The topography of
inland Bulgaria is characterized by a series of dramatic
mountain chains, which together offer some of the most exciting and varied hiking opportunities in Europe. The
Pirin mountains, in the southwest, are the wildest, most picturesque range in Bulgaria, with 45 peaks over 2590m, deep valleys, karstic massifs and numerous glacial lakes. Immediately to the north, the
Rila mountains are characterized by magnificent coniferous forests and alpine scenery abloom with wildflowers all year; here Mt Musala, at 2925m above sea level, stands as the highest peak in the Balkan peninsula. Both these ranges abut the Rhodopes, arguably the loveliest range in
Bulgaria, with a mixture of pine forests, crags, highland meadows and villages of stone houses. All three ranges are crisscrossed by well-maintained, well-marked paths, with a network of mountain huts, or hizhi, providing basic but cosy accommodation.
Agerage Temperatures in Borovets, Plovdiv, Sofia and Burgas
| |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Borovets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| °F |
30
|
33
|
41
|
48
|
59
|
65
|
71
|
74
|
61
|
54
|
42
|
33
|
| °C |
-1 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
| Plovdiv |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| °F |
33 |
34 |
44 |
54 |
62 |
73 |
74 |
76 |
65 |
55 |
45 |
36 |
| °C |
1 |
3 |
7 |
12 |
17 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
19 |
13 |
8 |
3 |
| Sofia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| °F |
30 |
33 |
41 |
51 |
60 |
66 |
73 |
75 |
61 |
54 |
42 |
33 |
| °C |
-1 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
23 |
24 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
| Burgas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| °F |
36 |
43 |
43 |
54 |
62 |
70 |
75 |
74 |
68 |
60 |
49 |
39 |
| °C |
3 |
6 |
6 |
12 |
17 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
