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There are snakes in Rila so watch out were you step. Especially when walking on rocks.
Some of the snakes are poisonous.
A friend of mine who was raised in a Rila village told me that you could prevent a snake bite by squeezing a piece of garlic on your feet. So, if you want, try it :)
Written Sep 9, 2004
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It was sunny 10 minutes before traking that picture and 15 min after that :)
After all do not forget you are in the mountain. It is a good idea to have a sweater and a rain coat at all times.
Written Sep 9, 2004
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It was sunny 10 minutes before traking that picture and 15 min after that :)After all do not forget you are in the mountain. It is a good idea to have a sweater...
Q: Could someone enlighten me as the distance in Kilometers from Hissarya to Rila Monastery and approximate drive time? I'm also...
A: Hi, To go to Rila from Hissar,you shoud pass trough Plovdiv(40km),than Pazardzik(40km) and than you go trough the mountain(around 130km) to Dupnitza and than again...
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Rila is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and on the whole Balkan Peninsula. The name Rila is derived from the Thracian word roula, meaning ‘lots of water’ due to the beautiful perenial lakes and...
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Rila is the highest mountain on the Balkan Penninsula and Europe's 5th highest. There are around 200 lakes and many mineral springs there. There many places to visit: Mussala peak, the beautiful Seven...
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As we were booking a tour to Istanbul from Sunny Beach in Bulgaria I saw absolutely gorgeous photo of Rila Monastery on the wall of the travel agency and knew immediately that I wanted to go there.......
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If you can go only one place in Bulgaria outside of Sofia, this is it! Rila Monastery is perhaps the most revered site in the country. During 500 years of Turkish Ottoman domination, the monasteries...
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