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Discover Plana in Bulgaria
Plana in the region of Sofia-Capital is a town located in Bulgaria - some 16 mi or ( 25 km ) South of Sofia , the country's capital .
Local time in Plana is now 03:31 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Timişoara, Bucharest, Zlokuchene, Zheleznitsa, and Vratsa. When in this area, you might want to check out Timişoara . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Plana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Avion Travel - Sentimento
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Landing in Sofia LBSF
Landing at Sofia airport on May 24, 2008 with Wizzair, coming from Dortmund. ..
On the way to Vitosha by cable car
Capture by Stel with Sony HDR-SR12 in snow mode. ..
Monastero di Rila - Scalza in Bulgaria
Agosto 2009 - Scalza in visita al monasterio di Rila in Bulgaria Interessato al barefooting? Visita il sito: www.nati-scalzi.org ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Plana Mountain
Plana is a mountain in western Bulgaria, bounded by Sofia Valley to the north, Iskar River to the east, Samokov Valley to the south and southwest, and Vitosha Mountain to the northwest. The summit Manastirishte is rising to 1338 m. Plana hosts Peyuva Buka Chalet, the mountain refuges of Ray (‘Paradise’) and Savo, and the Kokalyane Monastery founded by Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria. The homonymous village of Plana is the sole settlement situated in the interior of the mountain.
Located at 42.52 23.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Pasarel Reservoir
The Pasarel dam and reservoir is located 20 km to the southeast of Sofia, Bulgaria at an altitude of 700 m. The dam is in the Iskar river, just downstream of Dolni Pasarel village. Pasarel dam is not large (about 1.5 km long and 300 m wide), but still attracts visitors to the area. Near to the Pasarel dam, in the village of Dolni Pasarel, is located the "St. Peter and Pavel" monastery.
Located at 42.55 23.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Pancharevo
Pancharevo is a suburban district located in the south-eastern parts of the Capital Municipality. As of 2006 it has 26,000 inhabitants. It is the largest region in Sofia with total area of 364,7 km². It includes the largest artificial lake in Bulgaria, the Iskar Dam as well as Lake Pancharevo and Pasarel Reservoir. The districts consists of 10 villages, and Pancharevo is the municipal seat: The districts offers excellent conditions for relax and tourism for the citizens of the capital.
Located at 42.57 23.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Golyam Kupen
Golyam Kupen is a peak rising to 1,930 m in Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. The peak is situated on the southern border of Bistrishko Branishte Biosphere Reserve, on the watershed between Vitoshka Bistritsa to the north and Selska Reka (‘Village River’) to the south, rivers flowing eastwards to the villages of Bistritsa and Zheleznitsa respectively, and eventually to Iskar River.
Located at 42.55 23.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Vitoshka Bistritsa
Bistritsa or Vitoshka Bistritsa (Bulgarian: Бистрица; Витошка Бистрица; Бистришка река), is a river in western Bulgaria, tributary of Iskar River. Flows from the eastern slopes of Golyam Rezen Peak on Vitosha Mountain, crossing Bistrishko Branishte Nature Reserve, where it forms a small but beautiful waterfall Samokovishteto, then crossing villages of Bistritsa and Pancharevo to flow into Lake Pancharevo, near Sofia.
Located at 42.58 23.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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