Rhodopes

On the highest rock in the area, immersed in the quietness and the views towards Ivaylovgrad reservoir and Sheinovets peak to the left, Maria and I stand with no one …

I walk up the stone street, upwards between the old stone houses. I pass by the first few of them, they look more or less maintained. Some of them have …

We had had some quite busy days and we almost got overworked. Even Maria, who is in maternity leave with baby Adriana, had a lot of tasks to do. Only …

Welcome to our favourite luxury SPA villa in the SPA capital of Bulgaria Velingrad is a place where we would go anytime, any day, any moment. We just adore this …

Where is the real bunker in the medieval Mezek fortress and what to see and eat near Svilengrad, Bulgaria If you are staying in a small Bulgarian town on a …

My daughter and I are huge fans of the white fluffy snow and when we see it falling, we immediately head outside to play. Besides the ski resorts, there is …

How we tied knots on a carpet for Versailles and celebrated Babinden in the carpet factory in Kostandovo First, push the thread behind the warp, then to the front and …

Beauty and tranquility on Belintash in the autumn This is the moment when the sun pushes its rays through the clouds and mountain peaks and repays for your patience. Every …

Where you can enjoy SPA and nature in Bulgaria Are we really late for dinner because we are stuck between cows and sheep trying to hit our car?! You can …

 A walk back in time to the authentic Bulgarian villages I magine that it is late 19th century and you are walking around Bulgaria. Imagine that the air smells of …

Anancus arvernensis – The Rhodopean mastodon It’s Friday and we are enjoying the pools with thermal water in Velingrad. We are almost in the center of the Rhodope Mountains and for …

The Devil’s bridge is an old ottoman bridge in Bulgaria which connected Thrace with Aegean Sea. It was built by a Bulgarian builder named Dimitar between 1515 and 1518 in …