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Through my (contact)lenses – part 5: The Waterfalls in Bulgaria


The beauty of Bulgaria in a few sentences and photographs as I’ve seen it through my (contanct) lenses. This chapter is about our waterfalls.   Go to part 4: “The Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria” After I wrote a short photo-description of Bulgaria’s main mountain ranges I find it proper to devote a chapter to one other of our natural wonders – the waterfalls. Our country is blessed with huge water resources and the waterfalls on its territory are numerous. The article is not thorough, I just want to show you some of the most beautiful nooks of my homeland. I will […]

Waterfalls in Bulgaria

Through my (contact)lenses – part 4: The Rhodope Mountains (The Rhodopes), Bulgaria


The beauty of the Rhodope Mountain (The Rhodopes), Bulgaria in a few sentences and photographs as I’ve seen it through my (contanct) lenses.   Go to part 3: “Osogovo Mountain, Bulgaria” The Rhodopes are the largest mountain range in Bulgaria and occupy about one-seventh of the country. According to the geological and tectonic characteristics the Rhodope Mountains can be divided into two parts – Western and Eastern. To be honest, I am not very familiar with the Eastern Rhodopes. This is mainly because they are remote and difficult to reach from Sofia, but also due to their low average altitude […]

The Rhodopes

Through my (contact)lenses – part 3: Osogovo Mountain, Bulgaria


The beauty of Osogovo Mountain, Bulgaria in a few sentences and photographs as I’ve seen it through my (contanct) lenses.   Go to part 2: “Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria“ The marginal Osogovo mountain is quite interesting … in winter. Reaching her highest peak Mt. Ruen in summer is just a long and tedious walk along a dirt road, while a good snow cover adds charm to her rounded slopes and cold and wind add intrigue and a new level of complexity. Moreover, due to the short day and the inability to keep the summer pace with snowshoe, the only option is to […]

Through my (contact)lenses – part 2: Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria


The beauty of Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria in a few sentences and photographs as I’ve seen it through my (contanct) lenses. Go to “Part 1: Rila Mountain, Bulgaria“ When 2000 years ago by an imperial decree Serdica was given the status of a self-governing city, the extinct Skopius volcano had been already towering above its territory for more than 70 million years. I have to admit that for a mountain that I see every time I leave home and which I can reach by a regular city bus, Vitosha is undeservedly overlooked. Perhaps because of its accessibility and its relative compactness, […]

Through my (contact)lenses – part 1: Rila Mountain, Bulgaria


The beauty of Rila Mountain, Bulgaria in a few sentences and photographs as I’ve seen it through my (contanct) lenses.   I find it proper to start the series “Through my (contact)lenses” with the highest mountain on the Balkans and the first picture to be its major peak – Mt. Musala (2925 m.) – an incredibly energizing place. I highly recommend Ivan Vazov hut during the winter to the seeking solitude trekkers. It’s possible that you’ll be the first people the hut-keeper sees in more than 2 weeks. The Malyovitsa ridge is one the most Alpine-looking in Rila Mountain, and […]

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