Bulgaria - Off the beaten track - Selection
A selection of photos from my first travels through Bulgaria. From the Balkan mountains to the Rila Mountains.
Read MoreBeklemento Pass
Beklemento Pass, Beli Osam, Lovech, Bulgaria Clouds hanging over the pass. uuid="5BF94388-F085-4F89-AABB-FC3B168B4B1F" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_2876.DNG "
Kaleto Belogradchik
Belogradchik, Vidin, Bulgaria The history of this place dates back into the Celtic era of Bulgaria. Extended by the Romans the inconquerable fortress was later conquered by the Ottoman empire during its 500 year long reign of Bulgaria. uuid="418F3950-4ACA-4300-B72F-43C1814A543E" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_2242.DNG "
Sunset over Beklemento Pass
Beklemento Pass, Beli Osam, Lovech, Bulgaria uuid="2CFF14FE-F3DA-47AE-8F63-B5105AB66369" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_3045_HDR.tif Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
The Waterfalls Canyon - Каньонът на Водопадите
Smolyan, Smolyan, Bulgaria uuid="0CD3538D-CB41-403F-B741-E9D698062EFF" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_6778.DNG "
Botev Peak - Ботев
Lovech, Bulgaria uuid="A03F0DF5-59E4-4C2E-942B-763BD64B006F" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_5374.DNG Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
Krushuna Falls - Крушунски водопади
, Krushuna, Lovech, Bulgaria uuid="9AD4930A-7044-47DC-AFE2-90E80D2CF610" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_3909_HDR.tif Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
Buzludzha - Бузлуджа
Kran, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria http://www.buzludzha-monument.com/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/buzludzha-monument uuid="204F9E47-3DF4-4572-A0EF-8246E8F87CAA" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_5100.DNG Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
Buzludzha - Бузлуджа
, Kran, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria http://www.buzludzha-monument.com/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/buzludzha-monument uuid="7526CBAE-6D72-4EE0-A1E5-239C9A9E0520" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_4997.DNG "
Plovdiv, Bulgaria uuid="D4E617AB-834E-4780-AE90-B564462AE0BC" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_5814.DNG "
Seven Rila Lakes - Седемте рилски езера
Sapareva banya, Kyustendil, Bulgaria uuid="48F5179E-2E11-4886-A4D3-8DDCDE31C749" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_7017-Bearbeitet.tif Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
Devetashka Cave
, Devetaki, Lovech, Bulgaria Only the first section of the cave is accessible, while the second is a breeding place for bats. During the communist regime the cave was used for military purposes. uuid="EB1912FD-F3B3-4147-A38E-5F4B1C1927EC" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_3617_HDR.tif Bulgaria lilleulven.com"
Prohodna Cave (God's Eye) - Пещера "Темната дупка"
Karlukovo, Lovech, Bulgaria The Prohodna passage is located near Karlukovo in the Karlukovo Gorge, which is a tributary gorge of the larger Iskar Gorge. Once upon a time Prohodna was an even longer cave, but parts of its ceiling have collapsed over the years. Even today the ceiling is getting thinner and thinner, so one day in the future there will no longer be a cave but a valley instead. On our way back to the Small Entrance (Малкият) we enjoy finding black riders, Scream and other „creatures“ in the rocks along the walls. But of course we cannot overlook what is called „God’s eyes,“ the windows or Oknata, in the ceiling that are shaped like a pair of eyes. When it is raining outside these eyes seem to be crying and during the spring equinox the sun can shine through these Oknata illuminating a small body of water – granted it is sunny outside then. Traces of prehistorical inhabitation have been discovered within the cave, so maybe it was used for religious rituals during the equinox too? Today only our blue wizard is trying his luck in addressing the masses, they are seamingly unflattened by his performance though. uuid="F7A49D40-8C47-478D-8E44-DB6EE745C63C" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_2714.DNG "
Rila Monastery - Рилски манастир "Свети Иван Рилски"
Rilski manastir, Kyustendil, Bulgaria uuid="FB0AA2E3-91EF-4AAF-9F76-C2C4780453CA" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_7429.DNG "
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - Sofia
, Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria Mosaik over an entrance of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. uuid="BC1F8FC9-C87F-4391-9828-76D7A21FE66E" id="Bulgaria lilleulven.com _K3_1768.DNG Bulgaria lilleulven.com"