Saragyol is a royal residence in
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. It is located on Rila mountain.
Saragyol is located within the National Park "Rila".
History
It was built by
Ferdinand I between 1912 and 1914.
After the fall of the monarchy
Sitnyakovo
Sitnyakovo () is a summer royal residence in Bulgaria. It is located on Rila, Rila mountain.
The residence was built on commission by Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. Sitnyakovo is situated in close proximity to the Borovets resort and the Tsarska Bistr ...
was used by the Fish-Hunting Union.
This royal residence was returned to
Tsar Simeon II
Simeon Borisov Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (, ; born 16 June 1937) is a Bulgarian politician who reigned as the last Tsar of the Tsardom of Bulgaria as Simeon II from 1943 until 1946. In 1946, the monarchy was abolished by a referendum, forcing Simeon ...
in 2002 after he became prime minister. In 2014 a court decision overturned this.
External links
www.novinite.com
Royal residences in Bulgaria
Palaces in Bulgaria
Borovets
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