The Sublimity of the Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery - UNESCO World Heritage Site Bulgaria’s Biggest Cloister still attracts thousands of pilgrims. A stronghold of Christianity high up in the mountain Surrounded by staggering snow-capped mountain tops and huddled amidst magnificent pine woods, the Rila Moanstery has been the stronghold of Bulgarian Christianity for over...
Veliko Tarnovo Revisited
Bulgaria’s ancient capital is living proof of the country’s glorious past This town is a spectacle. With its mountainous landscape and houses perched on top of the hills it makes for a stunning view. It is a place steeped with history, yet bustling with life. Veliko...
European Capital of Culture – Plovdiv 2019
Plovdiv digest There are places that draw you in time and time again. Places that you keep going back to only to experience their intangible allure. Places that soothe the mind and create memories you want to share. And Plovdiv is one such place. It is...
BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS, BULGARIA
Belogradchik Rocks – Natural Phenomenon & Legends wrapped in stone… The Madonna of Belogradchik: “Once there was a nunnery hidden among the Belogradchik Rocks. The youngest nun in the monastery was so beautiful that she was secretly envied by all and often reminded that it was vowed...
BULGARIA – UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Bulgaria has more than 9 sites included in the UNESCO's world heritage list...
PERPERIKON – THE HOLY CITY OF THE THRACIANS
A History of ancient Thracians - Perperikon, Bulgaria In the far south of Bulgaria, a megalithic stone complex rises on a hill in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. This 8,000 year old prehistoric shrine, which is today known as the ancient Thracian city of Perperikon,...
GET OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN EUROPE – BULGARIA !
23 facts and places of Bulgaria that can inspire you to visit this hidden heaven on Earth. NASA 1. In 1977 Nasa included one of Bulgaria's best-known folk songs on the Voyager Golden Record! The song was recorded in a classroom by American collector (Martin Coning) of...
TOP 10 PLACES NOT TO MISS ON YOUR VISIT TO BULGARIA!
Best places to visit in Bulgaria Plovdiv Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in the world! The city was chosen for the European Capital of Culture for 2019. It was found during the Neolithic period in the 2nd millennium BC. The Roman Theatre, The Stadium and...
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE MASQUERADE GAMES
(SURVA – KUKERI FESTIVAL) In ancient Bulgaria, wearing masks was believed to provide protection from evil, ensure a successful harvest, and guarantee health and fertility for humans and farm animals. Many of these pagan rituals, which were later incorporated into Christianity, are still performed in eastern...
TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS AND MORE…
Traditional Festivals, Bulgaria Do you want to feel like a real local in a new country? Probably you haven’t heard the word “sabor”…. And do not even Google it, because what you will find as a translation will not be even close to what it means for...
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