26/11/2024
🌄Chepelare is the situated town in Bulgaria – 1,100 meters above the sea level. Its climate is temperate continental; the snow cover stays for 80 – 120 days in the year, and its average depth reaches 30 – 80 cm. The town population is about 5,800 people.
⏳The region around Chepelare was populated since – articles and necropolises from the Neolithic Age, mound necropolises, etc. have been found. In the 5th – 6th century the Slavs founded a settlement here, which had existed until the 14th century when it was destroyed by the Ottoman Turks.
😮The contemporary was established at the beginning of the 18th century. After the Liberation from the Ottoman Dominion (1878), Chepelare developed as a and economic center in the region of Middle Rhodope Mountain.
⛷Chepelare is a famous resort. Chepelare Ski Center is situated in close proximity to the end of the town, on the way to Pamporovo. The town has long-term traditions in ski sports. The ski tracks and the roads of the center are 20 km long. The tracks are of various lengths and difficulty levels and are suitable for advanced, as well as for beginners in skiing and snowboarding. A four-seat ski lift is available for the skiers, which passes the distance of 2,700 meters from the starting point of the station in Chepelare to Mechi Chal peak for 9 minutes.
❄The only Ski in Bulgaria, which was established in 1998, can be visited in Chepelare. The museum exposition traces the development of ski and ski sports in the town and the country. Visitors can learn interesting facts about some of the most successful athletes in winter sports in the country – Ekaterina Dafovska, Borislav Kiryakov, Mitko Hadzhiev, and more.
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