Autumn leaves Resemble Gold Dust in a Strandja Woodland.
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Devil’s Bolete in Strandja
Devil’s Bolete – Boletus satanas – in a Strandja woodland. Deadly poisonous!
Tree Mirror Veleka River Strandja
Ash, Alder and Willow trees reflected in the Veleka river, Strandja’s largest river.
Small Stream near Stoilovo in Strandja
A few summer leaves have fallen early into the Razdol stream near Stoilovo, Strandja’s oldest village.
Spotted Fritillary in Strandja
A near perfect second generation Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyama) in a dry meadow in Strandja. [more_strandja_butterflies]
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 are scattered throughout the Strandja mountains. [more_strandja_culture]
Donkey cart in Strandja
An old donkey cart in the shade of a tree in the Strandja mountains. [more_strandja_culture]
River Flowing Through a Living Museum
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 is found nowhere else in the world.
Autumn crocus in Strandja riverside meadow
Crocus pulchellus, which means the pretty crocus, is an autumn-flowering crocus that is widespread in the Balkans and Turkey.