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24 June - Day of Herbs

According to popular faith, on that day the sun begins to die, and the year tends to winter. It is believed that the morning of the feast when it rises, "flicks", "plays" and who sees it will be healthy throughout the year.

18 years Rila Monastery Nature Park

Celebration of 18 years - Rila Monastery Nature Park

New Project

The name of the project is "Tour guides for protected areas in Bulgaria". Partners are Terolog GmbH, Germany (Lead partner), BTE, Tourism and Regional Consulting, Germany, Pirin Tourism Forum, Bulgaria and Rila Monastery Nature Park. Current situation Protected areas in Bulgaria are the backbone for the protection of unique European landscapes and are of increasing importance for expanding nature tourism, especially hiking activities. The current situation is characterized...

Forester for a Day

Today, the students of "Averkyy Popstoyanov" Primary School in Rila have joined the "Forester for a Day" initiative. This year it was organized jointly by Forestry "Rila Monastery" and specialists from Natural Park "Rila Monastery", which introduced to the students the activities undertaken for conservation and care for the forest. The children planted their trees right next to the forest afforested yesterday by the Forest Directors-General of the Member States of the European...