Pamporovo is an all year round mountain resort in Bulgaria. It is situated in the beautiful, internal parts of the Rhodope Mountains, at 1650 meters altitude level, at the foot of Mount Snejanka. It is located in the municipality of Smolyan, about 260 km from Sofia, 85 km from Plovdiv, 15 km north of Smolyan and 10 km south of Chepelare.