Category Archive: Strandja Culture

Strandja style house

Strandja style house

Typical Strandja style house with stone on ground floor and wood used as building material on the first floor. Houses with this type of architecture …

 

Donkey cart in Strandja

Donkey cart in Strandja

An old donkey cart in the shade of a tree in the Strandja mountains.

 

Horo dancing in Strandja

Horo dancing in Strandja

Horo dancing is a traditional Bulgarian dance practised by young and old. Almost every Bulgarian knows some variety of this dance. This elderly Bulgarian man …

 

Nestinar in Strandja

Nestinar in Strandja

Nestinar deep in the forests of the Strandja Mountains. Candles burn in front of icons on an altar.

 

Candles burning in Strandja

Candles burning in Strandja

These candles were lit in a small chapel in Strandja nature park before Nestinar celebrations in the forest. See www.StrandjaBlog.com for the full story.

 

Traditional Strandja style house

Traditional Strandja style house

A house built in the style traditional for the Strandja mountains. Cool in Summer, warm in Winter, these houses are an example of traditional architecture. …

 

Thracian tomb in Strandja

Thracian tomb in Strandja

The ruins of a Thracian tomb in Strandja Nature Park.