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Razlog

Country:
Bulgaria
State:
Blagoevgrad Province
City:
Razlog
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Airports nearest to Razlog are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Kastamonu Airport (distanced approximately 84 km)
Pleven Airport (distanced approximately 85 km)
Sofia Airport (distanced approximately 90 km)
Drama Airport (distanced approximately 99 km)
Thermopolis Hot Springs Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)

Key places to visit
St. Cyril Methodius Church, Nikola Parapunov Museum, Razlog New Year Carnival, Mummers Carnival, Pirin and Rila Mountain

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Places to Visit

St. Cyril Methodius Church

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century revival initiative to build a new church in the town of Razlog.Even in 1911, even unpaid from Turkish rule city began construction of the church St. Cyril Methodius, but construction remains only the basics.Again, this effort began in 1924 but at another place "in urban and political reasons.The temple was built and inaugurated in 1939 by Bishop Nevrokop Boris.Church Holy Annunciation of Mary was built on the model of Varna Cathedral and is one of the most impressive temples in the Pirin region.Furthermore, it is the only temple in Nevrokopska diocese (with limits of Blagoevgrad) dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin.

Nikola Parapunov Museum

is a historical museum founded in 1957, the in the town of Razlog, Bulgaria.Museum in the city dates back to 1954, the Parapunov with the purchase of a house.He was a museum worker and began renovation of the building and preparation of exposure.Officially began work in 1957, the like a house museum Nikola Parapunov.he building is a model-Chepino Razlog house, his brother type from the late 19th century and this type is considered for so called symmetrical houses, which appeared first in Plovdiv the second half of the 19th century.

Razlog New Year Carnival

One of the events, which is known Razlog is New Year Carnival.It involved the whole city with representatives from each neighborhood.Participants with their behavior and costumes deride famous Bulgarian people.Carnival is a kind of competition and at the end there is a symbolic ceremony for the witty jokes and costumes.Procession around the city and you constantly long dance.Carnival can be seen around typical mummers mummer or old, reminiscent of the relationship of this custom to the ancient Thracians.

Mummers Carnival

Procession around the city and you constantly long dance.Carnival can be seen around typical mummers mummer or old, reminiscent of the relationship of this custom to the ancient Thracians.Mummer costume of preparing for a long time and is made of goat skins, face mask scary place and about 1 m high conical hat, the cross placed heavy bells.Throughout the month of December and the carnival itself on January 1 ritual they toured the city for health and banishing the evil spirits.

Pirin and Rila Mountain

Pirin and Rila are a paradise for lovers of nature and hiking.Tourists are familiar with the locations of Predel and Betolovoto and with the Yavorov hut.A magnificent place in summer, Pirin becomes a heaven on earth for skiers in iwnter.More than 2000 years ago the Thracians called that wonder of Nature Orbelus, meaning Snow-Mountain.The most precious parts of Pirin are designated reserves.Bayuvi Dupki - Djinjiritsa is a biosphere reserve under the auspices of UNESCO, where unique formations of white and Macedonian and Bosnian pine trees are to be found, together with more than 27 Bulgarian and 43 Balkan relict species.

Right Time to Visit

May - September

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