The town of Razlog has a population of 13 000 inhabitants. The town is located at the valley having the same name among Rila, Pirin and Rhodope Mountains. The average altitude is 825m. There are mineral springs in the valley. Until 1925 the town has the name of Mehomia.

In the vicinity of Razlog lie the remains of an ancient settlement, a fortress and a Roman road connecting Thrace to the region of the White Sea. The first inhabitants of the valley are the Thracian tribes of Satri and Dii. Later on Celtic and Bulgarian people settle in the region. Te town is described with its present name in a deed of the Bulgarian patriarchate in 1020. The settlement enters the limits of the Ottoman Empire in 1382. During the Ottoman yoke the town is an administrative centre. The region around Razlog is mentioned in the Ottoman registry books from 1491.

Razlog is the starting point for tourist routes leading to Rila and Pirin Mountains. One of the tourist attractions of the town are the Mummers celebrations held on January 1^st every year. The local museum offers mummer dances demonstrations.

There are 41 ancient houses in Razlog which are architectural representations of the typical houses of the region from XX c.

The History Museum of Razlog is in the Parapunov's House in the town centre. There are precious exhibits in the museum.

The remains of the Thracian settlement in the Stolvatetz site are located at a distance of 5 km northwest of the town.

The remains of the late Middle Age "Saint Katerina" Church in the Katerino site are located at a distance of 7 km west of the town.

The village of Dabarsko is situated along the southern slopes of southwestern Rila Mountains. The village is well-known for its churches "St. St. Teodor Tyron and Teodor Stratilat" and "Sretenie Gospodne". The "St. St. Teodor Tyron and Teodor Stratilat" church is built in 1614 and has remarkable murals and icons while the "Sretenie Gospodne" church (1860) has a unique wood carved iconostasis made in the style of the Bansko art school.