Today the official unveiling took place of the restored church St. Joan Alliturgetos in Nessebar, on the Black Sea, after a four-year project of restoration and preservation. This Christian temple dating to the 13-14th century was restored with the financial support of the Ambassador’s Fund of the USA for the preservation of cultural heritage. Photo: BTA
The attractive exposition of live reptiles opening today in Pleven, northern Bulgaria, drew the attention of the public. The event is housed at the Nature Department of the Regional Museum of History in the city. Photo: BTA
A military ceremony, holy water sanctifying ritual and offering of wreaths and flowers at the memorial of the Herald of Freedom in the Kaleto locality above the city of Vratsa, marked the 141st anniversary since the liberation of the settlement from Ottoman rule. Photo: BTA
The city of Plovdiv (Bulgaria’s second largest), launches the traditional autumn exposition and bazaar of the producers of honey and other apiculture products. Photo: BTA
The building of the Central Railway Station in Sofia is the venue of a photo exhibition entitled “130 years of railways in Bulgaria”. The exposition shows various moments from the history of Bulgarian Railways in 70 photographs. One of them shows King Boris III in the role of licensed locomotive driver. Photo: BTA
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National embroideries are an important element of Bulgaria’s traditional culture. They are very sophisticated, consisting of symbols and shades of meaning reaching back to the recesses of time. Bulgarian women used to make embroideries on..
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