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Belitsa –center of eco-tourism PDF Print E-mail

The efforts of Belitsa are focused on conservation and maintenance of the existing self-regulating ecosystems, the diversity of species and the habitats of rare and endangered types of plant and animal communities. The park area „Belitsa” part of the protected Rila National Park shelters biodiversity of international significance, which determines the high conservation value of Belitsa area. This is the place where the chamois, the deer, the wild boar and the wolf are best represented. In the vicinity of Suhoto lake is situated one of the few habitats of the glacial relict species Alpine newt. Along the ridge of the highest peaks Vapata and Chemerna in Belitsa park area runs the border of the biggest nature reserve on the Balkan Peninsula –Central Rila Reserve – inhabited by protected species listed in the Red Data Book, namely Brown Bear, Pine Marten, Capercaillie and Hazel Grouse .

Thanks to its beautiful conserved nature coupled with developed tourist infrastructure Belitsa can offer interesting opportunities for active and pleasant recreation, either individual or in groups, to lovers of eco- and hobby-tourism. Six tourist trails have been marked in view of the biodiversity in the Musala section of Rila mountain, with two of these paths penetrating the territory of Rila National Park reaching out to Suhoto Ezero lake and Vapskite Ezera lakes. Feeding-troughs for wild animals, watch towers for the observation and photographing of wild animals in their natural environment, a shelter, water fountains, arbours and safety-proof fire places have been constructed along their routes. The Tourist information centre provides services to tourists.

Tourist trails pass through different ecosystems and different plant and animal communities. Each eco-trail is given an interpretation and is devoted to a specific key subject – The Temple of Eternity, The Mystery of the Peat Ground, Along the Glacier’s Trails, The Lord of the Mountains, The Guardian of Life and The Flying Flowers.

 

 
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