rural tourism Bulgaria

Dolen Village, Rhodope Mountains – Bulgaria’s secret gem

Veneta Nikolova
  Dolen Village in Bulgaria seems frozen in time. Unlike nearby villages Kovachevitsa and Leshten, it hasn’t been transformed by tourism or concrete developments. Many houses are empty and crumbling; the narrow streets are overgrown in places, riddled with ruts and barely passable. There’s not a single paved road, no...

The Dobarsko Church and its cosmic frescoes

Veneta Nikolova
Dobarsko Church sits in the quiet village of Dobarsko, near Bansko and not far from the Bulgarian-Greek border, surrounded by mountain scenery. It sits about 150 km from Sofia and 20 km from Bansko. From the ski resorts or the seaside, you can reach Dobarsko in around 2–3 hours. Dobarsko...
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