The official start of the Vitosha summer season starts this Saturday (June 3). In addition to hiking, the mountain also offers excellent conditions for practicing mountain biking, with numerous routes of different levels of..
This weekend, skiers will get their last chance of skiing in Bulgaria’s biggest ski resorts, as the ski season closes after Easter. The resorts in question are Vitosha, Borovets and Pamporovo; the ski zone in Basnko will remain open on Monday..
During the night and tomorrow the weather will remain mostly cloudy, but the precipitation will weaken and stop, at the latest in the northeastern regions of the country. A light to moderate wind will blow from the west-northwest. The minimum..
Specialized equipment has been used to make a passing through snow drifts near Makedonia Hut so fire fighters can reach high-altitude fires in the Rila Mountains. The fires are burning across an area of 37 hectares at 1,800 metres above sea level...
For the first time in 28 years after the last known nesting of black vultures in Bulgaria, the formation of three pairs in the Balkan Mountains has been registered. This has happened thanks to the efforts of Green Balkans..
Bulgaria's Mountain Rescue service warns of a high avalanche danger in the mountains Rila, Pirin, Vitosha and Stara Planina. Due to the warm weather, the snow becomes unstable and the wind leads to the transfer of snow masses. Since the..
There are 100 sports events in the calendar of Sofia this year, as 20 of them will be held on the territory of Vitosha Nature Park. For this purpose, Sofia Municipality begins renovation of the tourist infrastructure and access to the mountain. This..
Mountaineer Atanas Skatov has successfully climbed Dhaulagiri Peak in the Himalayas. The peak is 8127 meters high and is the tenth eight-thousander conquered by Skatov. Earlier this year he climbed three more of the highest peaks on the planet -..
The Directorate of Rila National Park marks 27 years since the park was declared a protected territory. It is located in the central and highest regions of Rila Mountain on 81.046 hectares of land. Rila National Park was established on..
The most successful Bulgarian mountaineer Boyan Petrov will make a new attempt to climb the Gasherbrum II peak after having to give up in 2009 just 40 meters below the goal because of lack of rope and partner. Petrov starts his new expedition on June..
