Resorts in Bulgaria - Seaside Resorts in Bulgaria, Ski Areas and Resorts in Bulgaria, Spa Towns in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Borovets, Bansko (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 102. Not illustrated. Chapters: Seaside Resorts in Bulgaria, Ski Areas and Resorts in Bulgaria, Spa Towns in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Borovets, Bansko, Vitosha, Sandanski, Kyustendil, Devin, Bulgaria, Golden Sands, Sapareva Banya, Strelcha, Momin Prohod, Velingrad, Chepelare, Sunny Beach, Banya, Plovdiv Province, Pamporovo, Simitli, Banya, Pazardzhik Province, Bankya, Resort of Kamchiya, Hisarya, Bulgaria, Bratsigovo, Varshets, Aleko, Vitosha, Uzana, Saints Constantine and Helena, Bulgaria, Pavel Banya, Dobrinishte, Banite, Rusalka, Bulgaria, Dyuni, Bodrost, Narechen, Riviera, Varna Province, Parshevitsa. Excerpt: Blagoevgrad - The climate is transitional continental with a strong Mediterranean influence, due to air masses that enter from the south valley of the river Struma. The city is protected from cold northerly winds due to the natural barrier of the high hills of Rila massif and the village of Belo pole. Mountain breeze descends from Rila along the river Bistrita bringing cool air during hot summer days. Wind is moderate - 1.6 meters per second. Thanks to the many mountain forests around the town and the lack of industrial pollution, the air is clean in Blagoevgrad. Winter is mild, brief and marked by little to no snowfall. The average temperature in January is 0,6 C. Summers are long and dry, with a small amount of rainfall. The average July temperature is 23,4 C and the maximum temperature measured in Blagoevgrad is 39,9 C. The average annual temperature is approximately 12,6 C. An ancient Thracian settlement called Scaptopara ( in Greek) emerged on the site around 300 BC and was later conquered by the Roman Empire. The settlement was known for the hot springs in the vicinity. Although the history of the settlement in the Middle Ages is unknown, during the Ottoman rule of the Balkans it became a Muslim-majority to...