Gorni Okol: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture and History

East of Gorni Okol lies the Gradishte area. The remains of a fortress with three rings of defensive walls, towers and moats, as well as traces of a larger settlement, can be found there.

Gorni Okol holds an annual village gathering with a Kurban ceremony on Petrovden.

Aladzha Klise is located in the wider regional surroundings of Gorni Okol. The Earth and Man National Museum is also located in the wider regional surroundings of Gorni Okol. The National Museum of History and the National Art Gallery are also located there, in the wider regional surroundings of Gorni Okol.

Nature and Location

Gorni Okol is located in the eastern part of the Plana Mountains on the Vuyna, also called the Okolska River, a tributary of the Iskar River. The Iskar Reservoir is approximately 3 km away.

Grobishtata is located near Gorni Okol. Orlovitsa is located near Gorni Okol. Mulezhova mogila is located near Gorni Okol. Klopatanetsa is located near Gorni Okol.

Gorni Okol is approximately 16 km north of Samokov and 46 km south of Sofia.

Cuisine

A traditional local dish associated with Gorni Okol is called “lazy zelnik” (мързелив зелник).

Those wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Gorni Okol can continue their accommodation search afterwards.

For comparison with other destination pages, Relyovo, Beli Iskar, Borovetz, Madzhare, Mala tsarkva, Yarlovo, Shiroki Dol and Govedartsi are available.

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