Reasons to Visit Bulgaria
Visit Bulgaria on Your Next Trip Bulgaria is a country worth exploring through and through. With its majestic mountains and golden sand beaches it has plenty to offer to both keen travellers and adventure seekers. Indeed the country is still a ‘hidden gem’ destination that combines...
Rila Monastery – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rila Monastery - Bulgaria’s Biggest Cloister 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 1000 years. It is an architectural miracle established in the late 10th C and has...
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
Visit Plovdiv, Bulgaria - European Capital of Culture 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....
CHRISTMAS EVE
CHRISTMAS EVE - BULGARIAN TRADITIONS & CULTURE I guess you’ve heard about the Christmas markets in Europe, the red wine, the hand-made decorations, the music, lights, and the traditional food. But, do you know why on Christmas Eve in Bulgaria you will find either 7, 9...
O, BULGARIAN CUISINE!
O, food… O spicy spiciness, salty saltiness and sweet sweetness… - O, Bulgarian Cuisine! Now get into your 5 senses…which pops into your mind first? Perhaps it will be your sense of taste.This is NOT just a list of Traditional Bulgarian dishes that you must try!...
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...
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...
TRADITIONS & FESTIVALS – BULGARIA
Traditions in BulgariaDo 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...
BULGARIAN EMBROIDERY
Despite being a part of the Turkish Empire for more than 500 years, Bulgaria managed to keep much of its cultural heritage intact. Embroidery in particular, with its unique decorative compositions, allowed Bulgarians living in the areas within the then Turkish province to retain their...
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