Vitosha Mountain overshadows the city of Sofia providing a perfect day trip whether that is to ski or a walk in nature during the summer months. Until 2024, one was able to catch a cable car from the suburb of Simeonovo to the ski resort base in Aleko. Unfortunately this has now closed due to health and safety fears and there are no plans to reopen it for the foreseeable future. To add to this, the bus lines up to the Aleko Hut are not wheelchair accessible. As of 2026, this leaves powered wheelchair users with one option, to use an accessible taxi for which Mobilika seems to be the sole provider of.
In the winter months, Aleko receives heavy snowfall and has no accessibility options for wheelchair users. This makes it almost impossible to roll around, even in a manual wheelchair. Despite this, one is still able to soak up the atmosphere…
