Madlen Bozhilova Amin is the winner of the 2021 UNESCO's Living Human Treasure prize for a project related to the making of the old-time folk costume from the region of Kyustendil called "saya" . Some time ago, the Bulgarian woman returned from abroad to..
The Christmas festivities in Kyustendil start on December 2 with lighting of the Christmas tree in the city square "Velbuzhd". Festive decorations will also shine in the central part of the city. A Christmas Town in the center..
Patients with rare diseases have a long and difficult road to travel until they are diagnosed with their disease. Unfortunately, the loss of their most precious resource, time, steals not only from the years of life they have left, but also from the..
Under the motto "All together for sport" , the Ministry of Youth and Sports is organising a European Week of Sport #BeActive. The official opening of its ninth edition will take place today at 6 PM in front of the capital's National Palace of Culture...
For the second year the school "The New Masters" from Kyustendil will visit Bosilegrad with their art. From 1 to 4 August the students of Evgeni Serafimov will decorate the walls of the houses in Bosilegrad. After last year's success, when the talented..
At the end of June, cherries ripen in Bulgaria and everyone knows that the sweetest ones are the cherries from the region of Kyustendil, known as the Orchard of Bulgaria. The Cherry Festival is also held there every year. In fact, it..
Farmers in Kyustendil have organised the so called cherry tourism based on the idea of Prof. Dimitar Domozetov, former director of the Institute of Agriculture in Kyustendil and now a private producer. This way for 5.11 EUR per adult..
"Whatever you say, say it gently, like a flower!", these are the words of a Bulgarian who has dedicated his whole life to art and beauty. Gancho Taskov lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he is famous as the King of Flowers, because of his..
March 21 is the day of the city of Kyustendil (Southwestern Bulgaria). The festival is known as "Kyustendil Spring" and recreates an ancient local tradition that combined cult practices of the Thracians and Romans in their..
In Kyustendil, Prime Minister Galab Donev took part in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the rescue of Bulgarian Jews from the death camps during World War II. He bowed to the memory of the five Kyustendil residents who played an active role..
