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TOURIST ROUTES AND ATTRACTIONS AROUND SOFIA

Vasil Nikolov, Marina Iordanova, Ivanka Boteva

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Year of Publication: 2017

Cover Type: Soft

Category: Geography

Edition: First Edition

Pages: 372

Format: n/a

Language: Bulgarian

Summary

The territorial environment gravitating towards the capital of the Republic of Bulgaria, saturated with significant tourist potential, goes beyond the outlines not only of Sofia-city, but also of the large regional structure, extending from the western border with the Republic of Serbia to the districts of Pazardzhik and Plovdiv in the east and from the districts of Montana, Vratsa and Lovech in the north to the districts of Pernik, Kyustendil and Blagoevgrad in the south, and also covers adjacent parts of all of them. The borders of the so-called Capital Tourist Region are not based on natural and geographical regional units (mountains, valleys, etc.), as well as on specific territorial and administrative units (districts, municipalities, etc.). The main principle for determining the scope of the region is the existence of attractive sites of natural and cultural and historical nature that arouse significant tourist interest not only on the territory of Sofia District, but also in neighboring administrative units. To facilitate the presentation of the natural and cultural and historical landmarks in the vast Sofia tourist region, its conditional division into sectors according to the radial division of the territory in accordance with the four cardinal directions of the world has been adopted, with the main road transport arteries from Sofia to Northern and Southern Bulgaria being used as borders between them. Thus, four large sectors with an approximate shape of right-angled triangles are distinguished.

About The Authors

• Vasil Nikolov: Vasil Nikolov is a physical geographer and geomorphologist whose areas of research expertise are mountain relief and tourism. He has unrivalled knowledge of every Bulgarian mountain. There is no mountain he has not been to: he has scaled them all enjoying breathtaking sights and memorable moments. He is the leading author of the book ‘Bulgarian Mountains’, which is no random choice. He has written a lot of articles in specialized scientific journals and in the periodical press. Vasil Nikolov is the author of ‘The Seven Lakes’ (1990), ‘The Magic of the Seven Lakes’ (1999) and ‘Encyclopedic Guide of the Car-tourist’ (2001).
• Marina Iordanova: Associate Professor Dr. Marina Yordanova is a hydroclimatologist with scientific interests in the field of complex physical geography and the problems of human-nature interaction. The breadth of her knowledge is manifested in the diverse topics of her research, reflected in over 100 publications, several collective monographs: "Geography of Bulgaria" (1982, 1989, 1997, 2002), "Geography and Nature Management" (1985); geography textbooks for secondary schools, as well as in her long-term teaching activity at VTU and SWU. She was the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal Problems of Geography and is now a member of its editorial board.
• Ivanka Boteva: Ivanka Boteva is a physico-geographer, long-time editor of the magazine "Problems of Geography", as well as a number of scientific monographs and collections: "Geography of Bulgaria" (1997), "Morphotectonics of the Balkan Peninsula", "Landslides in the Rhodopes and their strengthening" , "Administrative and territorial organization of the Republic of Bulgaria", "Geographical Terminology Dictionary" and others. She is the author of scientific articles, biographical essays, book reviews and announcements for scientific forums. Her inclusion as an author in "Mountains in Bulgaria" contributes to the more in-depth processing, supplementation and editorial design of the third edition.