bubSmolyan, like a local
A long mountain town in the heart of the Rhodopes, close to Pamporovo ski resort and the deepest cave in Bulgaria.
Sights worth your time
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Things to do
📷 Real photosSmolyan LakesСмолянските езера
A chain of small forest lakes with walking trails.
Easy day trips
Pamporovo ski resort (15 km)Пампорово (15 км)
Family-friendly skiing in winter, hiking and the Snezhanka TV tower in summer.
Yagodina & Trigrad caves (50 km)Пещерите Ягодинска и Дяволското гърло (50 км)
Spectacular caves and the Trigrad gorge.
Where to eat
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Cheap local eats
★ Best-rated on Google MapsZakusvalnya (snack bar), banicharnitsa (banitsa bakery) and home-cooking eateries serve Bulgarian food at low prices; locals eat here. Ratings and photos: Google Maps.
My Greek Gyros
Баничарница
Good coffee
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Bars
Hotels & guesthouses
★ Top-rated on Booking.comPrices, photos and guest reviews are on Booking.com and Google Maps.
None in our list yet. See them on Booking.com: Booking.com
Oak Residence Hotel & Relax
Family Hotel SilverСемеен хотел Силвър
UzunskiУзунски
Hotel NevyastaХотел Невяста
Варадил
Вили Амампури
Дикас
Катерина
КИПАРИС
Макрелов
Мони
Панорама
Спартак
Топ Старс
Хотел Смолян
Guest Rooms
Luxor
Silver Hills
Transport
🚆 Trains (domestic & international)
- Railway station & direct trainsNo railway: use buses (Plovdiv ≈ 2.5 h).bdz.bg🚆 Directions
- 🌍 Sofia → Istanbul night train (daily)Sofia 18:50 → Istanbul (Halkalı) 07:21, via Plovdiv and Dimitrovgrad. Couchette from about €38. Book on the Turkish railways site (TCDD), at BDZ or Sofia Central.ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- 🌍 Bucharest ↔ Istanbul (daily)Stops at Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa (Veliko Tarnovo), then Dimitrovgrad. Direct car mid-June to mid-October; otherwise change at Dimitrovgrad. Ruse ↔ Bucharest is also possible.cfrcalatori.ro
Taxis
Ask your hotel to call a licensed taxi, or find local taxi companies and their numbers on Google Maps.
112 Emergency (police, ambulance, fire)Holidays nearby
Holidays in Bulgaria →Pamporovo
A sunny, family-friendly ski resort in the pine forests of the Rhodopes, with gentle slopes for beginners.
- About 37 km of pistes
- Many sunny days, good for beginners and children
Devin
A small Rhodope spa town, home of the famous Devin mineral water, close to the Trigrad gorge and caves.
- Springs about 37–44 °C
- 710 m altitude, forest air
Good for: Digestion, gall bladder and liver, kidneys and urinary tract, metabolism and endocrine problems, skin, joints, nervous system; also sports recovery.
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