.
- Bistritsa Village (along the Yanchevska Reka river) - 2,00 h.
- Bistritsa Village (along the Bistrishka river) - 2,15 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Host Association: -
SELIMITSA Chalet
Selimitsa Chalet
- Unpopular: Smilitsa Chalet
- Location: Lenishtata area
- GPS Position: 42 34 22.5N 023 12 13.0E
- Altitude: 1288 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with mansard with 20 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated by electric and firewood stoves, tourist canteen and restaurant
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Kladnitsa Village 1,00 h.
- Zlatnite Mostove Area 1,45 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,45 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Kladnishki Monastry St. Nikolay 0,15 h.
- Former Ostritsa Chalet 0,45 h.
- Edelvays Chalet 1,15 h.
- Diviyat Bik Shelter 1,30 h.
- Chuypetlovo Village 3,00 h.
- Host Association:
SEPTEMVRI Chalet
Septemvri Chalet
- Location: Mandrata area
- GPS Position: 42 37 03.5N 023 14 40.9E
- Altitude: 1495 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 30 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, Wi-Fi Internet access, small shop (offering hot soups, dishes, tea and
coffee) available
- Contact details:
- GSM: 0898 / 66-52-67
- GSM: 0886 / 81-29-29
- Facebook
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,30 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,00 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 2,30 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 2,30 h. (through
Byalata Voda Area and Elenite Restaurant)
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Former Elitsa Hotel -
5 min.
- Momina Skala Chalet 0,15 h.
- Planinets Chalet 0,30 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House 0,30 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 0,35 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet 0,45 h.
- Host Association: Private
TINTYAVA Chalet
Tintyava Chalet
- Location: Tintyava area
- GPS Position: 42 37 03.3N 023 15 32.4E
- Altitude: 1624 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with
21 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
1,00 h.
(through Former Bor Holiday House)
- The upper lift station Goli Vrah of Dragalevski lift (through Plateau and Ushite Shelter) - 1,20 h.
- Moreni Hotel (last stop of the bus line 66) - 1,30 h. through Plateau and Ushite Shelter
- The upper lift station of Simeonosvki lift (through Plateau and Ushite Shelter) - 1,30 h.(through
a wetland)
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,30 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 3,00 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 3,00 h. (through
Byalata Voda Area, Elenite Restaurant and Former Bor Holiday House)
- Boyana Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Former Bor Holiday House
5 min.
- Former Tintyava Mountain Rescue Base
5 min.
- Former Rodina Holiday House (owned by BDZ)
7 min.
- New and Old Gyoreva Fountain - 0,10 h.
- Former Sredets Holiday House 0,10 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet 0,25 h.
- Kamen Del Chalet (through Former Sredets Holiday House)
0,25 h.
- Septemvri Chalet (through Former Bor Holiday House) 0,35 h.
- Kikish Shelter (through Former Sredets Holiday House) 0,45 h.
- Ushite Shelter -
0,50 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 1,00 h.
- Aleko Chalet (through Ushite Shelter and Plateau) 1,40 h.(through
a wetland)
- Cherni Vrah Shelter (through Ushite Shelter and Plateau) 2,30 h.
- Host Association: Tourist Association "Sirena", 1330 Sofia, Razsadnika Residential District, block 87, entr.
E, floor 9, flat 36, GSM: 0877 / 79-87-79, E-mail
DIVIYAT BIK Shelter
Diviyat Bik Shelter
- Location: On the right bank of the Matnitsa River, in South Vitosha
- GPS Position: 42 32 55.8N 023 13 38.3E
- Altitude: 1322 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: One-storey building
- Facilities: Stove, wooden table and benches, outside - drinking water
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Kladnitsa Village 1,30 h.
- Chuypetlovo Village 1,45 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Dain Kladenets area 0,30 h.
- Mecha Cehshma area 1,00 h.
- Krasta Summit (1561 m.) 1,10 h.
- Selimitsa Chalet 1,30 h.
- Host Association: Self-service
ZHIVATA VODA Shelter
Zhivata Voda Shelter
- Location: On the left bank of left tributary of the Dobri dol River (right tributary of Struma River), in South Vitosha
- GPS Position: »42 31 27.8N 023 12 07.5E (thick forest)
- Altitude: 1080 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Stone shelter, opened from the one side, used for sheltering in bad weather; there are no conditions for sleeping in it
- Facilities: Wooden table and benches, outside - drinking water (Zhivata Voda Fountain with a spout has the shape of a crocodile head)
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Bosnek Village 1,00 h.
- Kladnitsa Village 1,45 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Zhivata Voda Fountain (The Living Water Fountain) - neighbourhood
- Zhivata Voda Spring, described by the Ottoman traveler Evliya Çelebi in XVII century. It is a pulsating spring, springing from Zhivata Voda Cave.
Evliya Çelebi called it a "Fountain of Happiness" - 3 min.
- Zhivata Voda Cave (No BFS: 1017, length: 240 m.) 5 min.
- Suhata peshtera Cave (No BFS: 1081, length: 248 m.) 5 min.
- Host Association: Self-service
KIKISH Shelter
Kikish Shelter
- Location: Kikish area, at the North foot of Kamen Del Summit (1862 m.)
- GPS Position: 42 37 08.2N 023 16 57.3E
- Altitude: 1428 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid one-storey building, without any living conditions
- Facilities: Tourist canteen, water is outside the building
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- The medial lift station Bay Krastyo of Dragalevski Lift (summer variation) 1,00 h.
- Dragalevtsi Residential District 1,45 h.
- Boyana Residential District 2,30 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Kikish Summit (one of the most panoramic Vitoshas peaks, 1430 m.) 0,10 h.
- Kamen Del Chalet 0,20 h.
- Former Sredets Holiday House 0,30 h.
- Boyanski Waterfall (30 m. height) 1,05 h.
- Platoto Area (through Manova Cheshma Fountain, summer variation) 1,30 h.
- Host Association:
- Managing Committee of BTA, 1000 Sofia, P.O. Box 427,
75 Vasil Levski Blvd. (Sportnata Palata Building), fl. 5, tel.: 02 / 987-34-09, tel.: 02 / 9300-648, tel.: 02 / 426-39-84,
GSM: 0882 / 96-63-04, fax: 02 / 986-22-55;
E-mail,
E-mail1,
E-mail2,
Web-site,
Facebook;
Chalet Department: tel.: 02 / 9300-674, GSM: 0882 / 56-67-77,
E-mail,
E-mail1;
Information Center: tel.: 02 / 980-12-85, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-19, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-20,
E-mail
- Lease with "Kikish" Ltd.
KONYARNIKA Shelter
Konyarnika Shelter
- Location: Konyarnika area, on the right side of the path for Kumata Chalet Cherni Vrah Summit
- GPS Position: 42 35 17.1N 023 14 52.2E
- Altitude: 1783 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Complex from 2 buildings: stone shelter (with one room) and deserted shed of Mountain Rescue Association (with three rooms).
There are no conditions for sleeping in it
- Facilities: A fountain in front of the shelter
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Kumata Chalet 0,20 h.
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
1,10 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Zvezditsa Chalet 0,25 h.
- Edelvays Chalet 0,30 h.
- Samara Shelter - 1,00 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter 1,40 h.
- Point of European Rout: E-4
- Host Associations:
- Directorate "Vitosha Nature Park", 1303 Sofia, 17 Antim I Str., tel.: 02 / 980-56-88, tel.: 02 / 988-58-41, fax: 02 / 989-53-77,
E-mail,
Web-site,
Facebook
- Mountain Rescue Service (MRS), 1407 Sofia, 76 James Baucher Blvd., tel./fax: 02 / 963-20-00, GSM: 0887 / 10-02-37, GSM: 088 / 14-71,
tel.: 02 / 81-64-776,
E-mail,
E-mail1,
Web-site,
Facebook
SAMARA Shelter
Samara Shelter
- Unpopular: Sedloto Shelter
- Location: At the foot of Samara (Sedloto) Summit (2108 m.), near pillar No 74 from the winter marking Kumata Chalet Cherni Vrah Summit
- GPS Position: 42 33 56.7N 023 15 28.9E
- Altitude: 2066 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid one-storey stone building, consisting of entrance, middle and inner rooms. It serves as a base in climbing
Cherni Vrah Summit in bad weather (the wind speed in this part of Vitosha
reaches 100 km/h and the temperature under 20 oC). No living conditions
- Facilities: The shelter is devastated by vandals and the alarm system for connection with the Mountain Rescue Base
on Cherni Vrah Summit is stolen
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Konyarnika Shelter 1,00 h.
- Kumata Chalet - 1,20 h.
- Neighborhood Objects: Cherni Vrah Shelter 0,40 h.
- Point of European Routs: E-4
- Host Association: Mountain Rescue Service (MRS), 1407 Sofia, 76 James Baucher Blvd., tel./fax: 02 / 963-20-00,
GSM: 0887 / 10-02-37, GSM: 088 / 14-71, tel.: 02 / 81-64-776,
E-mail,
E-mail1,
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SINYATA STRELA Shelter
USHITE Shelter
Ushite Shelter
- Location: At the foot of Ushite Summit neasitellar No 109 from the winter marking Aleko Chalet Tintyava Chalet
- GPS Position: 42 36 26.0N 023 16 40.0E
- Altitude: 1842 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid one-storey stone building, consisting of entrance and a room
- Facilities: When necessary entrance can be used. No living conditions
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- The upper lift station Goli Vrah of Dragalevski lift 0,40 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House
- 0,45
h.
- Tintyava Chalet 0,50 h.
- Moreni Hotel (last stop of the bus line 66) - 0,50 h.
- Aleko Chalet
(through Plateau) 0,50 h. (through a wetland)
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
1,40 h.
(through Former Bor Holiday House)
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Ushite Summit (1906 m.) 0,10 h.
- Kamen Del Summit (one of the most
panoramic Vitoshas peaks, 1862 m.) 0,10 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House
- 0,35 h.
- Tintyava Chalet 0,40 h.
- Aleko Chalet (through Plateau)
0,50 h. (through a wetland)
- Host Association: Ministry of Environment and Waters (MEW) - Sofia Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Waters (SRIEW),
1618 Sofia, 136 Tsar Boris III Blvd., fl. 10, P.O. Box 332, tel.: 02 / 940-64-98, fax: 02 / 955-93-62,
E-mail,
Web-site
CHERNI VRAH Shelter
Cherni Vrah Shelter
- Location: In the building of the Meteorological Station on Cherni Vrah Summit
- GPS Position: 42 33 49.6N 023 16 42.2E
- Altitude: 2280 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: One spacious room (tourist canteen, tearoom) with two antechambers and kitchen
- Facilities: Not water-supplied, but you can ask for drinking
water in the kitchen or can be purchased mineral water from the small shop. The nearest spring is situated in Southeast direction
from the peak in the area of the Struma River. The shelter is wired, heated by firewood stove, tourist canteen and small shop
offering hot soups, tea and coffee, Wi-Fi Internet access available. It has a
paid toilet. There are no conditions for sleeping in it
- Web cam
- Contact details:
- GSM: 0879 / 11-94-57
- GSM: 0879 / 18-52-17
- GSM: 0897 / 20-97-97
- Facebook
- Meteorological Station phone number: 02 / 967-11-60
- Mountain Rescue Base phone number: 02 / 967-11-28
- Starting points: (clockwise direction and from the foot upwards)
- Knyazhevo Residential District of
Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and 11) (15,300 km.) 5,00 h.
through Byalata Voda Area, Elenite Restaurant and
Kumata Chalet
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of
the bus line 63) (7,900 km.) 2,50 h. through Kumata Chalet
- Kumata Chalet (5,600 km.) 2,00 h.
- Konyarnika Shelter (4,600 km.) 1,40 h.
- Kopitoto Summit (11,200 km.) 4,00 h.
- Former Bor Holiday House (7,200 km.) 2,30 h.
- Tintyava Chalet (7,200 km.) 2,30 h.
- Dragalevtsi Residential District (10,200 km.) 3,30 h.
- The medial lift station Bay Krastyo of Dragalevski Lift (7,100 km.) 2,30 h.
- The upper lift station Goli Vrah of Dragalevski lift (through Malkata Stena Area)(3,500 km.) 1,30 km.
- Moreni Hotel (last stop of the bus line 66) -
1,40 h.
(through Aleko Chalet and Stenata Area, summer variation)
- Simeonovo Residential District (11,800 km.) 4,00 h.
- Aleko Chalet (through Stenata Area, summer variation) (3,200 km.) 1,30 h.
- The upper lift station of Romanskiya lift (1,300 km.) 0,30 h.
- Bistritsa Village (through the Yanchevska River Valley and through Stenata area) (9,300 km.) 3,30 h.
- Zheleznitsa Village (9,100 km.) 3,30 h.
- Trainee Base Akademik (4,100 km.) 1,00 h.
- Yarema area (summer variation) 5,00 h.
- Yarlovo Village 5,30 h.
- Chuypetlovo Village 4,00 h.
- Kladnitsa Village 4,00 h.
- Vladaya Village (Stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59)
(12,400 km.) - 4,20 h. through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 4,50 h. through Zlatnite Mostove Area
- Neighborhood Objects:
- The Struma River spring 5 min.
- Malak Rezen Summit (2191 m.) 0,30 h.
- Golyam Rezen Summit (2277 m.) 0,30 h.
- Skoparnika Summit (2226 m.)
- Kupena Summit (2195 m.)
- Yarlovski Kupen Summit (2173 m.)
- Point of European Routs: E-4
- Host Association: Managing Committee of BTA, 1000 Sofia, P.O. Box 427,
75 Vasil Levski Blvd. (Sportnata Palata Building), fl. 5, tel.: 02 / 987-34-09, tel.: 02 / 9300-648, tel.: 02 / 426-39-84,
GSM: 0882 / 96-63-04, fax: 02 / 986-22-55;
E-mail,
E-mail1,
E-mail2,
Web-site,
Facebook;
Chalet Department: tel.: 02 / 9300-674, GSM: 0882 / 56-67-77,
E-mail,
E-mail1;
Information Center: tel.: 02 / 980-12-85, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-19, GSM: 0882 / 96-63-20,
E-mail
Creative House "VITOSHA" - BAS
Creative House "Vitosha" - BAS
- Other name: Hizhata na BAN (Chalet of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - BAS)
- Location: Beli bryag Area
- GPS Position: 42 36 54.1N 023 14 04.9E
- Altitude: 1402 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with 26 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated, tourist canteen available, one bathroom and toilet on floor
- Contact details:
- Tel.: 02 / 857-01-89
- GSM: 0889 / 80-37-35
- Web-site
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove area - 0,10 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District - 1,50 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Kumata Chalet - 0,50 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet - 0,20 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 0,50 h.
- Edelvays Chalet - 1,10 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter - 2,20 - 2,35 h.
- Host Association: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) - Department "Property Management" ("Recreation and accommodation"),
1113 Sofia, The Scientific Complex of BAS 4th km, 3 Academician Georgi Bonchev Str., Office Ή 55-57,
tel.: 02 / 992-55-87, tel.: 02 / 979-53-10, GSM: 0889 / 40-09-43, GSM: 0889 / 80-18-68,
E-mail,
E-mail1,
Web-site,
Facebook
Creative House "VITOSHA" - BNR
Creative House "Vitosha" - BNR
- Other name: Hizhata na Radioto (Chalet of the Radio)
- Location: Fonfon Area
- GPS Position: 42 36 13.0N 023 13 58.6E
- Altitude: 1466 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 22 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, heated, tourist canteen and small shop (offering hot soups, tea and coffee) available
- Contact details:
- GSM: 0897 / 40-51-70
- GSM: 0988/ 89-03-92
- GSM: 0887 / 78-34-89
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove area - 0,30 h.
- Vladaya Village (through Composers Holiday House) - 2,10 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District - 2,20 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Pancho Tomov Chalet ("Lunichka") - 5 min.
- Malinka Chalet - 0,15 h.
- Educational Center "Trendafila" - 0,35 h.
- Host Association: Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), 1040 Sofia, 4 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., tel.: 02 / 9-33-61,
E-mail,
Web-site,
Facebook
Educational Center "TRENDAFILA"
Educational Center "Trendafila"
- Other name: Educational Center of Prosecutors Office in the Republic of Bulgaria
- Old name: Trendafila Holiday House
- Location: Trendafila Area
- GPS Position: 42 35 41.8N 023 13 30.0E
- Altitude: 1620 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 65 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, restaurant available. Used for departmental needs
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove area - 1,00 h.
- Kladnitsa Village - 2,05 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Edelvays Chalet - 0,30 h.
- Zvezditsa Chalet - 0,40 h.
- Konyarnka Shelter - 0,50 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter - 2,05-2,20 h.
- Host Association: Prosecutors Office in the Republic of Bulgaria, 1061 Sofia, 2 Vitosha Blvd., ground floor,
room 79, Information center for citizens, tel.: 02 / 986-76-71,
E-mail,
Web-site
Trainee Base "ACADEMIC" - NSA
Trainee Base "Academic" - NSA
- Unpopular: "Prof. Ivan Staykov" Alpine Study and Sports Training Base
- Old names: Kupena Chalet, Fizkulturnik Chalet
- Location: At the foot of Golyam Kupen Summit (1930 m.)
- GPS Position: 42 32 53.9N 023 19 05.2E
- Altitude: 1847 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 150 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, canteen and small shop available. Used for departmental needs
- Contact details:
- GSM: 0893 / 39-65-09
- GSM: 0893 / 39-65-22
- GSM: 0898 / 77-65-96
- Web-site
- Facebook
- Starting points:
- Zheleznitsa Village (5 km) - 2,20 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Cherni Vrah Shelter (4,100 km) - 1,00 h.
- Aleko Chalet (through Mecha Polyana, summer variation) - 2,00 h.
- Host Association: National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" (NSA), 1700 Sofia, Studentski grad Residential District,
21 Academician Stefan Mladenov Str., telephone operators: 02 / 4014-100 and 0898 / 77-66-87, fax: 02 / 400-75-04,
E-mail,
Web-site,
Facebook
- BOERITSA Hotel
Boeritsa Hotel
- Old name: Boeritsa Holiday House the Sofia City People's Council
- Location: Boeritsa area
- GPS Position: 42 36 06.2N 023 15 06.8E
- Altitude: 1692 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building with mansard and 31 places capacity in 8 rooms with 2 beds, 3 rooms with 3 beds and 2 apartments
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated. All rooms have private bathrooms and some with a bathtub. There is satellite TV and
the Internet. On the ground floor are the lobby and the restaurant, which has 50 seats
- Web cams
- Meteorological station
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) - 0,55 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) - 2,25 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) - 2,55 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Borova Gora Chalet - 2 min.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 3 min.
- Boeritsa Chalet - 8-9 min.
- Kumata Chalet - 0,10 h.
- Chernata Skala Summit (1869 m.) - 0,30 h.
- Septemvri Chalet - 0,40 h.
- Tintyava Chalet - 1,00 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet - 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter - 1,45-2,00 h.
- Host Association:
- Sofia Municipality, Sofia Property PLC, Sofia, 12 Gen. Yosif V. Gurko Str., tel.: 02 / 937-78-02,
E-mail,
Web-site,
Facebook
- Milkistar Ltd., Sofia, 116 Hristo Botev Blvd.
KUKER Hotel
Kuker Hotel
- Other name: Kuker Chalet
- Location: Zlatnite Mostove area
- GPS Position: 42 36 42.8N 023 14 22.0E
- Altitude: 1415 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid tree-storey building with 20 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, sauna, parking, restaurant available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove Area (last stop of the bus line 63) -
0,10 h.
- Vladaya Village (stop "Town-hall of Vladaya Village" of the bus lines 58 and 59) -
1,40 h.
- Vladaya Railway Station (on the line Sofia Radomir Kulata/Gyueshevo) -
2,10 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District of Sofia (last stop of the tram lines 5 and
11) 2,15 h. (through
Byalata Voda Area and Elenite Restaurant)
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Septemvri Chalet - 0,25 h.
- Planinets Chalet - 0,25 h.
- Momina Skala Chalet - 0,35 h.
- Kumata Chalet - 0,50 h.
- Edelvays Chalet - 1,00 h.
- Planinarska Pesen Chalet - 1,00 h.
- Host Association: "Darik Imoti Bulgaria" PLC, 1505 Sofia, 23 Sitnyakovo Blvd., tel.: 02 / 960-01-00, tel.: 02 / 960- 01-17,
tel.: 02 / 960-01-09, tel.: 02 / 960-01-16, GSM: 0888 / 33-71-84, GSM: 0886 / 53-38-22, GSM: 0885 / 52-01-94,
E-mail,
Web-site
Former OSTRITSA Chalet
Former Ostritsa Chalet
- Old names: Ostritsa Chalet, Ostritsa Hotel
- Location: Northeast foot of Ostritsa Summit, on the place of the burnt down Broks Chalet
- GPS Position: 42 35 14.9N 023 12 50.5E
- Altitude: 1637 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid two-storey building
- Facilities: -
- Contact details: -
- Starting points:
- Zlatnite Mostove area 1,00 h.
- Kladnitsa Village 1,45 h.
- Knyazhevo Residential District 3,00 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Former Rudnichar Holiday House 5 min.
- Ostritsa Summit (1696 m.) 0,10 h.
- Edelvays Chalet 0,30 h.
- Selimitsa Chalet 0,45 h.
- Host Association: Private
HYUNDAY Hotel
Hyunday Hotel
- Old name: Vasil Kolarov Holiday House
- Location: Above Zhelezni Vrata Area
- GPS Position: 42 36 06.7N 023 18 12.0E
- Altitude: 1435 m.
- Satellite image from Wikimapia
- Description: Solid three-storey building with 100 places capacity
- Facilities: Water-supplied, wired, locally heated, restaurant, bar, parking available
- Contact details:
- Starting points:
- Bay Krastyo Area - 0,10 h.
- Neighborhood Objects:
- Kikish Shelter - 1,15 h.
- Aleko Chalet (along a road and a path) - 1,15 h.
- Cherni Vrah Shelter (through Goli Vrah Summit and Malkata Stena Area) - 2,30 h.
- Host Association: Hyunday Heavy Industries Cξ. Bulgaria JSC, 1271 Sofia, 41 Rozhen Blvd., tel.: 02 / 80-33-240,
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