Rila Monastery Nature Park Management Plan - part - usaid

February 2004
Main entry and exit points
There are two principal entry/exit points by road into the Park: one is situated in the
Rilska River Valley east of Pastra village (the road to Rila Monastery); the other is
north of Pastra (the road to Kalin Dam). Ordinary vehicles can access and exit RMNP
only at these two points. Four wheel drive and off-road vehicles could also use the
dirt road across the ridge north of Makedonia Chalet.
Telephone and power lines
There is only one telephone line in the territory of Rila Monastery Nature Park,
connecting the Rila Monastery settlement unit with the national telephone system of
Bulgaria. The line is aboveground, suspended on wooden and concrete telegraph
poles, and connects the Monastery with the town of Rila.
Electric power lines run along the two main river valleys in the Park territory. They
are all aboveground, suspended on concrete, wooden or metal poles. The power line
running along the Rilska River Valley starts from Brichebor, goes via Rila Monastery
and Kirilova Polyana and ends at Tiha Rila. From Brichebor to Kirilova Polyana the
line is operational; from there onwards there are sections where the electric cable is
missing.
The power line running along the Iliyna River Valley connects Brichebor with the
12 th Post. The line is operational up to Vladichina Livada locality. All electrical
power lines in RMNP operate at 20 kV.
Chalets, hotels, lodges, shelters, restaurants, recreational facilities, etc.
In the territory of Rila Monastery Nature Park there is one chalet, Ribni Ezera, and
one tourist lodge, Kobilino Branishte. In the Rila monastery settlement territory and
in the RMNP territory, there are numerous recreational facilities, restaurants, cabins,
etc. There are also a large number of disused and abandoned buildings, some of
which are in disrepair and falling apart. Generalized information regarding the types
of infrastructural sites and facilities in the Park territory is presented in Table 22. For
more details refer to Appendix 3.
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