Women's European Cup (XXVI)

Fields

The games will be played at Vasil Levski baseball softball complex, 2km away from the town center. TransportTransport

• Airport transfer - airport is close to the city (75 km). If you prefer to have an organized transport from the airport we can provide it for the price of 120 Euro per team (15 persons). • Free local transport to the fields will be provided to the teams who choose to stay in Hotel • Taxi – taxi is relatively cheap, from field area to the center price is around 2 - 4 euro (4 - 8 leva). Food

There are lots of options for eating nearby from fast food to restaurants. There will be food made at the field as well /meat and sandwiches/. If you prefer to have cooked meals we can provide catering at the fields for lunch for 3-5 euro per person or arrange special restaurant nearby with selected menu. You can find offers provided from your hotels as well. AccommodationAccommodation

List of approved hotels*: 1. Rila Hotel 2. Universal Hotel 3. Germaneya Hotel

* You should get in touch with the hotels via e-mail and let them know you participate in the Softball Tournament! 1. Rila Hotel

http://www.hotelrila.net/en/page/home-en.html

The 3 star hotel Rila has 48 double rooms , 8 single rooms and 4 apartment with air conditioning, cable TV, wireless internet, phone and room service. Hotel Rila also has a restaurant, lobby bar, night bar and spa center with indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, Finland sauna, aroma sauna, infrared sauna, steam bath. The main restaurant of the hotel has been fully renovated this year.

Single Standard room – 33 euro per day Double Standard room – 45 euro per day Apartment – 32 euro per day per person

The price is per room per night and includes breakfast, swimming pool, fitness, parking and Wi-Fi usage and all taxes. The hotel offers special menus for lunch and dinner starting from 10 euro per person for a 2 course meal. 2. Universal Hotel http://www.hoteluniversal-bg.com/hotel_eng/index.html

The hotel’s capacity is 56 places and has 5 single and 20 double rooms, 2 suites, 1 studio and 1 president’s apartment. The rooms are equipped with single or double beds, an office space with wi-fi, LCD cable TV, phone. Each room has its own bathroom with a shower cabin or a bathtub with a hairdryer. On the third floor, there are spacious terraces with a view of the town and Rila mountain.

• Single room – 20 euro per day • Double room – 30 euro per day • Apartment – 60 euro per day The price is per room per night with breakfast. 3. Germaneya Hotel

The hotel is located in the center of the town of / 20 km away from Doupnitsa/. There is a swimming pool and a parking lot. Breakfast and tourist tax are included in the price.

Single room – 25 euro per day Double room – 37 euro per day Triple room – 45 euro per day Apartment – 50 euro per day

Dupnitsa is a starting point for interesting tourist attractions in South- West and also in the whole Rila mountain. Only 14 kilometers away in Sapareva Banya, is located the hottest mineral spring in Europe - with water temperature of 103.8°С. The resort (altitude 1300m above sea level) is at 25 km distance. It gives a wonderful opportunity for winter and summer tourism and skiing. The resort is attractive with its beautiful and comfortable chalets, hotels and holiday homes. Marked tourist tracks reach from Panichishte to the chalets Skakavitsa, Lozan and Vada and to the Seven Lakes of Rila. Park Rila Rila monastery

The Rila monastery is the largest Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in Rila mountain, several kilometers east of town of Rila and 117km south of Sofia. It was built in X-th century and nowadays the complex spreads at area of 8800m² and includes a church (XIX-th century), residential part and museum. The site is one of the masterpieces of Bulgarian National Revival architecture and is declared a national historical monument in 1976. It is included in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1983. Rila mountain and the Seven Rila lakes

The Seven Rila Lakes are a group of glacial lakes, situated in the Rila Mountain at 2,100 - 2,500 meters above sea level. They are the most visited group of lakes in Bulgaria. The lakes lay one above the other and are connected by small streams, which form tiny waterfalls and cascades. Tourist accommodation in the lakes' vicinity include a chalet beside The Fish Lake, at 2,196m. The most common time to visit the lakes is summer, in July and August, when temperature is above 10°С and the risk of sudden storms is lower. Sapareva banya

The town of Sapareva Banya is situated on the Northern slope of Rila Mountain 14km away from Dupnitsa. Sapareva Banya prides itself with its cool mountain water and its healing geothermal mineral waters. It has the hottest mineral water on the Balkans and the only active geyser. The geyser and its surrounding park were developed in 1957 and have been tapped as a geothermal heating source for the municipal buildings and the greenhouses. Thank you for your attention!