Today we share with you a new starting point for a day and a few hours walk in nature. True to tradition, our offer is within 50km of Topi Villa and about 1 hour by car. In the surroundings, about which we also learned very recently. This idea is especially suitable to realize in the hellish summer heat, when the air in the village of Kaloyanovo does not move. Besides our several suggestions for swimming pools, here is a new one for climbing the mountains in the thick shade of ancient beech trees.
Where is the Buntovna hut located?
Our suggestion is for looking down from high above and breathing in full from the terrace of the Buntovna hut. It’s actually an entire tourist complex, quite spacious and extensive. Located in the Sredna Gora Mountains, it was created as a memorial complex to the rebels from the towns in the foothills that were instrumental in the liberation of Bulgaria – Strelcha, Panagyurishte, Koprivshtitsa and Klisura.
How can we get to the Buntovna hut?
We recommend that you take a full day for this walk in the mountains.
From the village of Kaloyanovo to the village of Krastevich the distance is about 35km and can be covered in about 45minutes by car. You can get to the Buntovna hut itself in two ways:
1. drive another 14 km along a dirt forest road by car or motorbike;
2. or walk 7 km along a mountain eco-trail with the starting point in the village of Krustević.
The road is a beauty! If you are by car, keep in mind that it is better to be in a higher car as you are driving on a dirt road with lots of curves. Its condition depends a lot on what time of year you go. If it’s dry, you’ll get there slowly but gloriously. If it’s muddy – you may run into some challenges.
The forest trail is extensive and meanders along the mountain ridge. If you are a hiker you will enjoy a real mountain hike. You’ll walk along paths, pick up forest bouquets, cross a mountain river where you can refill with fresh and cold water, in places the path will lead you out into vast grassy meadows, and the sky is bluer than blue and fluffy clouds seem to have descended a few metres away for you to rest in….
And up at the top, the Buntovna hut itself awaits you
I admit reaching the very top of the mountain, we were speechless. Everything there is so majestic and huge that one feels like a tiny piece. You want to get a drink from the hut, sit on the bench on the terrace and just be silent.
The hut is well maintained, beautified, you can have a meal while enjoying the breathtaking views of the Thracian Lowlands and the Rhodope Mountains.
We were so impressed with this place so close to us, which we found out about from our guests – participants in a national orienteering tournament that was being held there, that we tried to put together a short video from the many videos we had taken to preserve the moment. You can see the video HERE.
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