Town of Blagoevgrad is a lovely destination to go and discover some beautiful spots of Bulgaria.
Situated in : south-west of Bulgaria
Located in : valley of Struma river
Landscape : at the foot of Rila and Pirin mountains
far from Sofia : 101 km south of capital city
When you visit this town you can enjoy the nice view of the mountains, surrounding it from all sides. So in winter be aware of the cold climate. The center looks calm and vivid in the same time. Some architecture styles are visibly from 19 century.
name : the name of the town is after the prominent Bulgarian Communist (Socialist) party founder - Dimitar Blagowev, who was born here.
history : the area of contemporary city of Blagoevgrad was an ancient Thracian settlement 300 years BC with the name "Scaptopara". Later in the time of Ottoman rule in Bulgaria the town was famous with name "Gorna Dzhumaia", having mixed population of Macedonian refugees, Bulgarians, Turks, Vlachs, Gypsies.
The building of famous "American university" is situated here, with growing number of foreign visitors.
Prominent industry in the region is food and tobacco processing industry, as well as textile and furniture.
I visited the town shorty on a trip to other villages, and took some snaps of the nice architecture, houses and monuments. (January)
I want to present the city as I saw it - an old and interesting town with atmosphere of "time stand still", fresh and cool air and monuments.
Nice building in the city center.
Monument in a cubism style from time of Communism (1950..)
Landscape of the mountain with a cross on the hill.
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