The Camping section should be corrected as no wild camping is allowed within the Pirin national park boundaries, with a single exception. This is the camping site near "Bunderica" refuge, which is free of charge.
There are in total 19 refuges in Pirin. Here's some recent status (2010) about the existing accomodation:
1. "Predel" refuge - 30 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
2. "Yavorov" refuge - 100 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
3. "Bunderica" refuge - 230 beds, fee is ~5-10 EU
4. "Vihren" refuge - 120 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, under construction
5. "Demyanica" refuge - 217 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
6. "Bezbog" refuge - 100 beds, fee is ~5-40 EU, somehow more luxury conditions there
7. "Goce Delchev" refuge - 150 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
8. "Lagera" refuge - 50 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
9. "Begovica" refuge - 180 beds, fee is ~5-15 EU
10."Pirin" refuge - 80 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
11."Malina" refuge - 70 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
12."Mocharata" refuge - 160 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
13."Popovi livadi" refuge - 50 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
14. "Yane Sandanski" refuge - 70 beds, fee is ~5-15 EU
15. "Koncheto" shelter - 10 beds, sleep there only on emergencies
16. "El-tepe (Kazana)" shelter - 4 beds, sleep there only on emergencies
17. "Sinanica" shelter - 50 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter most of the time (when there is no personnel in the shelter)
18. "Spano pole" shelter - 20 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter most of the time (when there is no personnel in the shelter)
19. "Tevno ezero" shelter - 65 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter.
A GPS map (Garmin-compatible) for Pirin and most of the popular mountains in Bulgaria is available at http://bgmountains.org/en/maps/category/4 . Please always download the latest version as the mapset is under constant development.
Tarambuka3500 - Sep 26, 2005 10:27 am - Hasn't voted
Untitled Commentdido2 - Aug 15, 2010 6:11 am - Hasn't voted
About campingThe Camping section should be corrected as no wild camping is allowed within the Pirin national park boundaries, with a single exception. This is the camping site near "Bunderica" refuge, which is free of charge.
There are in total 19 refuges in Pirin. Here's some recent status (2010) about the existing accomodation:
1. "Predel" refuge - 30 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
2. "Yavorov" refuge - 100 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
3. "Bunderica" refuge - 230 beds, fee is ~5-10 EU
4. "Vihren" refuge - 120 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, under construction
5. "Demyanica" refuge - 217 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
6. "Bezbog" refuge - 100 beds, fee is ~5-40 EU, somehow more luxury conditions there
7. "Goce Delchev" refuge - 150 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
8. "Lagera" refuge - 50 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
9. "Begovica" refuge - 180 beds, fee is ~5-15 EU
10."Pirin" refuge - 80 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
11."Malina" refuge - 70 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
12."Mocharata" refuge - 160 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU
13."Popovi livadi" refuge - 50 beds, fee is ~5-7 EU, rarely visited
14. "Yane Sandanski" refuge - 70 beds, fee is ~5-15 EU
15. "Koncheto" shelter - 10 beds, sleep there only on emergencies
16. "El-tepe (Kazana)" shelter - 4 beds, sleep there only on emergencies
17. "Sinanica" shelter - 50 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter most of the time (when there is no personnel in the shelter)
18. "Spano pole" shelter - 20 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter most of the time (when there is no personnel in the shelter)
19. "Tevno ezero" shelter - 65 beds, personnel only during the summer months. Fee is ~5-7 EU and free in the winter.
Regards,
Dido
dido2 - Aug 15, 2010 6:19 am - Hasn't voted
Maps section - a GPS Map of PirinA GPS map (Garmin-compatible) for Pirin and most of the popular mountains in Bulgaria is available at http://bgmountains.org/en/maps/category/4 . Please always download the latest version as the mapset is under constant development.