Samokov

Samokov is situated on the northern foot of Rila Mountain. The town is just 60 kilometers away from Sofia and just 12 kilometers in north- western direction of the worldwide famous resort- Borovets. The town is also known for its history. The famous icon- painter school of Samokov left a lot of works of art all over the country.
Samokov is rich of cultural and historical sightseeing. Several interesting churches can be visited in the town; there is even a working nunnery, which was created in 1772.
Borovets ski resort is just a few kilometers away. Most of the personal in the world famous resort comes from Samokov.
Actually Samokov is known to be the town with oldest traditions in the ski sport. Most of the ski instructors in the Bulgarian ski resorts come from Samokov
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