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Govedartsi is a village with moderate climate in the foot of Rila mountains some 30 km from Borovets ski resort and 75 km from Sofia - the capital of Bulgaria. It is a national mountain resort.

There are excellent conditions for ski during the winter.

The village of Govedartsi is surrounded by virgin nature and unique eco system. Near the village is situated Iovchevo Lake. The air is very fresh and surroundings are amazing.

Just 3km outside the village, one can find many holiday houses, recreational centres, private villas, as well as a tourist base with 100 beds in bungalows. Infrastructure of ski resort is well developed; there are regular buses to all surrounding towns and taxi services as well.

The Kabira peninsula is located on the north-west part of the Island of Ishigaki, 20 kilometres from the town. Club Med Kabira is awarded as the Best resort in Japan for 2006. This Club Med Village stands opposite a white sandy beach where the sea is extremely clear and beautiful.

The sea here is extremely clear and beautiful. The beach and location are spectacular. The beach is furnished with deckchairs and parasols.

The restaurant features buffets with a diverse range of culinary delights.

Facilities: Shopping, tumble-drier, washing machine, internet corner with WLAN connection (all against payment).

 Activities: Archery, Circus School, Club Med Fitness, Kayaking, Snorkeling, Squash , Hiking, Tennis, Windsurfing.

Telluride is a slice of paradise in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Telluride and Mountain Village are great places for the whole family.

The main street is delightful for shopping, munching, and people-watching; you can sign up for a walking tour, or guide yourself with a map available from the visitor’s center.

It is best known for its world-class ski resort, which boasts 1,700 acres of terrain and three air gardens and terrain parks.

The resort has feature a new luxury hotels and residential property in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Town of Mountain Village, above historic Telluride.

There are dozens of festivals held here annually, including the extremely popular Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Blues and Brews and more.

The Pitcher Inn which was built in the 1700’s is located in the picturesque village of Warren, Vermont. The loggers who frequented the rustic place in the early times would not recognize its reincarnation.

The Pitcher Inn is a delightful 11-room and suite inn located in the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, at the foot of Sugarbush Resort. The Trout Room has tree trunks for bedposts, a giant trout on the wall, and your own fly-fishing gear, while the Ski Room has furniture made from wooden skis. But you can’t argue with the fireplaces, heated bathroom floors, whirlpool tubs, or Wi-Fi access in nearly every room.The Mountain Room includes a sleeping area that takes the form of a fire tower and contains a 360-degree diorama of the Green Mountains and a sitting area that offers a ceiling of snowshoes, walls of Vermont stone and floorboards of old-growth wood.

The restaurant located on the main floor of The Pitcher Inn seats forty, and features a full breakfast and refined dinner menu. The food at the Inn is just as extraordinary as the accommodations. The Chef prepares seasonally inspired cuisine, emphasizing healthy cooking techniques, and utilizing organic, locally grown foods.
Spa services at The Pitcher Inn are provided by the Alta Spa, an Aveda concept day spa with a full range of treatments.
In winter, head to nearby Sugarbush or Mad River Glen for challenging glade skiing. And for an even greater adrenaline jolt, ride the rocket sled, a strap-in toboggan invented by Sellers, down the closed-in-winter Lincoln Gap Road.

“Hida Folk Village” is an open air museum and site area is an approximately 99,000 sq. m. It exhibits about 30 typical farmhouses and buildings, including a few “gassho-zukuri” traditional Japanese homes built with steeply pitched thatched roofs, from the Hida region, the mountainous district of Gifu Prefecture around Takayama. About 30 old private houses with sloped- and thatched-roof houses which bore the heavy snowfall were reconstructed in the village. This village was created by moving old folk and farming homes from various villages and the nearby Shirakawa-Go region to one particular place.

Features of Hida Folk Village in Japan
- A collection of traditional farmhouses from the surrounding region.
- The purpose is to give the traveling visitors as well as the residents of Japan a concrete idea regarding the history and culture of the Japan.
- Some of these structures feature traditional craftsmen plying their arts.
- The decorative details of these structures including the interiors are very fascinating.
- All the exhibited buildings are well preserved displaying even the everyday utensils.
- The surrounding wooded hills are dotted with religious shrines, both Buddhist and Shinto.
All exhibited buildings are carefully preserved, display everyday utensils and are open to the public to explore. Near the entrance is a beautiful glass fountain by Rene Lalique, which once stood in the Paris Lido; further on, the collection includes exquisite sixteenth-century goblets, Tiffany glass lamps and rooms designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Establishment: July 1, 1971
Opening day: open throughout the year
Opening time: 8:30-17:00 (at the time summer, autumn and winter light-up extended)
Entrance price: Adult 700 yen, small junior high school student 200 yen

The village of Leshten, situated in the most colorful historical region of the Balkan Peninsular, offers 15 houses restored from the 18th century, built in the style of ancient mountain Bulgarian atmosphere.
It is invisibly equipped with the latest found modern facilities as modern bathrooms of the old style, satellite TV, internet, etc. The special offer of the ,b>local tavern is the absolute natural and delicious Bulgarian dishes wholy supplied by the personal farm of the owners. The choice of exotic leisure activities includes hunting, hiking, swimming, mountain picnic healing treatment at the spa of Ognyanovo nearby.