The Natural Sciences Museum in Plovdiv holds the largest freshwater aquarium in this country. It is the home of around 220 kinds of freshwater and marine fish. The thirty separate aquariums contain over 10 tons of water. Visitors to the place can see there certain rare species of batoids and sharks raised indoors.  Photos: BTA

Prominent Canadian businessman of Bulgarian origin, Ignat Kanev, also known for his generous donations, attended the official unveiling of the new ward for transfusion hematology in the Kanev University Hospital in the Bulgarian city of Russe, on the Danube. The ward is built and equipped entirely through funding of Kanev’s Foundation. Photos: BTA

Today the city of Dobrich, northeastern Bulgaria, marks its Patron Day. One of the events was a concert under to motto: “Details from Bulgaria”, given by “Palitra” Art Center and Dobrudja Professional Folk Ensemble. Photos: BTA

More than 50 craftsmen from different parts of the country presented their produce at the Autumn Festival of Crafts taking place at the Samovodska Charshia (Samovodska market street) in the old part of Veliko Tarnovo. Photos: BTA

Plovdiv is the venue of the 74^th edition of the International Autumn Technical Fair, September 24 through the 29. Taking part are companies from nearly 40 countries, displaying technologies, produce and services in the sphere of electronics, energy engineering and environmental protection, the water sector as well as transport, machine building, chemistry and mining industry and the automobile industry. Photos: BGNES