The traditional houses in Strandja nature park are built from wood with a stone base. Animals were kept on the ground floor. And people lived on the first floor. Not only do these Bulgarian houses look very nice, they are also extremely practical to live … Read More →
Monthly Archives: May 2009
A Strandja Forest Stream
A small, clear stream deep in the Strandja Beech forest. Sunlight reflects through a gap in the canopy.
Thracian tomb in Strandja
The ruins of a Thracian tomb in Strandja Nature Park. [more_strandja_culture]
Southern festoon butterfly in Strandja
A Southern Festoon butterfly (Zyrynthia polyxena) rests, while two ladybirds are very busy… [more_strandja_butterflies]
Ladybug in Strandja
A seven-spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) sitting on a stalk of flowering grass. One of the most common types of ladybirds in Europe, we see many of these ladybirds in Strandja Nature Park as well.