Krushunski waterfalls

Krushunski waterfalls are located in the village of Kroushouna, near Republic, Lovech.
First impression, which can remain every visitor, this place is like a movie about some exotic island. Dripping water on the rocks like a bear adventure and brooks that flowed formed by the clear water of the river, reassure and comfort.

The main waterfall descends from a height of 20 m.Razdelya on several branches and creates several waterfalls. Air to the waterfall is wet and saturated with water drops. The area is completely impassable. No stairs and made ​​trail can not get to the source of the waterfall. It is hidden in the nearby cave. There results a narrow path that winds into the limestone rock.


In the region there are numerous trails that lead you to local attractions. Nearby is Devetashka cave. Next to it you can get over the bridge on the river Osam village on the road to Devetaki. Go on the right bank of the river flow. The trail is marked with tourist, but in places lacking. The cave is the largest hall in Europe. It is the largest of the 60 caves near Devetashko plateau.

The Melnik Pyramids

Melnik Pyramids are located on the southwestern slopes of the Pirin Mountains.

Represent beautiful sand formations that rise majestically above the smallest town in Bulgaria Melnik

Reaches a height of 100 meters with time , resulting in erosive effects of wind and water have formed various shapes - mushrooms , minarets , swords, " Egyptian " pyramids, cones , needles and more. One of the most impressive natural sculptures are those shaped rock mushrooms . The tops of the pyramids were coated with various grasses and broadleaf trees .

Madara Horseman

Majestic cliffs, beautiful scenery and abundant water attracted people in ancient times. Once settled through the Neolithic (New Stone Age), he never left this place. Over the centuries, has created this cave temples, palaces and mansions, castles, temples, hermitage and monasteries, places of solitude and general holidays. Evidenced found traces of material and spiritual culture of the many ethnic groups - primitive people, Thracians, Romans, Byzantines, Slavs, Bulgarians, Turks and others.

One of the masterpieces of the underground kingdom of Bulgaria

One of the masterpieces of the underground kingdom of Bulgaria

Cave "Bacho Kiro" is located near Dryanovski Monastery in the canyons of Andaka River Dryanovska . It is 300 meters from the monastery "St. Archangel Michael" in vertical limestone cliff 25 meters high 335 meters above sea level It was the first electrified cave in Bulgaria by Drenowski more tourists in 1937 , and received its name in 1940 in honor of the hero of the April Uprising Bacho Kiro .
In 1962 he was declared a natural landmark.
The cave complex is a four storey labyrinth of caves and galleries around 3600 m spurs Visitors shaped electrified part of 700 m is formed in three main directions east, northeast and southeast of underground rivers in healthy orgonski limestone, formed the bottom of the heat harmful Sea. Geomorphological studies give reason to assume that the layout lasted 1800000 years. Its formation is closely linked to the development of the river valley and its tributary Dryanovska Andaka .

Over time, rivers formed cave galleries and halls, this happened within the younger Tertiary and Quaternary. This is the initial stage of formation of the cave. From there begins the secondary coming artist - karst waters. Tireless drops of water enriched with lime substance for hundreds of thousands of years gradually forms vayali beautiful cave - stalactites, stalagmites, lent their most bizarre forms.

Kaliakra Cape

Kaliakra (pronounced Kaliakra Greek Cal its Accra ) is long and narrow cape on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast , in the southeast part of the Dobruja plateau. Located near the villages Balgarevo and St. Nicholas , 12 km from Kavarna and 60 km northeast of Varna . Cape jutting 2 km into the sea and resembles Peninsula is a natural and archeological reserve and one hundred tourist sites Nose has a museum , a restaurant, a lighthouse , marine radar station , weather station and chapel.

Cape e rocky peninsula, which was released into the sea . It attracts the eye of tourists with its special silhouette. In it there are many natural caves that look like rooms . Since the last "room" in the rock opens arched window over precipices , where the waves of the Black Sea with loud splash crash around boulders accumulated beneath the narrow lip of the mountain nose. This part is called " door of forty girls ." The legend of the origin of this name reads:
A long time ago in an alien attack , the attackers managed to conquer the coastal settlements. They pillaged and plundered everything encountered along the way. Taken captive forty girls . Choose the most beautiful encountered . Took plenichkite peak cape and lock them into the last cave , leaving the guard to protect them from the entrance. As expected the evening to napalan huge fires and transmit beauties of the most prominent war as a reward for their bravery .

Veselie

ШОПСКА КОПАНИЦА - WEST BULGARIA

Pork with sauerkraut

Products:
1-1.5 kg pork shoulder 
1.6 kg sauerkraut 
500 ml water 
60 ml (1/4 cup) oil 
50-60 grams of rice 

1 tbsp paprika

Preparation:

Moussaka

Ingredients 

500g mince 1 kg potatoes 
1 onion 
1-2 pc. tomatoes 
1 teaspoon paprika 
1/2 tsp cumin 
1/2 tsp savory 
salt 
black pepper 
2 pc. eggs 
200 grams of yogurt 
2 tablespoons flour 
pinch of baking soda 
parsley

Ivan day

Name day today celebrating John Yoana Ivan , Ivanka , Ivalina , Ivalo, Ivaneta , vanilla, Ivelina , Vanya , Vanya , Kaloyan, Yovko , Yovka Ivaylo , Ivo , Ivona , Jean , Zhana , Jana .
According to popular belief St. John is the patron of kumstvoto and pobratimstvoto . The ritual bathing for health Yordanov day goes on and on St. John . In some areas of the country it is even more typical of this holiday . Throughout the ceremony is for the bride and groom , the action is performed by the best man or husband's brother . Therefore, the washing could be seen as an element of bridal customs, which closes the wide range of wedding rituals. This day single girls bathe , bathe and young men and same names . In southwestern Bulgaria bathe brides and little girls aged 1 year. The ritual bathing and includes swapping of gifts and visits and festive table. MPs for St. John as the patron of kumstvoto and pobratimstvoto sets visit in sponsors . Kumtsite wear bun , meat, wine. Make a common table .
St. John of the expiry of the period during which New Year walking masked bands . In some areas of the country carol king solemnly lead the fountain and bathe . Then he suits banquet attended and disguised as a bear bride and Arabs men. Finally all come out of the festive dance , which ends with the full cycle of the custom .

Jordan (Epiphany)

On this day, celebrate their name day: Dana, Bojan, Jordan, Mariya, Dancho, Boyan, Bogdan Bogdan Bogolyub, Bogolyuba, Bozhana

According to the Orthodox calendar feast day Yordanov celebrate the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist in the Jordan River . At the moment of baptism Sky " opens " and the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus in the form of a dove from heaven and spread voice: " This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Hence the name of the holiday.
On this day, wherever there is a body of water is the ritual throwing of the cross of the local church. After removal of the cross serves liturgy called Great ceremony . She updated the holy water in the temples . Each carries her home. It keeps disease and purifies the soul . Take care all year for hard times in the family, if a man shall lie sick. Yordanov day knead bread three ritual in which kneading enjoy the remainder of the old holy water. One is home , the second is for the guests , and the third is left at the gates of the house with copper wine for passersby. On iron object sender wrists burn from the previous Christmas , and ashes sprinkled with holy water and buried under a rose bush or ovoshka . Bring a church candle ignites "new " fire in the family incense iconostasis. There are laid and new Rozhdestvensky wrists . Evening of the day Yordanov is the third (and last ) Kadena night. It should be fast.
Of ritual washing and spraying water on Epiphany leave and customs associated with watering and wetting of all Incoming , regardless of the season .

Beliefs about Jordan

If Jordan weather is cold and dry - the year will be good and fertile. 
Freeze you thrown in the water cross the year will be healthy and fertile. 
It is believed that the one who pulled the cross from the water will be healthy and happy. 
The popular belief in the night of the Epiphany in the dead of night sky opens and everyone who sees it will receive from God what you want.

Shopp folklore region, Thracian folklore region

Фолклорни области

Shopp folklore region Shopp area includes the western part of Srednogorie ( Sofia field and Vitosha ) and Kraishte . Sofia and Vitosha field as diverse as forms of relief can not be separated, and the volcano Vizuviy can not be separated from the Campania region . Indeed, how can encompass a glance Sofia field , if not of Vitosha mountain ! A very Vitosha is the most impressive seen from Sofia field. For them, Ivan Vazov in his travelogue " Sofia valley " wrote: " ... It can be seen throughout , as the palm of the back of Vitosha ... And this view is beautiful and majestic ... " In good time before the eyes of the beholder reveals this view, any only nature can sort . All directions extends a series of various shapes , lines and colors planinnite surrounded Sofia field. Vitosha gives stamp of grandeur and power, the beauty of the whole Sofia field. It is diverse and attractive in all seasons. Her emerald green mantle under the spring sun shines . Among her as silver stripe stands Boyana waterfall . By late summer peeling snowdrift under Reznyovete . In clear and sunny winter days Vitosha holy innocent white against the blue sky. Amid this beauty are tucked SHOPSKA houses. These may be called postroykoi residential population in the Sofia region and the west and north of it, ie in the western and northern slopes of Stara Planina, Vitosha and around west to Tran and the town , even in the area of ​​population , called Shoppes . This house is almost always rickety , the walls are built with hedges and plastered inside and out with clay. Chetiristreshniyat roof to the early twentieth century was mostly thatched , and in the Balkan areas covered with stone slabs. Later, almost alongside the tiles slip straw and plates. Are preserved and many houses . In Samokov appears a peculiar line of creative search in carving Renaissance houses. As is known, the town is a center of art school . You grow a number of talented masters of the brush and chisel . The works of these artists have a distinctive character. As in the entire country and customs are most Shoppe in the spring. Such are the customs of Jeremiah and Annunciation . Perform health and protects against snakes. Prominently in the Bulgarian folk culture held folklore of Shoppes . Perhaps the sets of song creativity in this group. Best preserved heroic epic songs Bulgarians are in shopska group. To this day, songs kralimarkovski cycle with all its reasons and many others in this style historical songs about the enslavement of Bulgaria implemented in Shope end. Epic tradition is remarkable antique features both stylistic and thematic terms and in their implementation. And dances their performance compared with other groups boast increased speed and agility . This vibrancy is reflected in the custom of men - players to express in words, sounds or syllables in some moments of the game - " ha now ", " dzidzay , Nane ," " Hold on earth " and others. Shoppe female costume is sukman for almost all regions with the exception of Kyustendil , where saichena.Sastoi of white embroidered shirt , dark blue or black woolen sukman.V Graovsko sukman black - called litak.Varhu sukman of

cross in most places encircling tissue - called takanitsa belt or red belt. Man's costume was mostly belodreshna.Sega it has remained mainly in Sofia, relish, Gotse Delchev rayon.Sastoi of: white shirt, narrow, white and valnenibenevretsi, and various fake names.