Dorkovo is a village in the Rakitovo municipality, Pazardzhik Province, western Bulgaria. The population of the village is 2,955. Continue reading... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Nature Attractions In Dorkovo
1. Rila National ParkRila Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m. The massif is also the sixth highest mountain in Europe , coming after the Caucasus, the Alps, Sierra Nevada, the Pyrenees and Mount Etna, and the highest between the Alps and the Caucasus. More than one-third of the mountain is occupied by the Rila National Park, the rest lies within the Rila Monastery Nature Park. The mountain is believed to have been named after the river of the same name, which comes from the Old Bulgarian verb рыти meaning to grub.Rila is abundant in glacial lakes and hot springs in fault areas at the base of the mountain. Some of the Balkans' longest and deepest rivers originate from Rila, including Maritsa, ... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
2. Pirin National ParkBulgaria The Pirin Mountains are a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria, with Vihren at an altitude of 2,914 m being the highest peak. One hypothessis is the mountain was named after Perun, the highest god of the Slavic pantheon and the god of thunder and lightning. Another version is that the etymology of the range derives from the Thracian word Perinthos, meaning Rocky Mountain. The range extends about 80 km from the north-west to the south-east and is about 40 km wide, spanning a territory of 2,585 km2 . To the north Pirin is separated from Bulgaria's highest mountain range, the Rila Mountains, by the Predel saddle, while to the south it reaches the Slavyanka Mountains. To the west is located the valley of the river Struma and to the east the valley of the river Mesta separates it from the Rh... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Dorkovo Videos
Koprivshtitsa Folk Festival Bulgaria 2010
Amazing festival with performers as far away as Japan and Australia. The settings were breathtaking for the stages, lush green rolling meadows, could not have been any more perfect. But please BG organisers pay more attention to the supply of information aspects,things like programmes, plain multi language maps to the stages, and the transport schedules/information were nearly non-existent! This has big potential to be a world class concert, i,m almost sure! But what a great and amazing concert in an amazing beautiful place!