Slow Coucker’s march

Photo:  Archives

Creatures half men and half beasts 5m high with three horns, running in all directions ... Hairy monsters, brandishing wooden sticks as swords, flowing over each other in a deafening din of bells and cowbells ... 


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Rhodope’s winter fairytale

              Photo: Veneta Nikolova

           "Snowflowers" in the Rhodopes

 The Rhodope Mountain is the perfect place for a small holiday amidst beautiful snowy landscapes, crystal air and… silence!

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Mountain routes in Razlog region

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

Who says autumn is a gloomy, rainy and melancholic season? This is the time when nature sends us its brightest colours, before falling in a winter and fruitless sleep as if it wants to “say goodbye”! One should walk along the mountain paths in Bulgaria in order to fill his lungs with the crystal-clear air and get the last sun beams of the year. There, people can indulge their senses with beautiful nature views, which remind of a work of a French impressionist with the graduation of its yellow, orange, purple and red colours. This is the view one can see in the vicinity of Razlog, which is situated in a picturesque valley between Rila and Pirin mountains.

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Dobarsko’s Grannies are a tourist attraction

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

The village of Dobarsko enjoys a tourist invasion. Local houses have been turned into cozy family hotels and guests are welcomed there.

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Mysterious monster inhabits Bulgarian Rabisha Lake near Belogradchik

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

The mythical Nessy monster inhabiting the Scottish Loch Ness has a Bulgarian equivalent, citizens of the Bulgarian northwestern village of Rabisha claim.

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The Mid-Rhodopes offer extreme experience to adventurous spirits

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

Getting to know the Mid-Rhodope Mountain Range in Southern Bulgaria can be unforgettable experience for anybody fond of wildlife and high adrenaline.

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Travel Yourself Interesting

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

View travels abroad as an investment, rather than luxury, calls the British online travel agency Expedia. The company launched successfully its campaign Travel Yourself Interesting in 2013 where a key role was given to Bulgaria. The choice of the editors of the gateway was purposeful.

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Starosel invites visitors to follow into the steps of the ancient Odrissi people

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

   Starosel is well-known for its  traditions in wine-making

 Apart from its Thracian mounds and tombs, the village Starosel in Southern Bulgaria is also known for the excellent red wines made locally.

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Central Balkan Range Park, trekking fans paradise

Photo: Veneta Nikolova

Hundreds of kilometers of marked routes, dozens of chalets and shelters dotting the hardest to access nooks of Bulgarian nature, and all this amid the incredibly beautiful scenery of pristine Bulgarian nature! The Central Balkan Range Nature Park in the heart of the Balkan Range is a veritable gold mine for anybody with an adventurous spirit motivated to walk for hours in a bid to reach an unexpected waterfall, a habitat of eagles or the frightening dark mouth of an underground cave.

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