For the 23rd time, Sofia hosts the Vitosha International Folklore Festival. This year's cultural event includes musicians, dancers and singers from 11 countries, among them Mexico, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Peru, Japan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and others. The official opening is today, July 17, at 19.30 on the summer stage behind the National Palace of Culture. Concerts will take place in other parts of the Bulgarian capital city, too. Tomorrow evening the dance groups will pass through the central Vitosha boulevard, starting from St. Nedelya square and reaching the summer cinema of the National Palace of Culture. The music and dance forum continues until July 20th.
On January 10 and 11, flower enthusiasts can treat themselves to an exciting walk in the tropical greenhouse of the Botanical Garden of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the charming blossoms of..
On Friday morning there will be fog or low clouds in the lowlands and valleys. Minimum temperatures will be between -3°C and 10°C in the Pre-Balkan, around 1°C in Sofia. Visibility will improve after midday, but clouds will increase from the north-west..
Protests could erupt if the National Assembly fails to approve this year's state budget, Lyuboslav Kostov, chief economist at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB), said in an interview with BNR. "Once again, the budget..
The government's position is constant. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) is one and indivisible, its unity is of particular importance..
At the request of acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov, the Prosecutors' College of the Supreme Judicial Council unanimously..
A new traffic management system in front of Terminal 2 comes into force on January 9, the operator of Sofia Airport has announced. The..
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