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Pirin (BG) – Orvilos – Vrontou (GR) Geopsis 134
Pirin Mountais in south-western Bulgaria, plus Orvilos and Vrondous (Vrontou) Mountains in northern Greece on a light, waterproof and tear-resistant, contoured and GPS compatible amt at 1:50,000 from Greek publishers Geopsis, highlighting waymarked hiking trails, places of interest, etc.On one side are the Pirin Mountain in Bulgaria with coverage extending from Razlog and Bansko in the north to Melnik and Pirin in the south, i.e. short of the Bulgarian/Greek border. An overprint highlights waymarked hiking trails, indicating distances. Possible danger points are clearly marked, both on the waymarked and on other local paths. Symbols indicate various facilities including tourist accommodation, mountain huts, restaurants, climbing areas, etc. Finely graded road network indicates locations of petrol stations and car parks. The map has lists of mountain shelters and of hiking routes from various locations.On the reverse, without the overlap with the Pirin map, is coverage of the Orvilos Mountains straddling the Bulgarian/Greek border, plus Vrondous (Vrontou), Menoikkio and Agkistro Mountains north of Serres in the Greek region of Macedonia. The map shows local paths, graded according to their condition, plus four waymarked routes. Symbols also indicate various local facilities (mountain huts, taverns, etc). Road network shows distances on many small local roads, petrol stations, etc. Both sided have vivid presentation of topography (contours at 20m intervals with spot heights and bold relief shading) and a 1km UTM grid with margin ticks and crosshairs at 1’ intervals. Place names are, as appropriate, in both Greek/Cyrillic and Latin alphabest. The two map legends include English.