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Prohibited for picking medicinal plants for commercial purposes in 2023

Order No. RD-74/ 30.01.2023 of the Minister of Environment and Water prohibits the collection of 24 types of medicinal plants from their natural habitats throughout the country, with the exception of quantities collected for personal needs.

Happy Holydays!

The team of the "Rila Monastery" Nature Park wishes you good health, well-being, and success in the New Year 2023!

New route on the territory of the Rila Monastery Nature Park

The Directorate of the Rila Monastery Nature Park under the Forestry Executive Agency has designated and built a new route on the territory of the park, namely the Visitor Center - Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church. It starts from the visitor center of the Rila Monastery Nature Park, in the Pchelina area, passes through a mixed forest, and leads to the ridge of the mountain, from which a beautiful panoramic view of the Iliina River watershed is revealed. From there it...

International Mountain Day

Today we celebrate International Mountain Day. The purpose of this day is to draw attention to the problems related to mountains. Each year the focus is on a specific theme and for 2022 it is "Women Moving Mountains". The choice of this particular topic is explained by the fact that the increasing variability of the climate, combined with the lack of investment in mountain agriculture and rural development, often pushes men to migrate elsewhere in search of an alternative...