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.

This blue church is one of the many fine examples of Bulgarian revival architecture in Koprivshtitsa, a wonderful village tucked in a high valley close to the Stara Planina mountains. This photo was taken by Peter Ashton. Check my own picture galleries here.