A maintenance crew running a test on the lift at the Seven Rila Lakes, discovered that the main cable and safety lines had been deliberately cut overnight. Slavaiko Staikov, manager of the maintenance ...
On the southeastern fringes of Europe, Bulgaria is only just gaining a reputation tourist destination with huge potential. But while it’s already pulling in visitors to its Black Sea beaches, its ...
Charlie Kitcat stays in a modest £18-a-night room in Bulgaria’s holiest location, Rila Monastery The first light shines through the curtainless window, then I hear a faint trickle of water and a ...
A national campaign for the inclusion of the Seven Rila Lakes in the UNESCO World Heritage List will be launched by the Bulgarian Green Initiatives Association. The head of the association, Diana ...
The Seven Lakes of the snow-capped Rila mountains of south-western Bulgaria lie nestled in a valley just below Musala, the highest peak in the country. The ancient name of the mountains refers to an ...
The first light shines through the curtainless window, then I hear a faint trickle of water and a chorus of birdsong. My eyes open to see the lone picture of Mother Mary beside my bed. And bells begin ...