IN BULGARIA WHAT TO SEE - Mountain

WHAT TO SEE IN BULGARIA


All mountains offer wonderful conditions for eco tourism- offering well-preserved nature with rich flora and fauna, natural phenomena and cultural-historic sites. All over the territory of Bulgaria there are 500 natural springs, some of which have healing waters commensurate with the world famous spa resorts. Bulgaria abounds in 12 000 plant species, which makes it one of the riches countries in this respect. Bulgaria has a wide variety of land and water formations.The country is located in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. During the great movement of people dozens of tribes pass through the territory of Bulgaria and leave their traces. During the Middle Ages on the map of Europe have existed only three states - Western Roman Empire, Bulgaria and Eastern Roman Empire. During the reigns of tsar Simeon the Great (893-927), tsar Kaloyan (1197-1207) and tsar Ivan II- Assen (1218-1241) Bulgaria is among the greatest forces on the Old Continent.In 1396 Bulgaria becomes part of the Ottoman Empire like most of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula. However, from all these pilgrims the greatest is the influence of the Slavs. In 681 Bulgaria signs its first Peace Pact with Byzantium. In the last quarter of the century the pre-Bulgarians invade the region. It abounds in wide plains and valleys, high rocky mountains, round hills and plateaus, meandering rivers, playful waterfalls, crystal-clear lakes, deep gorges and ravines, canyons, tempting lagoons, supernatural caves and warm mineral springs. Many Thracians take part in the Trojan War and are described with admiration by Homer in his epic "The Iliad". Most of them are known since ancient times. Orpheus and Spartacus are also Thracians. Some of the Thracians adopt the Latin language and the culture of the Empire.Since IV c. Some of them travel west and take part in the formation of the modern European nations (The Goths). The Bulgarian State is established in 681 with the union of pre-Bulgarians, Slavs and Thracians, led by khan Asparuh. The country is also well-known for the 250 endemites and relic species as well as with the huge variety of medicinal herbs.The birds' migratory routes Via Pontica and Via Aristotle cross the territory of our country. The fifth morphological unit is the beach line of 90-180 km along the Black Sea called the Western Sector of the Black Sea or Romelian. The Greek border has 429 km land border lines and 64 km river ones. The major highways of Bulgaria follow in fact the traces of the ancient Roman roads. The Middle Age Bulgarian state perishes thus saving the Middle and Western Europe. The most ancient inhabitants of the Eastern Balkans are the Thracians. The most famous Bulgarian spa resorts are Devin, Velingrad, Bankya, Hissar and Sandanski. The second zone is the Balkan Range (The Stara Planina Mountains). The southern neighbours of Bulgaria are Turkey and Greece. The third zone is a region of mountains and valleys and the fourth zone - the Rila-Rhodopean Massif. The Thracian fortresses become part of the Roman defense system and the towns - part of the administrative system of the Empire. The Turkish border consists of 133 km land border lines and 126 river ones. There is historic evidence proving that the pre-Bulgarians are not a primitive nomadic tribe but people of Turkic origin with long-established state traditions and culture. These multitudinous people give the following gods to the world history: Dionysius, Hefest, Arthemida, Kibela, Ares and others. They differ from one another: Rila has distinctive Alpine peaks, Pirin is famous for its marble peaks, the Rhodope - for its oval ridges and impressive gorges, Strandzha is well-known for its rich vegetation, resembling a jungle during the summer. Thracian troops, lead by Alexander the Great reach the lands of Egypt, Persia and India.In I c. Time has not obliterated the traces of ancient spa settlements from Thracian and Roman times around the mineral springs such as the settlements of Serdika, Augusta and Pautalia. To the east Bulgaria has a 378 km coastline along the Black Sea. To the west the country borders with Macedonia and Serbia.