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Extract from the Borovets Travel Guides:
Near the turn of the century, Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria built three villas and a hunting lodge among the aromatic pine woods covering the northern slopes of Mt Musala, a mile above sea level. The Mamrikoff family - after whom a verb meaning "to steal from an exalted position" was coined - and other wealthy folk did likewise, founding an exclusive colony, Tchamkoria, from which
BOROVETS
has developed. Effectively nationalized for the benefit of union and Party members in 1949, Borovets became a major
winter sports
resort in the 1960s, and is now largely geared towards package tourism. Lifts to a number of...
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