One of the many benefits of Borovets and Beli Iskar is their close proximity to Sofia International airport. In less than an hour after collecting your luggage you can be relaxing in your luxury apartment.

The drive from the airport to Samokov and on to Beli Iskar is very straightforward. If you are fortunate enough to have a daytime flight you will be rewarded with some stunning views of the Rila Mountains and Lake Iskar.

If you have hired a car from Autojet, one of their representatives will meet you in Arrivals and take you to your hire vehicle.

Arrivals at Terminal One

After collecting your hire car, exit the car park by following the one way system around the car park perimeter. Take a right, at a sign, signposted “Centrum”. Head straight on and then go straight on at the traffic lights onto the main road.

Arrivals at Terminal Two

Leave the terminal building and follow the road straight on and bear right at the T-junction. At the next traffic lights, turn left onto the main road.

Sofia to Samokov

After approximately 2km, look out for a flyover bridge. Here you need to take a right, it should be signposted Plovdiv (пловдив). This road immediately leads into a tight 180 degree right turn, right in front of a Shell petrol station. Keep your wits about you as you merge onto the main carriageway as the slip road is very short!

Keep driving for about 10 minutes, looking out for a large Metro supermarket on the right. Take a right turning here – signposted for Borovets/Samokov (боровец/самоков).

You are now on the road that goes all the way to Samokov. Don't be perturbed by the abundance of car parks, showrooms and garage forecourts on the first stage of this road - you are in “car city” and we can assure you that you are on the right road.

Just stay on this road for approx 50 minutes, after which you should be entering the outskirts of Samokov.

When you reach the next main crossroads (there's a petrol station on the right hand side) you have two options:

Option a) To continue to Beli Iskar, at the crossroads (with the petrol station to your right), take the right turning. Get ready though as you will need to take the next left (after about 100m), signposted by a blue sign marked Beli Iskar (бели искър). (Now continue to the next page).

Option b) Alternatively, why not stop off at the Billa supermarket in Samokov and stock up on some well needed groceries? See below for directions to the Billa supermarket.

Directions to the Billa Supermarket (Samokov)

At the crossroads, turn left and head over the bridge spanning the River Iskar. Once on the other side, turn right immediately. The Billa supermarket is on the right, just before the new sports hall (large silver building).

Once stocked up, return to the other side of the river (turn left out of the supermarket car park, and then next left to cross the river).

Go straight on at the next crossroads, but after approx. 100m take the next left, signposted by a blue sign marked Beli Iskar (бели искър).

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