The Fire Safety and Civil Protection General Directorate responded to 270 alerts over the last twenty-four hours, BTA reported. A total of 207 fires were extinguished across Bulgaria, 126 of them in dry-grass areas, 40 with direct material damage...
Today, a mountain running competition Rila Run 2023 will be held in Rila Mountain from Samokov to the highest peak in Bulgaria, Musala - 21 km, and a shortened distance Samokov-Yastrebets - 14 km . The start is at 09.00 a.m. Over 100 mountain athletes..
The lighting of fire on the territory of the Rila National Park has been forbidden by the Bulgarian authorities. The lighting of open fires and the performance of fire activities are prohibited, including in the recreation areas and designated places..
For the tenth year in a row, the town of Samokov, Southwestern Bulgaria, will host the “Chakar Festivities”, organized by the "Chakar Voivoda" Club of Historical Weapons Enthusiasts. The participants will be welcomed on Friday and..
As part of the ongoing care for the brown bears in the Belitsa Bears Park in Bulgaria's Rila Mountain, the Four Paws Foundation conducted annual preventive examinations. The veterinarians from Austria, Bulgaria and Germany performed ultrasound, X-rays,..
Digital nomads from all over the world want to establish a large international community in the Bulgarian mountain resort of Semkovo. The plan is to transform a huge old hotel built back in the 1980s. The building has impressive..
Specialized equipment has been used to make a passing through snow drifts near Makedonia Hut so fire fighters can reach high-altitude fires in the Rila Mountains. The fires are burning across an area of 37 hectares at 1,800 metres above sea level...
The picturesque village of Mazhare in the Rila Mountain is about to acquire a new attraction. The construction of a children's educational eco-trail is forthcoming soon. For this purpose, wooden bridges over the river will be built, fallen trees and..
Baba Marta Beach, Malak Sechko Cove, Golyam Sechko Cove, and Sabin Point are some of the names given to geographical sites in Antarctica and approved by a decree of President Rumen Radev. The naming of 10 sites in Antarctica was..
A fire which broke out yesterday in Rila Mountain, Southwestern Bulgaria, affected 1.5 hectares of pine forest, announced the Director of the General Directorate of Fire Safety Chief Commissioner Nikolay Nikolov. In his words, firefighters already have..
