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Discover Pastra in Bulgaria
Pastra in the region of Kyustendil is a town located in Bulgaria - some 41 mi or ( 65 km ) South of Sofia , the country's capital .
Local time in Pastra is now 06:55 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Sofia " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: İzmir, Bucharest, Vratsa, Stob, and Dupnitsa. When in this area, you might want to check out İzmir . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Pastra ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Rila, Bulgaria: Sacred, Rustic
While Bulgaria welcomes westernization, traditional ways persist. Locals are quick to share a smile as Rick travels the countryside in search of Bulgaria's back doors. For more information on the Rick ..
Rila 2008
Rila mountain 2008, paneurhythmy and the Seven lakes - impression ..
Sims 3 Ambitions - Inventor
My inventor traveled to the past and came back with this Everyday clothes ..
Unsuccessful attempt to freedive under the ice
Better watch it in high quality resolution. Video from a freediving trip to the Seven Lakes (Rila mountain, Bulgaria) made in January 2009. We did not manage to dig a hole into the ice :-( ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Rila Municipality
Rila Municipality covers an area of 361 square kilometres (of which 54.84% forests and only 19.3% arable), has 3606 inhabitants and includes the following 5 places: Several peaks higher than 2,000 metres are part of the municipality, including Rilets (2,731 m), Yosifitsa (2,697 m), Kanarata (2,619 m), Zliya Zab (2,678 m), Kalin (2,667 m), Elenin Vrah (2,654 m) and Tsarev Vrah (2,378 m). The municipality also boasts 28 mountain lakes.
Located at 42.13 23.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Rila, Bulgaria
Rila is a town in southwestern Bulgaria, in Rila Municipality, part of Kyustendil Province. It is the administrative centre of Rila municipality, which lies in the southeastern part of Kyustendil Province. The town lies in a mountainous region at the foot of the southwestern Rila Mountains, 20 km from the Rila Monastery, 34 km from Dupnitsa and 65 km from Kyustendil. In antiquity, the area was inhabited by the Greeks and Romans; it was known as Sportela and then as Roligera.
Located at 42.13 23.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Rila Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery (Bulgarian: Рилски манастир, Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147 m above sea level. The monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876 - 946 AD).
Located at 42.13 23.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Iskar (river)
The Iskar is, with a length of 368 km, the longest river that runs solely in Bulgaria, and a tributary of the Danube. The Iskar is formed by three rivers, the Cherni (black) Iskar, Beli (white) Iskar and Levi (left) Iskar (known under the collective name Iskrove), with the source being accepted to be the Prav (straight) Iskar, a tributary of the Cherni Iskar. After descending from the north slopes of Rila, it fills the Iskar Reservoir—the largest in Bulgaria and the Lake Pancharevo.
Located at 42.19 23.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Bodrost
Bodrost is a tourism and ski resort near Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Bodrost is located in the valley of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa, 30 km east from Blagoevgrad at around 1250m above sea level. It is an entry point to the Rila National Park.
Located at 42.05 23.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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