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Rila National Park

Services, facilities and contacts

Office location

Rila National Park Directorate – Bistritsa Str. 12 V,
2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Tel.: +359 88 05 37; Fax: +359 88 10 23
Email: office@rilanationalpark.bg
Website: http://www.rilanationalpark.org

Seven local park offices - Dupnitsa, Samokov, Borovets, Kostenets, Belovo, Yakoruda and Razlog

Trails

The park management offers several specialised trails:
· Friends of Plants Botanical Trail
· Beli Iskar Ecotrail
· Interpretative Trail Rila Cowslip (Primula deorum)
· Interpretative Trail Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Besides the specialized trails many more trails and routes can be found throughout the park.

There are also two main international European mountain itineraries which cross the park in the direction from west to the south and from northwest to the south: Е-4 and Е-8.

Activities

· Hiking
· Mountain biking
· Horseback riding
· Fishing
· Skiing and snowshoes trails
· Climbing
· Visit historical and cultural sites

Park Facilities

Accommodation
Within the territory of the National Park there are 17 tourist huts and 5 shelters. Furthermore, around the park many hotels and guesthouses can be found.

Visitor centres
One main Visitor Centre operates at the Resort Complex of Panichishte and provides information and guidance to visitors of Rila National Park. There are also many local visitor and information centres in the villages and towns around the park.

For more information please feel free to contact the Rila National Park Directorate