The old sericulture village of Odrinci in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Mulberry trees alongside a road, used for sericulture in Eastern Rhodope Mountains Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

Old Russian car parked in front of an abandoned church in the desolated village of Odrinci in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

Old Russian car parked in front of an abandoned church in the desolated village of Odrinci in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a big ruined sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.

View of a an abandoned sericulture house, typical for the region of Byala River Valley in Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Odrinci, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria; August 13, 2020; Around the village of Odrinci is established the first in Bulgaria sericultural micro-region. Favorable combination of Mediterranean climate and fertile soils in the valley of the Byala River foreordain the excellent conditions for thriving of mulberry trees, used for feeding silkworms. Sericulture remained here until about 1980. Today, the big sericulture houses remained as desolate witnesses of the effervescent days of these rich families of the beginning of XX century.