The Rhodope Municipality of Ardino announced that it has begun preparing its candidacy for participation in the fifth edition of the UN World Tourism Organization's "Best Tourist Villages" initiative . The idea of the international..
The foreign ministers of Bulgaria and Greece Georg Georgiev and Giorgos Gerapetritis signed a joint declaration on the use of the waters of the river Arda on 2 May, the BNR reports citing an announcement published by the Greek Foreign Ministry...
5 years for Bulgaria to provide waters from the Arda River to Greece for irrigation was approved as a proposal to Greece by the Bulgarian government. The draft joint declaration on the use of the waters of the Arda River states that the two sides..
A hearing of the Prime Minister, the Ministers of Energy, Environment and Water, Agriculture and Food, and the Director of the National Electricity Company (NEK), has been included in the agenda of Bulgaria’s Parliament for February 12 at the..
At the end of July, Turkiye sent a diplomatic cable to Bulgaria requesting additional water quantities from the Maritsa River. There is no regulated runoff on the river. The situation in Bulgaria is also extremely worrying due to climate changes and..
Can you explore Bulgaria from a bird's eye view, without the help of a drone or an aircraft ? The answer is yes, panoramic platforms are made just for that. They are built high in the sky and reveal breathtaking views of gorges, snow-capped peaks, dams,..
The upper course of Arda River in the Western Rhodopes nests a series of small villages with typical Rhodope stone houses and tiled roofs, while the local population successfully develops rural and adventure tourism. Smilyan, Gorna..
The Arda River rises in the vicinity of the village of Gorna Arda, near the Bulgarian border with Greece, and winds its way through the beautiful valleys and canyons of the mid-section ofthe majestic Rhodope Mountains. The views of the hills..
A partial state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Ardino in southern Bulgaria, because of the heavy rainfall in the region. The rising waters of the Arda River flooded the bridge near the village of Kitnitsa...
Their stone feet firmly on the ground, the stone bridges of the Rhodopes, rising above the bodies of water in the mountain, have seen history unfold and have their own stories to tell. Though they are frequently called..
