Balkan Mountains Ancient Sites
Balkan Mountains One hour drive from Raduil one reaches the Balkan mountain Range The Balkan Mountains are the backbone of Bulgaria and the longest ridge in the Balkans. They stretch [...]
Pirin Mountains Sites
Pirin Mountains The Pirin Mountains are high and dramatic Mountains in the southwest of the country, rising to a height of up to 3,000 meters, in the north of which [...]
Rila mountains sites near Raduil
Churches in the village of Raduil The valley of Kostenets is located on the eastern side of the Rila Mountains, not far from the ski resort of Borovets. In contrast [...]
Bulgarian Folklore and Yearly Festivals
Bulgarian Folklore throughout the year A trip to the Balkans in general and Bulgaria in particular is not complete without exposure to Folklore. If there is something that the people [...]
Rhodope Mountains Megalithic Sites
Rhodope Mountains The Rhodope Mountains cover a large area, approaching 15,000 square kilometers, and they separate the Aegean Sea from the Balkans. In the past, these Mountains were sacred to [...]
Plovdiv and Rhodope Christian Sites
Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria, home to nearly half a million people and it sits in an excellent location in the heart of the fertile Thracian plain [...]
Sofia History, Museums and Churches
Sofia Sofia is only 1 hour away from Raduil Sofia became the capital of Bulgaria after the liberation in 1878. Before the liberation, Plovdiv was biggerr in size and importance, [...]
Winter traditions – Kukeri festival
Kukeri - the mask festivals of the Balkans This is the main event of the winter, held at several times from mid-January until Lent, which begins about seven weeks before [...]
Rila Mountains Sites and Monastery
Sites in the Rila Mountains The Rila Mountains are a high and relatively large mass of mountains, with the highest peak in the Balkans. Around the mountains there are several [...]