To climb the highest mountain in a country that I have never visited before ..
BULGARIA
Musala (Bulgarian: Мусала [mosɐˈɫa]); from Arabic through Ottoman Turkish: from Musalla, "near God" or "place for prayer" is the highest peak in the Rila Mountains, as well as in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,925.42 metres (9,597.8 ft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musala
Sofia Airport
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On route to Aleko Hut, Vitosha Nature Park
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Borovets, Rila National Park
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Black Rock (approx. 3 hours return), Rila National Park
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Seven Rila Lakes (approx. 5 hours return, start of trail reached via the chair lift from Pionerska hut, includes the top of Ezeren Peak 2559m), Rila National Park
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Musala Peak 2925m (approx. 9.5 hours return from start of trail at Borovets), Rila National Park
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Rila Monastery
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Bansko, Pirin National Park
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Sinanishko Lake (approx. 10 hours return, start of trail from Vihren hut, includes the top of Muratov Vrah 2669m), Pirin National Park
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Driving through the Rhodope Mountains
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Sofia
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