PLANETARIUM WITH PUBLIC OBSERVATORY
SMOLYAN
On September 6th 1975, the biggest Planetarium with public observatory in Bulgaria opened its doors in the town of Smolyan. Smolyan is a tourist center in the West Rhodopes lying 1000 m above sea level, near the famous Bulgarian winter resort of Pamporovo. The Planetarium is the towns most frequently visited place of interest. For the past 20 years it has been visited by 1,600,000 people. The planetarium and observatory complex works with no day off and has a staff of 20 people.