On this day 35 years ago, the authoritarian regime of communist dictator Todor Zhivkov collapsed. To mark the anniversary, the BGNES news agency carried out a survey of monuments to totalitarianism. The agency checked whether the monuments of the..
Exactly 100 years ago, on the 12th of September 1924, St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was consecrated . The temple was built with public donations "in gratitude to the Russian people for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke in 1878", on the..
Albena resort celebrated its 55th anniversary with 11,000 tourists, most of them from the Scandinavian countries, reported BTA. The number of tourists from France, Czechia and Poland have also increased. There are as many Bulgarian and Romanian..
The celebrations of the 147th anniversary of the Shipka Epopee start today with a poetic recital . "In Gabrovo, colors, sounds and words will intertwine in order to pay tribute and relive the important historical events through the..
Self-sacrifice, honesty, courage and a strong belief in Bulgaria's right to national freedom and dignity: these are the characteristics of one of Bulgaria's most beloved national heroes - Vasil Levski, the Apostle of Freedom. The 187th anniversary of..
“When there are shared goals and a desire to understand, the Bulgarian community in Athens is demonstrating it is part of the diverse European family with a unique language, culture and traditions.” 2024 started with these words, posted on Facebook,..
The St. Anastasia tourist island complex near Burgas, one of Bulgaria’s most visited Black Sea tourist destinations, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary. That is why the tourist season begins early this year – its official opening is on Monday,..
In those wretched times, when all people were supposed to be cut out of the Party mould, to stand out with one's own position was a sin, often punishable by physical destruction. Some of these people, however, survived - their bodies broken by the..
Volunteers from the Traditional National Society have re-enacted the capture of Vasil Levski on a frosty December evening in 1872 at the Kakrina inn, reports Bulgarian National Radio's correspondent from Lovech, Plamen Hristov. The culmination of the..
Berkovitsa, a small and quiet town, immersed in greenery at the foot of the majestic peak Kom (2016 m), still keeps the memory of the most emblematic Bulgarian poet and writer Ivan Vazov. The Patriarch of Bulgarian literature lived in this town..
