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is there any supermarket in borovets?

Is there any supermarket or grocery shop in Borovets?

re: is there any supermarket in borovets?

Calvin - Smallish one under the Rila Hotel where you can get most of tourist needs. A larger supermarket, with better prices and choice, is the Billa in Samokov Town, on your left as you approach Samokov from Boro. There's a bus that goes right outside Billa from the Ela Hotel.

re: is there any supermarket in borovets?

thank you borogirl....
actually, are you living in borovets?u seems knowing there pretty well

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forgot to ask
How long does it take from boro to Samokov town? and how much?

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Calvin - live in Kent but have been going for some 20 years, so know my way round a bit

By bus, allow 30 mins or so and costs 1/2 lev. Taxi around 15 lev down to Samokov and 20 lev back - always costs more back to Boro BUT agree price before getting in taxi. They may agree to wait if you are just going to supermarket.

Where are you staying?

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There's another one unless it's the same one borogirl mentioned. On the left hand side of the Samokov hotel are these shops

http://www.bulgariaski.com/showpic.php?lang=en&pic=hotel-images/big/10425_1.jpg

Roughly in front on them on the right is a small convenience store rather like a Spar but much smaller and less well stocked. If I was self-catering I wouldn't shop there for veggies. Fruit was ok.

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Beleive it or not, there is a supermarket named tesco in Boro .......next to chilli's bar.
Maybe we might see aldi's or lidil's in Boro next season
Fiona

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Borogirl, we are staying at Samokov Hotel...
are there any ski-doo in borovets? How can we try? DO we have to book in advance?

Fiona- is that tesco the same as tesco in the uk?

re: is there any supermarket in borovets?

Calvin - yes there's skidooing.

You usually have to book a day or so in advance either through your rep, which is the most expensive or you could get your ski instructor to haggle for you. You can also walk round and speak to them direct. If you do a search on here, there's a bit more info.

The Tesco out there will be nothing like UK shop

re: is there any supermarket in borovets?

You guessed it Borogirl, nothing like the Tesco in UK....but they are branding the same name
Still a supermarket that sells bits 'n' bobs tho.
Fiona