A visit to the Bulgarian Rhodopes is a chance to explore one of Europe’s lesser-known mountain ranges - getty I realise that I’m on a very different kind of travel assignment when the entire tour ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Bulgarian mountain climber has been found dead during his attempt to reach the peak of K2, the world’s second-tallest mountain located on the border of Pakistan and China. The ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria – A horse-drawn cart passed us on the way to the sidewalk cafe in the sleepy Bulgarian mountain town of Yakoruda, where we sipped espresso and munched on phyllo-and-feta pastries.

It’s New Year in the Rila Mountains of Bulgaria, even though it’s mid-August. I’ll explain that later. A minibus driver warned us about the walk up to the first of our mountain huts. “Dushevadka” was ...

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Paraglider Veso Ovcharov talks about Bulgarian mountains and Hawaiian sharks. "The Seven Rila Lakes are sacred," says Ovcharov. "It's very spiritual for the people of Bulgaria." While the route is ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Bulgarian) VIOLIN PLAYER AND FOLLOWER OF UNIVERSAL WHITE BROTHERHOOD, JOANA STRATEVA, SAYING: "August 19 is the beginning of the divine year. The spiritual teacher Peter Deunov - or ...

Fire dancing, one of the oldest pagan rituals in the Balkans, has defied the persecutions of both Christianity and communism to survive through the millennia. In a trance-like state, locals in ...

In 1970s and 80s, the Communist Party was strong in Bulgaria. In order to honor the movement's leaders, as well as to create a space for meetings and rallies, the government built a massive monument ...

Firefighters are battling major blazes in several Bulgarian mountain regions, including Pirin, Slavyanka, and Maleshev. In Pirin, the fire has spread across approximately 6,000 decares of coniferous ...

Bulgarian national radio cited the Nepalese organizer of the expedition as saying that 42-year-old Atanas Skatov is believed to have fallen while changing ropes during a descent to base camp. SOFIA: A ...

Fire dancing, one of the oldest pagan rituals in the Balkans, has defied the persecutions of both Christianity and communism to survive through the millennia. In a trance-like state, locals in ...