mountain The Rhodopes (Rodopite, Rhodopite, Rodopes, Rodopa) (Smolyan District) is located in South-Central Bulgaria. It is part of Smolyan Municipality. Information about mountain The Rhodopes
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] >> Accidents: Double killing near Vacha dam (between Plovdiv and Smolyan) City of Plovdiv >> Tuesday, 2009-11-17 10:28 Source: Focus Agency The police continue investigating the double killing close to Vacha (Antonivanovtsi) reservoir located between region of Plovdiv and Smolyan , Interior Ministry`s press center announced. The 30-year-old killer is detained for 24 hours after shooting two men aged 30 and 35 dead on Monday evening. According to the initial information five men were in a house on the reservoir. At about 9:00 p.m. one of them took out a gun and shot two of the other men dead. They died on the spot. Pre-trial proce... Travel: Winter tourism season might fail because problems with visas for Russian tourists City of Sofia >> Monday, 2009-11-16 16:39 Source: Focus Agency Sofia : Bulgaria`s winter tourist season might fail because of the problems with issuing Bulgarian visas for Russian tourists, Donka Sokolova, President of the Board of Directors of Bulgarian Association of Travel Agents , said at a press conference. She says the Bulgarian tourist sector is very worried because of the problem with the visas for Russian tourists issued in the visa center, which makes the service more expensive by EUR 12. The problem dates back to 2008.Sokolova says most tourists in Bu...
Travel: Village of Dolno Lukovo keeps its authentic style Village of Dolno Lukovo >> Monday, 2009-11-16 15:17 Source: Rumyan Tsvetkova / BNR Far to the south, almost at the border with Greece, hidden in the folds of the Eastern Rhodope Range spreads a small but wonderful village of Dolno Lukovo . You can seldom see anyone in the dozing streets and yet local people seem to truly enjoy the visit of anyone coming to their place and show all their hospitality and friendliness. They are not well off but they would never fail to treat a visitor to tasty dishes prepared of whatever they grow in their yards. ... In 1693 the village was stricken by... Culture: Aterenski Bridge near Ivaylovgrad Town of Ivaylovgrad >> Monday, 2009-11-16 07:00 Source: BIA The late-middle age Aterenski Bridge is situated above the Armira river, 7 km southwestern direction from the Ladja area, Ivailovgrad (East Rhodope Mountain ). It is declared an archeological monument of culture of local significance. The nowadays bridge is dated to 16th century but the specialists consider that an ancient Roman road leading to the White Sea once existed here, and later the connection with the fortified town-fortress Lyutitsa passed the district. A part of the bridge is ruined and this... Culture: The fortress of Tzepina near Dorkovo Village of Dorkovo >> Tuesday, 2009-11-10 07:00 Source: BIA The Tzepina fortress is situated some 6 km away from the village of Dorkovo , in the northeastern end of the Chepinska valley. It is one of the most difficult to access fortresses in the Rhodopi mountain , built on a high rocky summit rising 1136 m above sea level. The fortress became part of the Bulgarian territory in IX century. In XI century, it was conquered by the Byzantine, but when king Kaloyan assumed power, it was returned to Bulgaria again. In XII - XIII century, it was a big Medieval town-for...
Travel: 5% more foreign ski tourists made reservations - Bankso has the highest occupancy rates Town of Bansko >> Monday, 2009-11-09 15:54 Source: StandartNews Hotelkeepers managed to ensure high occupancy rate for the forthcoming ski season . About 5% more foreign fans of winter amusements have made reservations in Bulgarian ski resorts , announced the president of Bulgarian Tourist Chamber Tsvetan Tonchev in an interview with "Focus" agency. In his opinion the winter resort Bansko has registered the highest occupancy rates, followed by Borovets and Pamporovo . "However, prices in Bulgaria are higher than in Austrian winter resorts" Mr. Tonchev admitt... Lifestyle: Sofia is The Best City to Live In for 2009Rated City of Sofia >> Tuesday, 2009-10-27 18:01 Source: News Guide Bulgaria For first time Sofia wins in the poll "Best city to live in", organized by Darik Radio, DarikNews.bg and the Bulgarian daily "24 Chasa". In the last two editions the big winner was city of Varna . In the ranking of 44 cities and towns in Bulgaria, each one was evaluated using 32 criteria. The capital Sofia won the first place with 234 points, Varna came in a close second with 233 points and Burgas was third with 219 points. Sofia received the maximum number of points in the areas of: investmen... Travel: Lake of Kleptuza - one of Velingard symbols Town of Velingrad >> Thursday, 2009-10-22 13:16 Source: BIA Kleptuza Lake is the biggest Karst spring in Bulgaria - a symbol of the beautiful town of Velingrad in the Rhodope Mountains . This natural phenomenon wells up in the foot of an upright marble rock, covered with green moss. Depending on the season and the precipitation quantity, up to 1180 litres per second gush out on the surface, while the average capacity is 570 litres of freezing cold water, making two lakes running into Chepinska River. The lake`s name has a Greek origin and means "conceal in a ... Politics: Financial minister discussed anti-crisis measures with Smolyan businessmen Town of Smolyan >> Friday, 2009-10-16 10:00 Source: StandartNews Bulgarian government is planning to cut down interests on bank loans through a financial injection for the commercial banks . " We are in negotiations with the European Investment Bank over a loan agreement worth 1.4 billion euro ," Finance Minister Dyankov said. Minister Dyankov discussed a set of anti-crisis measures with representatives of the business in the town of Smolyan on Wednesday. " We want to provide fresh capital for the commercial banks so that they slash the loan interests. This will gi...
Travel: Kastrakli natural reserve in Rhodopes mountain (on the territory of Borino) mountain The Rhodopes >> Friday, 2009-10-09 00:20 Source: BIA The Kastrakli natural reserve is situated in the Rhodopi mountain , on the territory of Borino municipality . It occupies an area of 124 hectares and was established for the purpose of preserving the century-old pine forest, the unique rock formations and typical scenery. An artificial lake has been built in the reserve. It is situated in a high-mountain valley. The natural relief has been used as a wall. According to scientists, the Kastrakli region is the second place on the Planet, where over the p...
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