Sights in District Blagoevgrad

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The sanctuary "Skrinbina" is located in the Western Rhodope Mountains, near the village of Kribul, municipality of Satovcha, 1157 meters above the sea level. The place is known among local people under name "The Stone". It represents a stone arch that is pierced high in the...

Velyanova House is the best preserved house in Bansko with architecture from the period of Vuzrajdaneto. It was built in the early XIX century.The house is built mostly from massive stonework and wood. The house has impressive interior. It was painted by the representative of the Debar Art School -...

Cave Manoilov hole (aka Manuilova) is located near the village of Ribnovo (Garmen municipality), on the lower slope of Ribnovo gully. The cave is 2175 meters long - the longest cave in Dubrava the Western Rhodopes. Its entrance is oriented to north and is situated 4.3 meters above the bed of the...

At 9,10 and 11 of October, 2015 in the village of Mikrevo will be held XII-th edition of the International folk festival "Maleshevo singing and dancing".During the festival, visitors will be able to see:ethnographic exhibition "Traditions in Maleshevieto" - in the lobby of the community center of...

The remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum Sintica (also known under the names Cynthia, Herculaneum Sintica or Herculaneum Strimonska) is located in South Bulgaria in  near the village of Rupite (Petrich municipality), on the southern slope of the volcanic hill Kozhuh.In ancient times the town ...

The Rafting is becoming more popular nowadays. As a sport, attraction or just team-building, more and more people want to rafting with their friends or colleagues.In Bulgaria there are several rivers that are suitable for this attraction, one of which is Struma River.Rafting.bg is one of the few...

The church "St. Demetrios" in village of Brezhani (Simitli municipality) was built in 1847.The church is made by stones and its yard is surrounded by a cement wall. There are no paintings, because it was burnt twice in the past. The icons in the church were donated by the faithful.The bell-tower w...

Church "Uspenie Bogorodichno" ("Assumption of the Virgin") in village of Karpelevo was built in the 40s of XIX century. The building has a large pseudo-basilica, dug into the ground.The church has no murals, but its iconostasis and the wooden ceilings have high artistic value.Church in Karpelevo...

The multi-genre Transfiguration Festival will be held for the first time between 6 - 9 August 2015 in the village of Dolen. The goal is to get visitors to leave their usual and urban vanity and have a touch to the spiritual, merge with the purity of the mountain, feel of Bulgarian spirit, meet with...