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Tevno Ezero RefugeTevno Ezero Refuge was built in 1972 by the Bulgarian Tourist Union at an elevation of 8239 ft (2512 m) above sea level. The refuge sits on the bank of Tevno Ezero within the Belemeto cirque....
Popovo LakePopovo Lake is part of a group of lakes called the Popovo Lakes in Pirin. It has the largest area and is the deepest lake in Pirin....
Momin Dvor PeakThe main trail leading to Popovo Lake, marked in blue, passes through this saddle as well, starting off from Tevno Ezero Refuge and leading to Kraledvorski cirque and Bezbog Hut....
Kremenski LakesLower Kremen lake has a depth of 88.5 ft (27 m), making it rank 3rd in depth among Popovo Lake and Tevno Vasilashko Lake....
Spano Pole Refuge- Tevno Ezero Refuge - Spano Pole Refuge - it is a 3-hour hike between the 2 refuges along the red-marked ridge trail toward Vihren Hut....
Kamenitsa PeakThe view from the banks of Tevno Ezero toward the peak is especially popular....
Popovi LakesA broader view states that there is a total of 16 lakes in the Popovi Lakes group, including Popovo Lake itself, the Bansko Lakes, Ribni Popovo Lakes, Polezhan and Samodivski Lakes....
Kazana Refuge (El Tepe)El Tepe refuge was built by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences back in 1957 and has been used by scientists as shelter during their studies of the snow field in the cirque....
Maluk Polezhan PeakRight next to the saddle, in an eastward direction sits Upper Polezhan Lake, the highest lake located on the territory of Bulgaria....
Dancing Bear Park in Belitsa gets other three bears.\"
In Serbia and in Bulgaria, dancing bears are prohibited by law, but there is no shelter in which the animals are accommodated. The new occupants of the park in Belitsa are Seyda, Milena and Natasha....
Koncheto RefugeThe last suitable place for filling up your water bottles is Suhodol Lake.
Koncheto has a single room with 4 double and 2 single wooden beds....
Polezhan PeakThe 2 highest-elevated lakes in Pirin - Upper Polezhan Lake (8888 ft (2710 m)), which is also the lake at highest altitude in all of Bulgaria, and Gorno Gazeysko Ezero (8666 ft (2642 m)), are both located around Polezhan...
Sinanitsa HutSitting on the banks of Sinanishko Lake, at 7216 ft (2200 m) above sea level, is Sinanitsa Hut.
Sinanitsa Hut is a massive 2-story structure that was built in 1979....
Bezbog HutBezbog Hut sits at 7347 ft (2240 m) above sea level on the banks of Bezbog Lake and is one of the newest and most modern huts in Pirin....
Kaimakchal Peak (Izvorets)Climbers can also try for the peak from Desilishki cirque and Pleshivo Lake.
Kaimakchal Peak and its surrounding areas are part of the territory of Ulen nature reserve in Pirin National Park....
Yalovarnika PeakThey confine a small delved out cirque, which opens up toward Demirkapiiska cirque, while the base of the cirque contains Manenkoto Lake....
Velyanova Kushtafamily room, called "vkashtchi", traditional for all houses, where everyone sat down in the evening around the dinner table, Velyan Ognev decorated by placing mirror-like ornaments on the walls and wood carving along the shelves...