The town of Kresna is located in the Kresna Gorge (South West Bulgaria, Blagoevgard province) on the main road Sofia – Kulata. The Kresna gorge is picturesque and narrow valley of the Struma river, which goes through rocky and steep banks. The Kresna gorge is picturesque and narrow valley of the Struma river, which goes through rocky and steep banks. It is 17 km in length and very narrow, is an area of outstanding biodiversity and landscape value. Kresna was declared a town in 1978 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Kresnensko-Razlojko uprising. The place was settled after the First World War, and the station village of Pirin was established in 1934. Very interesting are the Kresnenski mould pyramids that are similar to those in Melnik.