Pleven hut

Pleven hut (Хижа Плевен) is a mountain tourist hut in the Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains) of Bulgaria, situated in the Bazov dyal locality on the northern foot of Botev Peak, above the Vidima quarter of the town of Apriltsi. It is described by its operators as the largest high-mountain hut in the Stara Planina and operates year-round. The complex consists of two buildings — a smaller and a larger hut — with a total capacity of over 100 beds according to the official website, while Bulgarian Wikipedia records a combined capacity of 180 places. The main building is a massive four-storey structure with 120 places, floor-level sanitary facilities and bathrooms, some rooms with washbasins, central heating, running water and electricity, and it houses a restaurant and a small shop. The second building is a massive three-storey structure with 60 places, floor-level sanitary facilities and a washbasin in every room, also with central heating, running water and electricity, and it contains a tourist kitchen and a dining room. Guests also have access to a tourist dining hall, a restaurant and a bar. The complex has been almost entirely renovated in recent years and is presented as a base for both summer and winter tourism. The surrounding area combines some of the most beautiful natural features of the Balkan range and serves as a starting point for Botev Peak, the Vodnite dupki cave, and numerous mountain destinations suitable for short walks and longer hikes. The hut is a stop on marked routes to the Botev shelter (about 2 hours 20 minutes) and Botev Peak (about 3 hours), and it is linked by trails to neighbouring huts such as Zora, Vidima, Yavorova laka, Rai, Ambaritsa, Vasil Levski, Balkanski rozi and Hubavets. The official website includes a live web camera and route information. The hut was built between 1967 and 1971. It is a commercial hospitality and tourism offering rather than a generic place name, and it functions as a branded mountain accommodation and services provider.

Pleven hut was built between 1967 and 1971 in the Bazov dyal locality above the Vidima quarter of Apriltsi, on the northern foot of Botev Peak in the Stara Planina. It was developed as a high-mountain tourist hut to serve hikers and visitors to Bulgaria's central Balkan range. The complex originally consisted of two buildings: a main four-storey building with 120 places and a second three-storey building with 60 places, giving a total capacity of 180 places. Both buildings were provided with running water, electricity and central heating; the main building included a restaurant and a small shop, while the second building included a tourist kitchen and a dining room. Over the years the hut became a well-known stop on routes to Botev Peak and the Botev shelter, and a node in the network of trails connecting neighbouring huts such as Zora, Vidima, Yavorova laka, Rai, Ambaritsa, Vasil Levski, Balkanski rozi and Hubavets. By the 2020s the complex had been almost entirely renovated, and its official website presents it as the largest high-mountain hut in the Stara Planina, open year-round and suitable for both summer and winter tourism. The website also offers route information and a live web camera. The hut remains an active hospitality and tourism operation.

• 2024

  Official website copyright notice indicates recent renovation and active operation.

• 1971

  Construction of Pleven hut is completed.

• 1967

  Construction of Pleven hut begins.

The largest high-mountain hut in the Stara Planina, a year-round base for summer and winter tourism near Botev Peak.

• Mountain hut accommodation

  Over 100 beds according to the official website; 180 places according to Bulgarian Wikipedia.

• Restaurant and bar

  On-site dining and bar services for guests.

• Tourist dining hall

  Communal dining space for tourists.

• Tourist kitchen

  Self-catering kitchen in the second building.

• Small shop

  Small on-site shop in the main building.

• Live web camera

  Web camera available on the official website.

1. 1ХИЖА ПЛЕВЕНpleven.hija.bg
2. 2Pleven hutwikidata.org
3. 3Плевен (хижа)bg.wikipedia.org