The Etropolski Monastery “St. Trinity” is located about 6 kilometers east of the town Etropole. It is believed to be founded in the 12th century AD. The monastery is a complex of a church, residentia...
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Dragalevski Monastery “St. Mary”.
Near the Dragalevtsi residential area of Sofia, about 1.5 kilometers southwest is the Dragalevski monastery “St. Mary of Vitosha”. It was established by Tsar Ivan Alexander (ruled 1331 – 1371 AD) in ...
The Kokalyanski Monastery „St. Archangel Michael”
The Kokalyanski Monastery „St. Archangel Michael” lies a few kilometers from the village of Kokalyane, in the eastern part of Plana Mountain. It used to be linked by a road with the Bistrishki, Draga...
Svoge
The town is located in the Iskar Gorge at the mouth of river Iskretska (Iskarets). This is the place where the borders of three mountains gather: Mala Planina, Golema Planina and Ponor. The town is l...
Septemvri
The town of Septemvri formed in 1956 /prof. Iv. Batakliev, Pazardzhik and Pazardzhik region, 1969/ due to the merging of the village of Septemvri and Septemvri railway station. In 1964, the settlemen...
Svishtov
The favorable location of Svishtov also creates preconditions for the development of the internal and international tourism, which is assisted by the preserved monuments of various epochs (the Roman,...
Rudozem
Rudozem is located in the southeast part of the Western Rhodope Mountain. To the northwest, it borders with the municipality of Smolyan, and to the east – with the municipalities of Madan and Zlatogr...
Gotse Delchev
The municipality of Gotse Delchev (territory of 330 square meters, population of 32,784 residents) is located in Southwest Bulgaria and borders with the municipalities of Bansko, Garmen, Hadzhidimovo...
Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad is located in Southwest Bulgaria, at a distance of about 100 km from Sofia, in the so-called Blagoevgrad valley, on an altitude of 410 meters. The town is situated in close proximity to t...
Fire Dancing
The rite of fire dancing is one of the oldest Bulgarian folk traditions and was once practiced by ancient Thracians living near The White Sea. It is performed today in only a few mountain villages in...