A new guide to environmentally friendly accommodation in Bulgaria has been launched.
BalkanTravellers.com currently offers 23 eco-friendly guest houses and hotels which offer the opposite kind of holidays to those for which the country;’s ski areas have become increasingly infamous.
“Bulgaria’s countryside is a pristine treasure. Poor and underdeveloped, many regions, with hills and valleys, mountains and gorges, have remained untouched for decades. They are a wonderful destination for travellers with a taste for nature in its full glory and for those who want to escape from the overbuilt mountain resorts.”
Fourteen of the guest houses were recently given a Green House Award by the Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism, the State Agency for Tourism and the European Centre for Ecological and Agricultural Tourism (ECEAT).
Typical is the Moravsko Selo Bio-Hotel, situated in the Predela area, 12 km from Bansko and 8km from Razlog, in southern Bulgaria. The hotel is located where the Pirin Mountain meets the Rila Mountains surrounded by wilderness. The hosts use organically-grown fruits and vegetables to prepare food for guests. During the winter, visitors can ski and snowboard on Bansko’s slopes or the local Kulinoto slope.