In the village of Pchelarovo, nestled among the slopes of the Eastern Rhodopes, there is a legend that ancient oak forests and walnut trees once thrived in the area and that wild bees inhabited their hollows. Beekeeping has long been a livelihood for..
Momchilgrad municipality released unique footage a few days ago which went viral on social media. The video, shot using a drone, offers a bird’s eye view of the mysterious medieval fortress Asara in the region of the village of Ralitsa in the..
On December 14, at 17:00 CET, the team of the Rewilding Rhodopes Foundation invites us to the world online premiere of the documentary "The Circle of Life in the Rhodope Mountains", which is the work of French director Emmanuel Rondeau. This is the..
The site of the rare species Verbascum spathulisepalum in the village of Drangovo in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodope Mountains has been declared a protected area. This was done by an order of Bulgaria's Minister of the Environment and Water, Julian..
On June 1, in the European Parliament, Bulgaria will present its archaeological and cultural masterpiece - the ancient and medieval rock city of Perperikon. For a quarter of a century, the fortress was studied by Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov. For Radio..
Cinereous or black vulture s, brought in from Spain, are now flying the skies of Bulgaria in their natural habitat. A few days ago, 14 of these biggest and heaviest birds of prey in Europe were released into the wild after a period of..
The village of Podkova is located in the Eastern Rhodopes, just 15 kilometers away from the border with Greece. It is located away from the main road that leads to the "Makaza" border checkpoint, so casual travelers rarely stop here, but those..
The Eastern ridge of the Rhodope mountains is the setting of a film about the wildlife of Bulgaria, shot by Euronews TV. Protagonists in the short film are deer, vultures and European aurochs. The footage will be broadcast as a series commissioned..
Mandritsa, a village in the Eastern Rhodopes, is located on the right bank of the river Byala Reka, 19 kilometres to the South of Ivaylovgrad, and very close to the Bulgarian-Greek border. According to legend, the village was founded..
Rural tourism in this country has been gathering pace during the pandemic, and it goes hand in hand with gastro tours in combination with slow travel. Every part of the country has its own typical food and recipes which are passed down from..
