ABOUT THE TOWN
Batak
is located in the western parts of the Rhodopi mountain, 90% of
Batak municipalty area is covered with forests.
From
Sofia to Pazardjik you can travel by car on Trakia highway and
asphalt-covered roads lead from here to the municipal centre, located
1036 m above sea level in the valley along the two banks of the Stara
Reka river.It is surrounded from all sides by hills (100 - 200 m above
its level) and the peaks of Batashka Planina mountain rise over them.
The mountain borders on the Chepinska Reka river to the west, on the Dospatska
Reka river and Dospat dam to the south, on the Vacha river tot he east
and on Thracian lowland to the north.
The climate
of the region is temperate continental. In the low area (up to 1000m)
– transitory continental but in the mountain and highland area it has
mountainous character. The average annual temperature is 13C-15C, the
annual temperature amplitude is 20.1C. The winters are not cold. The average
temperature in January is from 3C to 5C.
During winter the snow blanket is up to 65 cm in the town and 150 cm in
the mountain. The snow blanket lasts from 2 to 5 months. During the spring
and autumn the fogs are in the gorge of the Stara Reka river and the sun
shines in the town of Batak. The summer is cool.
The nature resources,
the wealth and diversity of the forest areas are the main reason for the
animal diversity – deer, roe deer, wild boars, goat, bear, wolves,
fox. Representatives of the small mammals in these lands are hare, hedgehog,
squirrel and of the birds – cock-of-the-wood, wood pigeon, crow, partridge,
thrush. Wild duck and goose can be seen in the water areas.
Two
nature reserves with total area of 2653 ha are located in that region
- Dupkata (under UNSECO protection) and Beglika. There are 10 protected
areas (1850.4 ha total area). The largest one is called Batashki Snezhnik
– 1054 ha Fotenski Vodopad (waterfalls) covering an area of 12,1 ha is
located here, too. The forests cover 57815.3 ha of the territory of Batak
municipality.
Tourism. The
nature resources (inviolated environment, diverse landscape, availability
of nature reserves and phenomena, water resources, diverse flora and fauna)
as well as the very location of Batak are ideal conditions for the development
of hunting, fishing, rural, highland and hobby tourism as well as for
winter and aquatic sports. Photo hunting has been practiced recently,
too.
There are a lot of opportunities for outings in Batak vicinity during
the warm days of the year – the dams Golyam Beglik and Beglika, Shiroka
Polyana locality. Tourist routes can be arranged to the near localities
– Djenevra, Beglika, Petrovo Bardo, near Snezhanka cave and Fotenski Vodopad
(waterfalls). The antiquity connoisseurs have the chance to see the remnants
of Thracian, Roman, Byzantium and Slav strongholds, tumuli, bridges, etc.
There are 9 chapels performing services in the vicinity of Batak.
Batak Lake resort,
located in the Rhodopi mountain is an ideal spot for recreation all the
year round. There are 10 000 beds available of every category. Batak ski
run, with Alpine ski-run (1200m) and race ski-run (2000 m) is located
here. The Alpine ski-run is equipped with three ski-lifts, one of them
is auxiliary, 600 m long. Four ski-runs are to be built, tracks for snowboards
(half pipes) and for motor sledges and ski-lift which is the most important
project of the municipal authorities. The snow blankets lasts from November
to April and the view revealing at the top of the ski-lift towards the
Batak dam is really magnificent. The fulfilling of the project will turn
Batak into one of the modern ski-centres in Bulgaria.
The town and the Batak
Lake resort are connected with Plovdiv, Pazardjik, Peshtera, Velingrad
and Rakitovo through regular bus service.
The visitors of the
resort can taste delicious traditional local meals and specialties at
Ostrova tavern but in the town of Batak the best culinary surprises are
offered at Yoana tavern and Porto Rico restaurant.
The tourist industry
is considered to be a complex priority activity including additional productions,
services, transport and specialized education.
A large network of
recreation facilities has been built up around the Batak Lake, Shiroka
Polyana, Golyam Beglik and Beglika – holiday home, children’s camp, hotels,
camping sites and private villas. The capacity of the new centre (base)
is 7292. The recreation centres are run by experienced and qualified managers
but they are not used completely because of the high rate of unemployment
in Bulgaria.
The availability of
legal grounds - Law on tourism 1998 is an important condition for the
development of this branch. In order to turn the tourist industry into
a leading branch of the municipal economy, the weak points of this sphere
– lack of: well built-up infrastructure, traditions in hotel and restaurant
servicing, Council of Tourism and enough credits and investments have
to be overcome.
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