Belchin: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Belchin is home to the Tsari Mali Grad complex, with a restored fortress, the medieval Church of St. Petka, and an ethnographic museum. The museum complex known as Tsari Mali Grad is included in Bulgaria’s list of 100 National Tourist Sites. Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Belchin can then continue searching for accommodation.

Culture

The complex is accessible by transport; it is also accessible to people with disabilities and offers guided tours in Bulgarian and English, as well as an audio guide. The remains of a large fortress with a chapel are located on St. Spas Hill. Two eco-trails provide access to Tsari Mali Grad, while a funicular takes visitors towards the complex and offers views over the Palakaria Valley along the way. The courtyard is designed as a park and displays ancient war machines as well as warriors’ armour.

The ethnographic museum is a branch of the Samokov History Museum. Its building is a replica of a 19th-century Belchin Revival house. The museum contains collections of traditional costumes, vessels, textiles, blankets, and cradles.

Landscape

Belchin is located in the Palakaria Valley between the Rila, Verila, Vitosha, and Plana mountains.

Local Insights

The Belchinsko School offers workshops in pottery, wood carving, weaving, glassmaking, painting, and engraving. It also organises visits to a mineral-water swimming complex in Belchin. Its programme also includes activities that introduce visitors to local cuisine and customs, including preparing banitsa and wearing traditional clothing.

Surroundings

Near Belchin, two recreation complexes offer mineral pools, children’s playgrounds, sports fields, and restaurants. Belchin Baths is 2 km from Belchin. Belchin Baths has direct transport connections to Sofia, Samokov, Dupnitsa, Borovets, and the Rila Monastery.

Other destinations: Madzhare, Shiroki Dol, Relyovo, Borovetz, Govedartsi, Gorni Okol, Beli Iskar, Mariza

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