Rila

Highlights

1. 1

   Rila

   The highest mountains in the Balkans, and the easiest to underestimate

   4–10 h

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2. 2

   Monastery of Saint John of Rila

   The monastery that kept a written Bulgarian culture alive.

   2–4 h

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3. 3

   Musala

   The highest point in the Balkans, and a long day out.

   5–10 h

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4. 4

   Rila National Park

   81,000 hectares of high Rila, with four strict reserves inside it

   2–8 h

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5. 5

   Seven Rila Lakes

   Seven glacial lakes stacked up a mountain staircase.

   3–7 h

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6. 6

   Rila Monastery Nature Park

   The valley above the monastery, where almost nobody who comes to Rila goes

   1–5 h

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