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author: Vessela Krasteva

The first rakia museum has opened doors in Sofia

Rakia (fruit brandy) is the queen of the drinks on the Balkans. “We can say that it originates from the Arab world, from the drink Arak. But Bulgarian rakia is unique and we are very proud of our rakia, especially the grape variety,"..

09.10.23 13:45 |

3rd International Choir Festival "The Boys Are Singing" will start in Sofia

Choral singing is one of the most ancient forms of musical expression, which analysts say can be traced even to ancient pagan rituals. In the early Middle Ages, it gained great popularity in Europe as an accompanying element of Christian services. A few..

04.10.23 06:55 |

Miroslav Petkov – principal trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

He has performed on some of the world's biggest stages. He says that he is not one of the most bashful musicians, but when he stands in front of his home audience, from Varna, things are different. The whole "weight" of fame and pride of playing in front..

27.09.23 14:20 |

Bulgarian films screened in the heart of the Eternal City

This year, the traditions are not what they used to be and for the first time the Festival of Bulgarian Cinema in Rome is taking place not at the beginning, but at the end of summer. The reason is that the venue for all the screenings..

21.09.23 14:35 |

Snezhina Mecheva is the first holder of the new Ministry of Education award “Awakening”

“You are latter-day enlighteners – far from home you keep the Bulgarian spirit alive and pass it down the years.” With these words Minister of Education Prof. Galin Tsokov addressed the annual conference of the Association of Bulgarian Schools Abroad...

04.08.23 13:02 |

The Bulgarian El Camino, the pilgrimage route from Veliko Tarnovo to Rila Monastery, starts on July 1

To go on a pilgrimage to yourself with the help of faith. This adventure – a symbiosis between the spiritual and physical world, human endurance and faith, past and present is not something unknown, especially to us Europeans.  One of the most..

01.07.23 13:25 |

“Summer with Chinese culture in Bulgaria” kicks off on 20 June

There is a saying in China that when you appreciate your own beauty, you are capable of appreciating someone else’s. The idea of “Summer with Chinese culture in Bulgaria” is to get to know and accept one another by having fun together. The..

19.06.23 11:18 |

Bulgarian journalists from 33 countries discuss the topic "Media and ‎Freedom" in Kazanlak

‎"If liberty means anything at all, it is the right to be able to tell people what they ‎don't want to hear." ‎ This quote is inscribed next to the statue of George Orwell outside the BBC ‎building in London. As if to remind all members fourth..

02.06.23 11:04 |

Children from all over the world show the "Natural Wonders of Bulgaria" in Rome

To draw the "Natural Wonders of Bulgaria" in isolation, only from photos and deep emotions... This is what hundreds of Bulgarian children from all over the world did two years ago, inspired by the competition of the same name of the Bulgarian-Italian..

01.06.23 07:15 |

“Let’s read some” festival in the literary heart of Sofia – Slaveykov square

Rather exotic, intriguing, colourful, with its crooked alleys and no sewerage – that is how urbanist Zdravko Petrov described Sofia after the liberation of Bulgaria (in 1878) in an interview with Radio Bulgaria. On 3 April, 1879, the..

23.05.23 11:42 |