The Symposium is hosted by South-West University “Neofit Rilski” in University Center “Bachinovo” (3 km from Blagoevgrad). Blagoevgrad is located in the southwestern part of Bulgaria. The municipality of Blagoevgrad covers an area of 628 square kilometers. It is close to Greece and Macedonia and has easy access to the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, which is 100 kilometers to the north. The E79 international highway and a railway system, which connects Central Europe with Greece, run through Blagoevgrad. The population of Blagoevgrad and the region totals 82,415 people. About 76,000 of them live in Blagoevgrad with the remaining scattered throughout the 25 regional villages. The town lies close to the extremely beautiful Rila and Pirin mountains. During your stay here you will have the opportunity to see them and enjoy Bulgarian nature at her best.
TRANSPORT
To Sofia (by airplane) – more info here.
Sofia – Blagoevgrad (by bus) – more info here. (the information is available only on bulgarian language)
Sofia – Blagoevgrad (by train) – more info here.