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The Winter Olympics has come and gone, and once again Bulgaria has drawn a blank. For a country that has serious aspirations to host the Olympics in the next eight years this isn’t really good enough. More has to be done to help these athletes reach their full potential and thus promote Bulgaria as a top ski destination. That’s my rant for today over. PS. On the good side. Skiing conditions great in Pamporovo at the moment with more snow due on Monday.
Pamporovo will host a snowmobile rally for the second year on 27 February. The event is called Snow temptation – Pamporovo 2010.
This year the competition will be bind with an eco initiative – buying back the emissions of carbon dioxide, emitted during the competition. Just back from Pamporovo. Had a great break. I’ve uploaded a few snaps along with descriptions of what you’re looking at. Click here...Pamporovo photos Source: BTA It is mostly people who make one-day trips that cross the new Zlatograd-Xanthi checkpoint, the Border Police Regional Directorate in Smolyan said during the past week.
It is mostly people who make one-day trips that cross the new Zlatograd-Xanthi checkpoint, the Border Police Regional Directorate in Smolyan said during the past week. The checkpoint is crossed by some 300-400 cars daily, Border Police says. Hotel-keepers in the Pamporovo Mountain Resort report an increase of visits by non-package tourists during the past two weeks and are drafting special offers for touroperators from the region of Xanthi. The two-way traffic increases in the weekends as the Greek visitors go to Pamporovo and the Bulgarian ones, As the Greek side is still carrying out finishing construction works, it has introduced a restriction for the incoming traffic and only up to 3.5-tonne and up to 12-seat vehicles may enter Greek territory, said Commissioner Todor Georgiev, Director of the Border Police Regional Directorate.
Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Marin Raikov and his Greek counterpart Dimitris Droutsas signed an agreement in Athens on January 11 2010 paving the way for the opening of the Zlatograd-Termes border crossing point between the neighbours The new checkpoint will be inaugurated officially by Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, on January 15 2010. The decision follows people’s desire on both sides of the border for faster and easier communication, Droutsas was quoted as saying by BTA. According to Raikov, the initiative for the new border checkpoint had been in the pipeline for many years, hence it was only a matter of time before both countries finally agreed to proceed. “Considering the number of Greeks who ski in Pamporovo, and the number of Bulgarians shopping in Athens, this will only stimulate further economic and tourist development in the region,” Raikov was quoted as saying. A message from Galina in Pamporovo: “Good morning to all! Lots of sore heads waking up to a beautiful sunny day in Pamporovo. Hotels report full occupancy. But with fresh snow not due until Sunday, the artificial snow machines are going full blast to keep the slopes up to scratch. Snow…snow…where fore art thou?  Evening falls at Pamporovo, Bulgaria. The ski season in Bulgaria’s southernmost resort of Pamporovo in the Rhodope Mountains is due to open on December 19 2009, a media statement said. The newest attraction at the resort is floodlights installed at the Snejanka 3 slope as well as the Stanata (The Wall), Pamporovo’s most demanding slope. The media statement also says the complex is equipped with a new dental and first aid medical centre, Medicus Alfa, which will operate 24-hours. The resort currently has more than 19km of slopes, 95 per cent of which can be serviced by snow cannons if needed. A brand new six-seater lift has also been installed as well as a recreational park and an “extreme park” all within the premises. Finally, the report’s authorities believe that with the inauguration of the new border crossing point between Bulgaria and Greece at Zlatograd, many people in northern Greece will visit the resort, thus boosting the local economy. Greek tour operators have been invited to attend the official inauguration ceremony. Loads of snow for skiing in Pamps at the moment. 10cm today, 6cm tomorrow and 17cm due on Friday. But it’s going to be bloody cold at the weekend with temperatures averaging -10. So if you’re heading for the slopes, wrap up well! A new border crossing point between Bulgaria and Greece, near the Bulgarian town of Zlatograd, should open as early as this winter, contributing to the flow of tourists from both countries. It is expected that Athens and Sofia will sign the agreement for the border point’s opening in the middle of December on Kostadin Peak, where it will be located, Zlatograd’s mayor, Miroslav Yanchev, told national media today. Currently, there is no road from Zlatograd to Greece, which is located just a few kilometres from the Greek border. The opening of the road connecting Zlatograd to the towns of Thermes and Xanthi in northern Greece will stimulate economic development, especially of the tourism industry, on both sides of the border, Yanchev explained. The road from Zlatograd to the border has already been completed, while its construction on the Greek side begins today, Bulgarian media noted. The border point’s opening will be of great importance to the whole region, the mayor said, adding that this will give a push for the development of tourism. According to him, in the winter it will allow Greek tourists to reach the Pamporovo ski resort, located nearby in the Rodopi Mountains, more easily, and in the summer it will shorten the Bulgarian tourists’ trip to the Greek beaches. If the bilateral agreement is signed according to schedule, Yanchev claimed, it would be possible for the border control point to open as early as this winter. Currently, the building which will house the border control point is being constructed on the Kostadin Peak. It will be used by both the Bulgarian and the Greek border officials. |
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