The terrain research in Bulgaria lead first to the perfect place for the mountain lovers – the magical Rila mountain with its splendid Seven Rila Lakes – a group of lakes in the Northwestern part. The legend of the seven Rila lakes tells that thousands of years ago, when there were no people on earth, [...]

The legend of the name Kukavica refers to the period of the Battle of Kosovo. As the legend goes, this mountain was one of the gathering places for Serbian fighters before the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. Since many of them were killed in the Battle of Kosovo, many women, mothers, sisters and wives became [...]

This Museum is located in the first mine in Pernik which opened in 1891. One can learn amazing facts about Right in front of the main entrance and see an old stoned tree, called the tree of happiness, aged about 50 million years. There is a legend that says if someone touches the tree and [...]

It is located in the center of the village of Nevestino, Kyustendil district. It was built in 1470, during the reign of Sultan Mehmed II. According to the most popular legend, the construction of the bridge was not going very well, because everything that the masters built during the day was carried away at night [...]

The lake is located on the mountain Kukavica at the foot of the volcanic cone Oblik. According to legend, there is a hidden treasure in the lake to this day. Namely, at the time of the withdrawal of an Ottoman caravan, which was made up of Turks, their wives “bullas” and loads of gold, people [...]

Surva (or Surova) is a traditional ritual of chasing the evil spirits away from the homes. It is held only in the villages in Pernik district on the night of 13 to 14 January and the whole day of 14th.

The most famous group called the Matchmakers is associated with an ancient legend. Once upon a time, a long time ago, the matchmakers went to the village of Stob to take a local girl as a bride. As was the custom, the bride was veiled and no one knew if she was beautiful or ugly. [...]

It was a male monastery, monks lived there. Orlovic Pavle is the founder of the monastery, that is, the Duke of Crep, famous in the Serbian folk songs as Orlovic Pavle. On the famous painting, Kosovka devojka hives water to a hero which is said to be him. He was a flag bearer in the [...]

The town of Koprijan, today’s Kurvin grad or Korvin grad, is one of the significant monuments Serbian medieval history and culture. It is believed that the vulgar name of the city - Kurvingrad was given after the immoral wealthy lady who lived in this city. According to the legend, this wealthy empress, seduced a priest [...]

Lake Bovan is located on the Moravica river near Aleksinac. There is a legend about the lake that many residents know. When the lake was to be built and the terrain was flooded with water, the construction crew ordered the people to move out from the valley. The whole village that lied in the gorge [...]