News from Razlog

Overview of news from Razlog, arranged according to date. Check out what's happening in Razlog Municipality.
  • The Starchevata Festival to be Held for 7th Year in a Row

    The Starchevata Festival to be Held for 7th Year in a Row

    24.11.2016This year, Razlog will once again be hosting the international Kukeri carnival Starchevata, which has grown into a tradition. The event is one of the largest organized in the region. The Kukeri festival is held as the...
  • Police to Protect Razlog Forests from Illegal Loggers

    Police to Protect Razlog Forests from Illegal Loggers

    06.11.2015Policemen will be stationed to guard the forests near Razlog from the pervasive logging which usually takes place this time of year. The illegal loggers are often Roma or men from the municipality, who log the trees for ...
  • Na Armane s Tupane Brought Together 550 Dancers from Across the Nation

    Na Armane s Tupane Brought Together 550 Dancers from Across the Nation

    22.06.2015For another consecutive year, Razlog held the festival of the traditional circle dance Na Armane s Tupane. The event brought together 550 participants from 23 dance groups from across Bulgaria. The dance performances ...
  • Cho Elite Tae Kwon Do Organizing a Children's Event in Razlog

    Cho Elite Tae Kwon Do Organizing a Children's Event in Razlog

    29.05.2015Sports club Cho Elite Tae Kwon Do in [Razlog] is organizing a demonstration in honor of June 1st - International Children's Day. The club will be meeting out in the town square to showcase the skills of [children] lea...
  • Ski Slope Kulinoto Near Razlog is Open

    Ski Slope Kulinoto Near Razlog is Open

    06.02.2015The ski slope Kulinoto near the town of Razlog is now open and is awaiting [ski] sports enthusiasts. The small ski slope near Razlog is a prime tourist destination with its excellent skiing conditions and affordable pric...
  • Starchevata Festival Takes Over Razlog on January 17

    Starchevata Festival Takes Over Razlog on January 17

    14.01.2015Kukeri will stir up Razlog on January 17, Saturday, when the town hosts one of the most fascinating festivals in [Bulgaria], the international Kuker festival "Starchevata", for the 6th time in a row. The spectacular p...
  • Familiarizing Razlog Schoolchildren with Kuker Traditions

    Familiarizing Razlog Schoolchildren with Kuker Traditions

    16.12.2014With the upcoming Kuker festival Starchevata, students from "Saints Cyril and Methodius" elementary school visited the workshop of Dimitar Parapunov, where they were made familiar with the [traditions] of the [ritual]. ...
  • Razlog is Promoting its Golf and Spa at the World Travel Market

    Razlog is Promoting its Golf and Spa at the World Travel Market

    07.11.2014For the 2nd year in a row, Razlog is participating in the World Travel Market in [London], [Great Britain]. This is the largest event for professionals in the tourism industry and the 2nd most prestigious worldwide. R...
  • Cleaning Razlog for the Upcoming Annual Town Celebration

    Cleaning Razlog for the Upcoming Annual Town Celebration

    22.10.2014Fall cleaning in Razlog is continuing with full speed ahead. Throughout the past week, the shrubs in the town's parks were pruned and shaped. Dry and broken tree branches have been removed, fallen leaves are being gat...
  • Foster Care is Gaining Popularity in Razlog

    Foster Care is Gaining Popularity in Razlog

    15.10.2014The social initiative "National Association of Foster Care" is being ever more widely accepted in Razlog. Initially, residents of the town were skeptical of the idea of children being accepted into foster [families], ...
  • Mummers carnival in Razlog

    Mummers carnival in Razlog

    18.01.2013The fifth edition of the International 'Strachevata" mummers carnival will be held on January 19, in Razlog. Official guest of the event will be Alex Tsitsimov - Representative of the Federation of European Carnival Citi...
  • Golf Tournament in Razlog

    Golf Tournament in Razlog

    07.09.2010The second tournament of the year for the, \"Mtel Masters Golf, was held this weekend in the Pirin Golf and Country Club near Razlog. There was a record breaking number of 123 participants this year. The race conti...
  • The new mayor of Razlog is Krassimir Gerchev

    The new mayor of Razlog is Krassimir Gerchev

    23.11.2009Krasimir Gerchev is the new mayor of Razlog Municipality. He won the vote of the partial ballot that took place yesterday, with 200 votes ahead of his opponent Blagoi Dunkin, supported from the Coalition Patriotic Union ...
  • Residents of Razlog elect mayor today

    Residents of Razlog elect mayor today

    22.11.2009Today, residents of Razlog Municipality will vote again for a new Mayor. After last sunday none of the five contenders for the Mayor's chair failed to gain over 50 percent of the vote. Only 180 votes did not reach to one...
  • Razlog presents the book - history, traditions, memory of Razlog

    Razlog presents the book - history, traditions, memory of Razlog

    02.11.2009On Tuesday the 3rd November 2009, in the multifunctional hall "15 September", in the center of the town Razlog the book "Razlog - history, traditions, memory", will be presented. Authors of the book are 13 of the most...
  • Second sports hall will be built in Razlog

    Second sports hall will be built in Razlog

    13.02.2009A plan to build a second giant sports hall in Razlog has been approved. It will boast a 4000-seat capacity, designed by Konkurent 90 with chief architect Lozan Lozanov. The modern facility will be erected in the town on ...
  • Razlog becomes golf center of the Southwest

    Razlog becomes golf center of the Southwest

    29.01.2009In the coming 5-6 years Razlog is expected to become a popular center of golf tourism in the southwest. The first field is almost ready and is in the area Betolovoto. The owner is Balkanstroy, which already has a second ...
  • Thousands of participants at the Mummers Festival in Razlog and Simitli

    Thousands of participants at the Mummers Festival in Razlog and Simitli

    19.01.20091Thousands of mummers /kukeri/ took part in the Mummer\'s festivals last weekend in Pirin Region. Two festivals were held at the same time - Sixth Mummer\'s Festival in Simitli and the International Mummer\'s festival in ...
  • Razlog opened officially the new ski season

    Razlog opened officially the new ski season

    13.01.2009Hundreds of guests and residents of Razlog tried the ski run Kulinoto for the first time this year. Little late, but with excellent skiing conditions, ski run Kulinoto became another attractive ski destination at the foo...
  • Christmas Decoration Contest in Razlog

    Christmas Decoration Contest in Razlog

    11.12.2008For a consecutive year Razlog Municipality gives gifts for the best decorated home and window. The contest is for the most innovative and attractive exterior decoration of offices, shops, blocks, private homes and other ...