Semkovo

Semkovo
Semkovo is located in Bulgaria
Semkovo
Semkovo
Location within Bulgaria
Nearest major cityBelitsa (17 km south)
Coordinates42°2′38″N 23°32′2″E / 42.04389°N 23.53389°E / 42.04389; 23.53389

Semkovo (Bulgarian: Семково) is a ski resort in the Rila mountain range of southwestern Bulgaria. It is located at 1750 metres above sea level, and is located 17 kilometres from the town of Belitsa in the Razlog Valley.[1][2]

The resort situated in the southeastern slopes of Rila, offering views of the Pirin mountain range to the south and surrounded by spruce and pine forests.[1] The Vapski Lakes can be accessed from Semkovo.[3]

Semkovo features several holiday villages and cabins, and has a guest house of the Technical University of Sofia and the guesthouse of the University of Architecture, Geodesy and Civil Engineering.[2] The two universities jointly operate the resort's public ski lifts, providing visitors with access to the resort's ski slopes.[2]

As of 2022, Semkovo was home to the "Coliving Semkovo" project, where a group of digital nomads were revitalizing the former Hotel Rila into a co-op operated coliving space.[4]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria 1980, p. 435
  2. ^ a b c Raduchev 1984, p. 234
  3. ^ Raduchev 1984, p. 235
  4. ^ "Digital nomads building coliving project in Bulgaria's mountain hamlet Semkovo". Sofia Globe. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

References

  • Радучев (Raduchev), Живко (Zhivko) (1984). Рила. Географски речник [Rila. Geographic Dictionary] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).
  • Мичев (Michev), Николай (Nikolay); Михайлов (Mihaylov), Цветко (Tsvetko); Вапцаров (Vaptsarov), Иван (Ivan); Кираджиев (Kiradzhiev), Светлин (Svetlin) (1980). Географски речник на България [Geographic Dictionary of Bulgaria] (in Bulgarian). София (Sofia): Наука и култура (Nauka i kultura).