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August 29 - European Bat Night

European Bat Night is celebrated every year in more than 30 countries, according to the Agreement for the Conservation of Bats in Europe (EUROBATS), entered into force for Bulgaria in 1999, and this happens through a series of conservation activities and public events. Bats play an essential role in maintaining balance in nature. They feed on insects that can be dangerous to humans and crops, with some species able to eat 1,000 mosquitoes per hour. On the territory...

Rila Monastery Nature Park hosts a scouting organization from Belgium

Rila Monastery Nature Park hosts a scouting organization from Belgium. The young scouts will spend a week on the territory of the nature park, during which time they will have the opportunity to learn about the protected area, visit iconic places as well as routes, and last but not least, take part in a number of activities. The first place they visited was the Rila Monastery. The Belgian youth were impressed by the centuries-old history of the monastery and its spiritual...

We celebrated Herb Day in the kindergarten in Rila

The beginning of summer is the best time to learn about herbs, their medicinal properties and how to properly harvest and store them. All this was learned by the children from the "Dr. Todora Miladinova" kindergarten in the city of Rila, thanks to the experts from the Directorate of the "Rila Monastery" Nature Park. At the end of the event, the children had prepared a wonderful program of verses, with the smell of herbs.????????????????

23 years Rila Monastery Nature Park

The "Rila Monastery" Nature Park was declared in June 2000 with the aim of preserving and maintaining the biological diversity of the ecosystems, as well as objects of inanimate nature of world importance for science and culture. Until then, this territory was within the boundaries of the Rila National Park. As part of the highest mountain on the Balkan Peninsula - Rila, the nature park covers the upper reaches of the Rila River and the entire Iliina River, with a total...