Sights in Bulgaria

The Lake in Sofia`s Drujba quarter is a very beautiful, large and deep one (more then 30 metre on the some places). It has a vertical side, many fish and fisherman. It is a result of a source of water and a building excavation in 1968. ...

The park Hisarlaka is situated near town of Kyustendil, on the hill with the same name - Hisarlaka. It extends to 1300 m2. After some forestation activities nowadays there predominate the pine, white pine, spruce, fir, linden, maple and others.Between the city and the park there are many paths...

The University Botanical Garden in Sofia was founded in the XIX-th century (1892) by the Professor of Botany, Stefan Georgiev. It is located in the central part of the city, not far away of the Sofia University, in close proximity to the Vasil Levski Memorial, the National Gallery of foreign Art and...

The Old Elm Tree is one of the symbols of the town of Pavel Banya. The Ancient tree was included in the list of the protected natural areas. Unfortunately, in the early 90s, due to sickness of Elms as a tree specie, many of the trees in entire Europe, including that in Pavel Banya, wither.In 2002 a ...

This centuries-old tree is located in village of Garmen, half kilometer away from its center, and is one of the main landmarks of the village. The tree is a representative of the Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) species, and is more than 600 years old. It is 24 m high and 10,46 m in girth. In ...

The newest (built 2015) and a modern park in Stara Zagora is situated in the western part of the city. It was built on 70 acres at site of the former artillery barracks. The grassy areas are around 35,000 square meters. There are planted many young trees, shrubs and seasonal flowers.In the park was...

The Oak in village of Granit (Stara zagora region) is the oldest tree in Bulgaria. Its species is "Summer oak". Scientific studies have found that age of the tree is over 1660 years - it dating from 345 years AD. The crown of the tree is 1017 m2, the circumference of the stem - 7.45 m and...

The Baykusheva mura is the oldest coniferous tree in Bulgaria. Its age is more than 1300 years. The tree is located in the national park Pirin, in the eastern foot of the Vihren summit, south-west of town of Bansko.The Baykusheva mura is a rare and extremely precious specimen of the Pinum...

The Old Elm in Sliven is a millennial tree - a symbol of the city. it is of Ulmus carpinifolia kind - a broad-leaved tree with a very well developed route system. It is one of the few remaining of the Great Bulgarian Forest (Silva Bulgarica Magna), which has covered the whole area between the...

Park "Borisovata gradina" ("The garden of Boris") in Sofia is located in the central part of the city. It was created in 1882 - 1884 year and the first plants there were planted by the Swiss gardener Daniel Neff. Over the years the park has had different names -...