Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Rila National Park marks its 29th anniversary

Photo: tourism.government.bg

Rila National Park was established on February 24, 1992 to protect several ecosystems of national importance. It marks its 29th anniversary with an open-doors day, reported BNR’s correspondent in Blagoevgrad Keti Trencheva.

Rila National Park is the largest national park in Bulgaria spanning an area of 81,000 hectares. Its altitude varies from 800 to 2,925 meters. There are 120 glacial lakes on its territory, including the popular Seven Rila Lakes. Rila National Park includes four reserves. Three of Bulgaria’s largest rivers- Maritsa, Iskar and Mesta spring from this national park. Rila National Park is rich in flora and fauna.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

The President: The State Must Guarantee the Conditions for the Unity of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

At a meeting with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, His Holiness the Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil introduced him to the consequences of the final court decision on the possibility of registering a parallel "Orthodox Church" . During the conversation, Radev..

published on 1/3/25 5:19 PM
Zoran Milanović

Balkan developments

Zoran Milanović less than 1% short of being re-elected as president Croatia's incumbent President Zoran Milanović, the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party, won the first round of the country's presidential election on 29 December with..

published on 1/3/25 3:44 PM

New organization for access and stay in front of Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport

From January 9, 2025, every traveler who wants to reach Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport by car will pass through barrier systems that register the license plates of the cars. This was announced by the airport operator SOF Connect. The new system..

published on 1/3/25 2:42 PM