Martin, Hotel

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Chepelare lies in the centre of the Rhodope Mountains at 1150 metres above the sea level It is a typical Bulgarian mountain municipality and sits astride a river by the same name Pamporovo the famous winter ski resort is 12km away The climate is mild continental with four distinct seasons Chepelare being the sunniest place in Bulgaria with an average of 270 days sunshine Summer is warm colourful and bright and winter is long snowy and white The population is approximately 9500 Hotel Martin the first private hotel in Chepelare which was opened in February 1995 The owners of the hotel Juliana and Irin Pashalievi are ex champions in downhill alpine skiing members of the Bulgarian National Alpine Ski Team The family hotel is open all the year round and the owners and the staff do their best so that the guests feel simply at home The menu of the restaurant consists mainly of typical Rhodope dishes and Bulgarian traditional dishes The chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association Mr Blagoy Ragin granted the family Hotel Martin in Chepelare with the prize Best family hotel in 2002 The family hotel offers a summer programme with a number of trips walking tours games horse riding etc In the winter the owners can offer ski and snowboard tuition with the specially licensed ski school Martin All the clients no matter what age they are can be included in ski groups or private tuition At the end they are invited for a special diploma presentation evening

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