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Centralsouth Bulgaria > Chepelare > Surrounding areas
Surrounding areas of Chepelare
1.5 km south of the town, near the road to Smolyan and Pamporovo is the first station of the two-chair lift. It is 2471m long, its transportation capacity is 600 persons per hour and it takes the skiers and tourists for 17 minutes to Mt. Chala (1873 м) in the Chernatitsa sub-part of the Rhodopes, where the starting points of the ski-runs are located. Their total length is equal to 8 400 metres. The first ski-run is 3150 m long and 50 m wide, with a variance of 720 m, while the second ski-run is 5250 m long and 25 m wide. The long distance ski-run is 30 km. 10 km south-west of the town is one of the largest and most famous winter resorts in the country - Pamporovo (refer to the Rhodope Mountains related chapter herein).
Being situated in the heart of the Rhodopes, Chepelare serves as a starting point for numerous tourist routes in the mountain of Orpheus (refer to the Rhodope Mountains related chapter herein). At a road distance of 15 km (6 km deep in the Rozhen Saddle), south-east of the town, high on top of Mt. Mechi Chal (Karamanitsa Rozhen Observatory is located, which is open for tourist visits against a modest entrance fee. There is no regular transport to this place, but one can climb up from Chepelare to the observatory for about 2-2.30 hours. The white building, which can be seen from the entire Western Rhodope Mountain, seems as if it has perched on the mountain ridge.
Chelepare is a beautiful mountainous small town, but even more beautiful and appealing is the nature surrounding it - a mixture of century old coniferous forests, luxuriant green meadows, exuberant in flowers, vigorous mountain springs, and the endless “sea” of the mild Rhodope peaks!
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