Smolyan is district and cultural center of Eastern Rhodopes. The district offers an unique mixture of traditional and modern culture. Town of Smolyan is modern city, which offers the convenience of the modern days - comfortable roads,  cozy hotels, high speed internet, good attendance in the mercantile establishments, advanced network of bank offices and first class medical service. A natural extension of the city are the modern hotels and chalets in mountain resort Pamporovo, situated only fifteen kilometers from Smolyan.

  Pamporovo is high-class resort with hundred years old tradition. The optimum location of the resort (15 kilometers north from Smolyan, 260 kilometers from Sofia and 85 kilometers from the closest airport in Plovdiv) win recognition as leading ski resort in the Balkans.

  Pamporovo resort is continuing expanding and in the moment offers the best  opportunities for investmens in real estates in Bulgaria. You can find one of the best conditions for winter sports in Europe here in Pamporovo resort. Ski tracks may be used during all winter season from November till  April. The average thickness of the snow throughout the winter is close to perfect - nearly two meters.

  Besides being first-class ski resort, Pamporovo is developing intensive programs for summer tourism. A picturesque mountain paths and routes in the area are easy accessable. The ecologicaly clean climate, the presence of natural and historical landmarks, the optimum location in the Rhodope mountain makes the Pamporovo resort prefered destination either for tourists and ivestors from England and Ireland.

  The property prices are relatively low, heaving in mind the popularity and the attendance of the Pamporovo resort. A great investment could be as the houses in old traditional syle and vilas as the plots of land in the area.
  
   ATrend estate agency has an office in Smolyan which is the administrative center of the district, where you can get a competent aid when you like to invest or buy a second home.