Elena is a small vilage up the mountain from Veliko Turnovo, on the way through the Stara Planina down to Stara Zagora and Plovdiv. This photo was taken by Krassiu. Check my own picture galleries here.

Trigrad, a very scenic gorge in the Southern part of the Rhodopes mountains in Bulgaria. Once you get out of the gorge, you arrive at the village close to the border with Greece, where time appears to have stood still for hundreds of years. This amazing photo was taken by Evgueni Dinev. Check my own picture galleries here.

Vaya lake near Burgas. This amazing photo was taken by Evgueni Dinev. Check my own picture galleries here.

A celebrated bridge in the Rhodope mountains on the ancient path to the Greek coast. This amazing photo was taken by Evgueni Dinev. Check my own picture galleries here.

A celebrated bridge in the Rhodope mountains on the ancient path to the Greek coast. This amazing photo was taken by Evgueni Dinev. Check my own picture galleries here.