The Bulgarian authorities now have to widen the zone classified as a Special Protection Area Brussels - The EU Court of Justice has ruled that Bulgaria failed to protect unique habitats and important ...

A painting of a local mountain in the Malyovitsa Hut (1960m) in Rila National Park. The hut is part of a short ski tour above ...

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 ...

RILA MOUNTAINS, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Lilya Ivanova, a 29-year-old Bulgarian psychologist, glows with joy. She has just finished a ritual dance along with some 2,500 white-clad followers of the ...

The Rila Destination project has confirmed annoucements of Bulgarian officials that it plans to develop a large "model" winter resort in the mountain with the same name. The PR Agency Havas, which ...

The wildfire that erupted in southern Bulgaria in the Rila Mountain is continuing to engulf the pine forests for the fifth consecutive day. The situation is reported as extremely serious despite the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Members of an international religious movement called the White Brotherhood perform a ritual dance near Babreka ...