The Bulgarian association Rila in Spain is currently raising money to aid the victims of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Donations can be made at the Bulgarian Sunday school Rayna Knyaginya in Burgos, Spain, as well as in..
A mountain rescue team rescued a paraglider who was hurt in the region of Musala peak in Mount Rila. The man, who sustained multiple injuries has been airlifted to a medical facility. According to preliminary information, he collided with the..
Malyovitsa winter resort in the Rila mountain welcomes its guests with a renovated Learning Centre and Mountaineering Museum, which is arranged in three thematic sections, we learn from the online edition bgtourism. The first section..
On the eve of the feast of the heavenly patron of Bulgaria, St. John of Rila (Ivan Rilski), hundreds of Orthodox Christians head to the monastery established by him in the heart of Rila Mountain for an all-night vigil. According to tradition,..
The White Brotherhood have started cleaning the area around the Seven Rila Lakes, where the camp for the followers of the spiritual teacher Peter Deunov is being created. The brotherhood prepares for the Paneurhythmy dance, which..
Tour operators say that the number of visitors from abroad coming to this country not for a holiday by the sea, but for an adventure in the wild has been growing. Pre-2019 levels have not been reached yet but there is a lot of..
Borovets Mountain Bike Park in Rila will offer three new routes to mountain biking enthusiasts this summer, Sportal.bg has reported. The complex, established in 2010, has been reconstructed and renovated by the world-famous biker Jordi Bago, who..
More than 80 firefighters, forestry workers and Rila Nature Park staff have been fighting to put out two fires covering some 50 hectares of land . One of the fires in the higher reaches of the mountain has been localized. The other fire is under..
The conditions for skiing in the big mountain resorts in Bulgaria are excellent. The facilities in Borovets /Rila/ and Bansko /Pirin/ will operate also during the school holidays, which is from 3 to 11 April. In Pamporovo /Rhodopes/ it was also decided..
More than 10 mountain rescuers and two dogs have resumed yesterday’s search and rescue operation for a 34-year old man from Sofia who went missing in the Kartala ski zone in Mount Rila. The man was reported missing at around 6 PM last night...
