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For the best local skiing info see crystal ski web site.
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For best local Golf and regional info see the Dolna Banya web site.
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Skiing in Bulgaria: |
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under development
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Walking in Bulgaria: |
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Wine in Bulgaria: |
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Viticulture and wine producing in the lands of present-day Bulgaria are an ageold. tradition
During the Roman times viticulture spread to the entire Balkan Peninsula. After Slavs and Bulgarians settled and founded the Bulgarian state in 681, they inherited the millennial experience accumulated in the sphere of viticulture and wine-making.
The amazing thing is that the same area may claim property to the first vine protection decree in 2nd century AD as well as to the first prohibitionist laws implemented in history by the Bulgarian Khan Krum during his reign in 8th century AD.
During the Middle Ages a large part of the land was the property of the monasteries, devoted chiefly to vine-growing. The wine aged in a cool monastery cellars was famous throughout the country. Many foreign travelers who visited Bulgaria between the 11th and 19th centuries highly praised the country's wines.
Nowadays Bulgaria is one of the world largest wine producers together with France, Italy, Spain and Greece.
The Bulgarian red and white wines such as Mavrud, Melnik, Gumza, Dimiat, Pamid, Muskat, and Misket are well known to connoisseurs.
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Biking in Bulgaria: |
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The Rila park is a amazing place with thousands of miles of tracks that cater for all levels. You can cycle all day without seeing any roads. You will have opportunity to visit some major sites including volcanic spa resorts and the Rila monastery. The area is a Bio-sphere packed with many species of plant life and wild life including eagles, bears, wolfs, wild boars, European wild cats. |
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Golf in Bulgaria: |
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IBAR Country Golf Club Dolna Banya is situated at the foothills of Mount Rila - the highest mountain on the Balkan Peninsula. It is 18 km from Borovets - the first Bulgarian skiing resort founded at the beginning of the 20th century; 70 km from the Bulgarian capital Sofia and 80 km from Plovdiv - the second largest Bulgarian city founded in ancient times by Philip of Macedonia - father of Alexander the Great.
- Private Country Golf Club & Spa
- members only and their guests
- Eighteen-hole golf course by Nicklaus Design
- Practice facility with six short Par 3 holes and short 9 game area
- Club House and Restaurant, Whisky Bar, Pastry Shop, Members' Room and Pro Shop
- Spa Centre with outdoor and indoor mineral water swimming pools, Roman Bath (thermi), Finnish Sauna, Turkish Bath (Hamam), private massage parlours, massage baths, beauty shop, contrast showers, Cleopatra Bath, personal changing rooms and other modern spa facilities
- Children's swimming pool, children's recreation room
- Tennis courts, football, volleyball and basketball fields
- Small club hotel of 20 rooms and 10 suites for the members and their guests
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Culture in Bulgaria: |
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Religion-
- Most Bulgarians are born into the Bulgarian Orthodox church.
- The Church has long played a role in retaining a sense of being "Bulgarian", acting as the default support system under Ottoman and Communist rule.
- Despite Communist attempts the Church held firm and upon the fall of the Soviet Union and the Communist Party in Bulgaria the church experienced a revival - religious holidays were celebrated again, baptisms and church weddings gained in popularity.
- Bulgaria on the face of it is still a fairly formal society - initial greetings are therefore formal and reserved.
- Greetings consist of a firm handshake, direct eye contact and the appropriate greeting for the time of day.
- Address people with their titles (if you know them) or with Mr "Gospodin" / Mrs "Gospozha" followed by the surname.
- Only friends and family address each other with first names and possibly a hug or kiss.
- One should always wait for their Bulgarian counterparts to determine when it is appropriate to become this informal.
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