More than 4 , 500 of woodland in Pirin has been destroyed by the wildfires after July 25. There are still local outbreaks on the ground, said Ivan Rizov, director of Strumiany State Forestry Enterprise in an interview with the Bulgarian news..
Firefighting continues in Pirin Mountain, BNR correspondent Keti Trencheva reports. At a briefing, Commissioner Valentin Vassilev, regional director of the fire department in Blagoevgrad, pointed out that currently there is one serious front - above..
The Aramis orchestra of the Mannheim international cultural centre in Germany gave a concert on Todorka peak in Mount Pirin. An open-air snow stage was set up at an altitude of 2,550 m. for the purpose, and a grand piano was taken up the mountain,..
An avalanche has fallen in Pirin Mountain close to Bansko ski resort and has buried people . The Mountain Rescue Service has reported that one of the buried people - a 25-year-old snowboarder - has died. Two others - a snowboarder and a skier - were..
Bansko is full of tourists in mid-August . The resort town is a preferred summer destination because of the greenery, clean air and especially the hiking opportunities in the Pirin Mountains . Apart from being the leading ski resort in this part..
A Belgian citizen was injured in the area of Mt Polezhan in Pirin , BTA reported. According to initial information, his leg was broken. The report was filed at 2 pm. A team of mountain rescuers from Bansko is already on its way to the injured..
More than 700 digital nomads from all over the world arrived in the town of Bansko (Southwestern Bulgaria) for the second edition of Bansko Nomad Fest. The event is organized by Matthias Zeitler, founder of the co working- center in the resort town...
Summer is mountain hiking season, when hundreds of trekkers from Bulgaria and abroad pick up their trekking poles to start on their way up the mountains. However, the weather has continued unusually cool, and there is still snow in the upper reaches..
The village of Delchevo is located at the foot of the Pirin Mountain, some 10 kilometers away from the town of Gotse Delchev. It attracts tourists with preserved ancient architecture and beautiful mountain routes. Many old traditions have..
In the mountains, the conditions for hiking today are favourable, the temperatures are positive - between 0° and 8°, informs the Mountain Rescue Service . The warming in recent days has affected the snow cover, which has decreased quite a bit, but..
