The Marina river flows through a living museum. In these woods plants that grew before the last ice-age still survive. This type of relict forest …
Swallowtail Butterfly in Strandja
A Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) lands on a flowerhead. Its wingbeats cause a small flower to dislodge and fall. [more_strandja_butterflies]
The Dokuzak Waterfall
Pure, clean water in the Dokuzak river. Rushing, hurrying to meet the Bear’s river in Strandja Nature Park.
Photography in the Strandja Mountains
Strandja is the lowest mountain range in Bulgaria. Many green rolling hills makes Strandja perfect for photography. And without the need for specialist climbing gear!
River valley in the Strandja Mountains
The beginning of Summer in a river valley in the Strandja Mountains. A green oak in grass starting to turn yellow underneath a blue Bulgarian …
Mladezhka River Strandja
The Mladezhka river just before it joins Strandja’s other major rivers, the Bear river (Mechi dol) and the Veleka.
Rhododendron Flower Floating
A flower of Strandja Rhododendron, or Zelenika, floating in the Marina river.
Cardinal Butterfly in Strandja
A Cardinal butterfly (Argynnis paphia) feeding from nectar. [more_strandja_butterflies]
Donkey cart in Strandja
An old donkey cart in the shade of a tree in the Strandja mountains. [more_strandja_culture]