With a population of just 10, and all of them aged over 70, life in the village of Varba in Belogradchik municipality in Bulgaria’s Northwest is bleak. 150 years ago, the village was the scene of a memorable event. On 20 May, 1874, a..
Somewhere in the foothills of the Eastern Rhodopes, just 100 meters from the Bulgarian border with Greece, lies the village of Kushla . Not so long ago - in the 1970s - its population numbered over 300 people, but today only 22 pensioners live here, says..
Located about 16 kilometers from Vidin, on the banks of the Danube River, the village of Slanotran has a population of about 500 people. The winters here are very severe and the summers are scorching hot. It is this village, unknown even to many..
Where, if not Bulgaria, can you combine a sun-soaked holiday by the sea with the cool and green mountain and the rustic feel of village life? This summer, the guest houses and family hotels offering the 3 in 1 combination were booked 100% this..
Bears need to be left alone in the wild. In this sense, the Central Balkan National Park and its environs offer excellent conditions for this predatory species of animal. Still, bears have been leaving their natural environment more and more often...
For the 15 th time, Mindya Rock Fest is welcoming rock music fans and musicians 25-26 August, the founder of the festival, political analyst Prof. Evgenii Dainov said at a press conference ahead of the rock festival. Ten bands will be..
“Nine in the morning at the café. We sit here until 10.30, then back to the shade at home, and that’s it.” The people from Trustikovo, not far from Varna on the Black Sea, have adjusted their lives to a rigid routine – in the summer heat they are up..
In Northwest Bulgaria, usually presented as a land of poverty, alienation and hopelessness, there is one village that is proof that no decline is irreversible. All it takes to make a place come alive again is a commitment to make the world you inhabit..
Steven Proctor comes from Newbourne - a small town in the southern part of Great Britain. By profession he is a mechanical engineer, and by residence he is now a resident of the Rhodope Mountains and, more precisely, a resident of the Rhodope..
In Blagovo village, 6 kms from the regional town of Montana in Northwestern Bulgaria, you will hear people talking about all sorts of things – that there is no pedestrian crossing and street lighting, that they have to go to town to see a doctor, or..
