For more than 20 years, Elena Tsingarska's family has been working for reviving endangered breeds, including the Karakachan sheep and the Kalofer goat. In order to dedicate themselves to their cause, they all abandoned city life and started a..
There are prerequisites for worsening of the avalanche-risk situation, so it is not recommended to walk in the mountains in the coming weekend , Tervel Totev from the Mountain Rescue Service warned in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television...
This afternoon, a Bulgarian tourist, skiing in an unmarked zone in "Demyanishka dolina", in the area of the ski resort Bansko in Pirin, sought help from the Mountain Rescue Service after he found himself stuck in a snowslide. The snowboarder rode off..
Tourist businesses in the resort of Bansko in Mount Pirin are demanding the safety certification of hotels, Trud newspaper writes. According to representatives of the sector a negative attitude has been formed after the resort was..
This year the folklore ensemble "Pirin" – Blagoevgrad celebrates its 65th birthday. The list of awards won in Bulgaria and around the world is impressive. Among them is a "Grammy" for participation in the second album of the series "Le Mystère des..
Mountain rescuers found five teenagers who got lost today in Mount Pirin in Southwestern Bulgaria. The teenagers from Serbia, aged 15 to 17, wanted to snowboard down furrows in the vicinity of Demyanitsa mountain cabin. The teenagers are..
Two young people were killed in an avalanche in Pirin Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria. After a search and rescue operation lasting several hours, their bodies were found in a region frequently used by freeriders in wintertime. The young..
In the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko in the Pirin mountain, the new ski season opens on December 15. A special guest of the resort during the opening will be Olympic and World Champion skier from Austria, Patrick Orthlib. Events start..
UNESCO has supported the decision of the Bulgarian government to amend the partially operational plan for the management of Pirin National Park. The modified document allows for the start of procedures for a project for the construction of a second..
Environmentalists have organized a symbolic action in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. They brought jars containing fresh air from Pirin, accompanied by letters to the prime minister and ministers, despite the fact the..
