Pirin

Pirin mountain rises between the deep valleys of the Struma and Mesta rivers, and its peaks, as it strung one next to the other, rise each sharper and more fearful than the other. The mountain is about 80 km long and up to 40 km wide. The most beautiful and of definitely Alpine character is the relief of the northern part of Pirin. Forty peaks rise at a height of more than 2,600 m. The highest peak, Vihren, is 2,916 m. The climate of Pirin results from the high altitude above sea level and the dominating air masses coming from south-west and west. The average annual temperature at Vihren peak is 3,7° C, and the amount of rainfall and snow is 1,571 milimeters.
If you love alpine type mountains - high rocky peaks, deep precipices with vertical walls, clear alpine lakes and streaming rivers you must visit Pirin! Legendary Pirin has been and will be a center of attraction for admirers of Nature, for tourists from Bulgaria and from the world, for artists by profession and by nature.