You want to see a panorama overlooking Greece, Macedonia and Bulgaria ? Belassitssa Mountain is the perfect place. Located at 230 km in the south of Sofia, the mountain gradually opening to tourism and began to make themselves known to the delight of hikers and nature lovers Bulgarian.

The Bulgarian mountains

The massive mountains and are the pride of Bulgaria and is one of the country's natural wealth. The most famous are:

• the tops of the massifs of Rila,
• the summits of Mount Pirin
• the Rhodope massif.

The ski resorts located there have long been known and frequented by lovers of winter sports. However, it remains unexplored mountains and places that hide in Bulgaria. Few people who have crossed the mountain of Belasitsa: indeed, this mountain is known only in geography textbooks.

Belassitsa

The mountain of Belassitsa is on the border between Greece and Macedonia. It's a little known mountain. The Bulgarian side of the mountain was declared a natural park in 2007. The park lies mostly on the northern slopes of Mount Belasitsa in the Bulgarian part of the massif and covers about 12,000 hectares.At the foot of the mountain, is located the town of Petrich. The massive Belasitsa three peaks: Belasitsa, CONGORIVES and Radomir.

• Belasitsa Summit: This is the town of Petrich as a share of tourist routes leading to the cottage Belasitsa.
• Summit CONGORIVES: Another road leads to the cottage CONGORIVES and reached the peak of the mountain which rises to the top of CONGORIVES.

Radomir Summit: a third route provides an opportunity for tourists to rest in the villages of Kolarovo, Lopovo, Samuilovo, then climb the highest peak: the summit which rises to Radomir 2029 meters.All these tourist routes are well marked, and some routes are subject to better prepare your trip to suit your needs:

• 1st route : Butterflies and flowers Belasitsa

We start from the village of Yavornitsa. During the walk, walkers are aware of a multitude of species of butterflies and many plant species.

• 2nd route: The life of the chestnut

This is a walk in a circle, whose starting point is the village of Kolarovo, then passes through a small lake to finally return to Kolarovo.
Thus, one can enter the unknown world, but very interesting to the chestnut of the mountain.

• Third route: The route of the ant

In the vicinity of the cottage CONGORIVES was developed called the route: the Way of the ant, dedicated to the life and behavior of the inhabitants of our tiny planet.

• Fourth route : Friends

The route "Friends" passes through the area where the hiker Belasitsa can encounter species of trees that populate Belasitsa. The real surprise comes at the end, because the route 'Friends' leads to the beautiful waterfall Lechnik. "