Sofia International Airport 1 hr 44
Seven Rila Lakes (1 hr 45) Scenic mountain lakes with nearby lodging, a chair lift & hiking trails offering panoramic views. Fish Lake (1 hr 45) Shallow glacial lake named for its fish shape, in a nature reserve with trails & small waterfalls. The Kidney (1 hr 43) Stob Earth Pyramids (27 min) Fragile, spirelike clay & sandstone rock formations clustering on hillsides eroded by wind & rain. The Trefoil (1 hr 45) Malyovitsa (14 min) Scenic 2,729-m. peak with year-round recreation, including hiking, rock climbing & downhill skiing. The Lower Lake (1 hr 45) One of the Seven Rila Lakes, this glacial mountain pool is accessible via chairlift & hiking trail. Hizha Skakavitsa (1 hr 55) Lake, monastery, and mountain The Eye (1 hr 11) One of 7 glacial lakes studding a mountain slope, named The Eye & ringed with hiking paths. Ivan Vazov Hut (1 hr 9) Lake, monastery, and mountain Rila Monastery (6 min) Ornate monastery, one of the country's most-visited cultural sites, with a museum & frescoes. Skakavitsa waterfall (1 hr 34) Towering falls set amid rugged peaks, reached via a valley hike with a restaurant in a mountain hut. Hizha Skakavitsa (1 hr 34) Waterfall, lake, and monastery Makedonia hut, Rila (1 hr 46) Monastery and mountain Chalet Seven Lakes (1 hr 45) Lake and mountain |