Information about Vratza

The town of Vratza is one of the most picturesque cities in in the country. It is nestled in the foothills of "Vrachanska Planina", with the Leva river calmly crossing the town and with fearful rocks overhanging the roofs. The town is only 116km from the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The area has very diverse and attractive natural features, which together with the recreation opportunities gives the special charm of the Eastern part of the Northwest Bulgaria. On the territory of the State Forestry territory Vratza are located several protected natural attractions and historical monuments. The name of the town of Vratza itself comes from the name of the spectacular gorge Vratzata (the Door) on Leva river. Major attraction is The national park "Vrachanski Balkan" which includes the biggest part of Vrachanska Planina in order to preserve it's unique speleological phenomenon.This is the most cave - rich area around the country - more than 500 caves and Karst precipices. On the park`s territory occurs one of the most beautiful Bulgarian caves - "Ledenika", proclaimed for Natural sight and tourist object with international importance. The cave impress with great sizes, and during the winter grabs the visitor with it`s fine ice decoration, where from come it`s name. The climbing area Vrachanski Skali (Vratza Rocks) which is part of the Park gives wonderful opportunities for hiking. The rock massif "Vratzata" is a favourite of rock climbers where national and international alpine-style climbing competitions are held. It has an imposing vertical wall (over 400 m tall), where more than 116 alpine tracks of Level 4 difficulty are traced.

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