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Semkovo

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Semkovo

About Semkovo

Semkovo is a ski resort nested in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria.

Semkovo travel guide

Getting there

During the winter season, the tourists from the nearest town of Belitsa arrive at the complex by sledge.

Do

Semkovo is a starting point for marked tourist routes to Vapski circus and the Vapski lakes (2 hours 30 min walk), Polejanski circus and the Dry Lake which are one hour walk, Skalishki circus and Skalishki lakes—2½-hr walk.

Sleep

There are numerous hotels, holiday houses, villas. The resort complex Semkovo includes the Rila hotel, Bor hotel, the "Semkovo" chalet, holiday houses of universities, and several ski track and rope lines.

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Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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