High atop a ridge in the Balkan Mountains sits a striking monument to Bulgaria’s fraught past. The spaceship-like structure, known as “Buzludzha,” was constructed in the 1970s, and served as the seat ...

Considered extinct from the Eastern Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria in the 1970s, the Griffon Vulture has claimed the area back with 23-25 breeding pairs, distributed in five different colonies and two ...

May 17 (UPI) --For roughly a half century, the griffon vulture has been suspected missing in Bulgaria. Sporadic sightings were reported, but the birds were considered extinct as a breeding species in ...

It was the front where the war which seemed to have no end finally turned, where the world's first truly global military force was assembled, and where air power's deadly potential was first ...

Stretching 192km, the Peak of the Balkans Trail bridges three previously war-torn nations and crosses through some of the continent's least-explored landscapes. Hiking through the green valleys and ...

Whether biking, hiking, skiing or swimming is your thing, we take a look at the best ways to explore Bulgaria's ranges and peaks in 2022 with their breathtaking scenery away from the organised masses.

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. With aching legs and bursting lungs, we staggered up the rocky tip of Mount Gjeravica, Kosovo’s highest ...