The highest mountain at the Balkan Peninsula is situated in the southwest part of Bulgaria. The name Rila is of Slavonic origin and is after the name Rula, which means Water Mountain. The name perfectly matches the mountain’s characteristics. There are more than 150 lakes that are the source of a great number of rivers and streams.

Among the impressive woods of Rila is situated the town of Dupnitsa.
The town is located in Southwest Bulgaria, at the foot of the Rila Mountain, at the crossroads of the roads from Sofia to Salonika and from Plovdiv to Skopje.
The settlements of the town are situated in the Doupnitsa Hollow, formed by the west slopes of the Rila Mountain and the south slopes of the Verila Mountain at a 500 m above sea-level.