The national pilgrimage marking the return of the relics of St. John of Rila from the town of Veliko Tarnovo to the Rila Monastery has begun. The route connecting the old Bulgarian capital and the Rila Monastery is 700 kilometers long and crosses..
More than 80 firefighters, forestry workers and Rila Nature Park staff have been fighting to put out two fires covering some 50 hectares of land . One of the fires in the higher reaches of the mountain has been localized. The other fire is under..
High electricity prices spurred rolling heating outages at the Rila Monastery. The monastery uses industrial electricity . Its electricity bill for December last year amounted to EUR 14,000, which was three times more as compared to the same period..
Bulgaria was elected a member of the World Heritage Committee at the session of the General Conference of UNESCO held in Paris. The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, an consists of representatives of 21 of the States Parties from the..
On the day when the Bulgarian Orthodox Church venerates the memory of the heavenly patron of Bulgaria, St. Ivan Rilski (John of Rila) the Wonderworker , medical professionals in Bulgaria celebrate their holiday. It has been celebrated for 25..
The Sixteenth World Meeting of the Bulgarian Media mottoed “Media and the Truth” has begun. The forum is organized by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (BTA). Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev and this country’s caretaker..
The organizers of the 16 th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media have chosen an unusual time and place for it. Instead of in the spring, this year it is taking place from the 16 th to the 19 th of October, on the eve of the day of St. Ivan of..
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks today the Dormition of St. John of Rila (Ivan Rilski), patron saint of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian People. St. John of Rila was born around 876 in the village of Skrino located at the foot of the Osogovo Mountain...
On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the first broadcasts of the Bulgarian National Radio abroad , their successor – Radio Bulgaria has launched a quiz with questions about Bulgarian culture and history. In the second issue..
On occasion of the International Day for Monuments and Sites (World Heritage Day) held on April 18, Radio Bulgaria presents Bulgaria’s seven cultural sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List: The ancient town of Nessebar is located..
