Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — One person has died in an avalanche on Pirin Mountain, in southern Bulgaria, and rescue efforts are ...

A visit to the Bulgarian Rhodopes is a chance to explore one of Europe’s lesser-known mountain ranges - getty I realise that I’m on a very different kind of travel assignment when the entire tour ...

Buzludzha, Bulgaria, is an abandoned communist monument built in the 1980s in the Central Balkan mountains. Once a symbol of a hopeful communist future, it attracted over 3 million visitors before the ...

Vasilashko Lake lies within Pirin National Park, a UNESCO-listed region in southwestern Bulgaria. Surrounded by dense pine ...

Ten rescue dog teams train hard to prepare for avalanches, lost hikers, and worse in Bulgaria's rugged mountain regions. The underfunded rescue service depends on dedicated volunteers, who live with ...

Volunteers on March 23 assisted people with severe disabilities to reach the alpine heights of the Rila Mountains in western Bulgaria. The climb was organized by the Ela I Ti (You Come Too) foundation ...

May 17 (UPI) --For roughly a half century, the griffon vulture has been suspected missing in Bulgaria. Sporadic sightings were reported, but the birds were considered extinct as a breeding species in ...

In the heart of the Rhodope mountains of southern Bulgaria, Matey Mateev's beluga caviar farm on Lake Kardzhali is working flat out to fulfil orders from around the world. Bulgaria ranks among ...