We celebrate Midsummer's Day

Today, the experts from the Rila Monastery Nature Park at the Executive Forest Agency visited the kindergartens in the town of Rila, the town of Kocherinovo and the village of Barakovo, where they told and showed the children the most common medicinal plants in the park. Together with the children they wove wreaths of herbs and all together passed under them for health. Every year on this day we turn our eyes to the sun and remember the power of medicinal plants. The Feast...

Rila Monastery Nature Park celebrated its 22nd anniversary

On June 21, 2022, the Rila Monastery Nature Park celebrated its 22nd anniversary. The second most protected area in Bulgaria was established on June 21, 2000 on an area of 25,253.5 ha in order to protect and maintain the diversity of ecosystems and species of flora and fauna, creating conditions for tourism development and environmentally friendly livelihood of the local population, as well as for scientific, educational and recreational activities.

Invitation

Directorate of Rila Monastery Nature Park is pleased to invite you to a celebration on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the announcement of Rila Monastery Nature Park on 21.06.2022 (Tuesday) from 17.00 in the Hall of Community centre Hristo Botev in the town of Rila. We are expecting you!

Maintaining the cleanliness of the park

Forest inspectors take care of the cleanliness of the park on a daily basis. They clean the most visited areas in the park, namely the areas of the Cold Fountain and Obedishte. All visitors to the Rila Monastery Nature Park are welcome, but we remind them not to leave behind waste and not to light a fire. Caring for the forest is a concern for all of us!