Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarian pilgrimage route to connect Veliko Turnovo with Rila Monastery

Photo: BGNES

To mark the 550th anniversary of the return of the relics of St. Yoan of Rila from Veliko Turnovo to Rila Monastery, in July a group of tourists will follow the route along which the saint’s relics were once carried.

The idea for such an adventure was inspired by El Camino, the route to Santiago de Compostela. The idea for the Bulgarian version belongs to two men from Veliko Turnovo – Evgeny Koev, a schoolteacher, and Pascal Piperkov, a mathematician. The route will be marked and will pass through 60 towns and villages, 19 municipalities and 5 dioceses. The most difficult section, Evgeny Koev and Pascal Piperkov say, is the last portion of the journey between Vratsa and Sofia, where the route passes along the crest of the Iskar Gorge.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Google updates its navigation features with new photos from Bulgaria

Google Street View vehicles will cross Bulgaria again this year. In the coming months, they will visit over 25 cities, including Smolyan, Zlatograd, Isperih, Kardzhali and Pernik. The aim, in addition to updating the images of..

published on 4/6/24 7:50 AM

"A place of many stories" - Bulgaria's southern Black Sea coast with a new advertising clip (VIDEO)

"A place of many stories" - that's the name of the latest video which advertises the possibilities for summer recreation and entertainment on the Bulgarian Southern Black Sea coast. The video is mainly aimed at the markets in Great Britain and Central..

published on 3/31/24 7:05 AM

Biserna Cave to open to tourists in April

Biserna Cave will be open to visitors from April 6, the Bulgarian Tourist Association has announced. Tourists will be able to visit the cave from Wednesday to Sunday, but only by prior registration which can be made on weekdays by calling 054/800765...

published on 3/28/24 6:28 PM