author: Gergana Mancheva
Carlo Petrini: “La buena comida es memoria, tradición familiar e idioma de amistad y diplomacia”
La actividad de la gente de la red Slow Food es una moderna revolución de terciopelo, pero una revolución de todas formas , dice el promotor de la idea, Carlo Petrini. Hace días él presentó ante los lectores búlgaros su libro “Bello, limpio, justo”, las..
Gate of Trajan fortress shining in Bulgarian history
“On 17 August 986 the warriors of Samuel smashed up on this spot the Byzantine invaders of Emperor Basil II. Glory forever!” These are the words engraved on a stone plate, placed at the Trayanovi Vrata (Gate of Trajan) fortress, situated some 60 km to..
Spelt becomes part of innovation process in brewing and baking industry
Spelt-the wheat (the Bulgarian word is Limetz) has been accompanying mankind since the dawn of human civilization. Spelt is the oldest sort of wheat- it dates back to the 8th millenniкп BC. Traces of spelt were found in some Thracian tombs, as..
The festival of bacon and rakiya brandy in Apriltsi
More than 15,000 guests from across Bulgaria visited the town of Apriltsi in the Central Balkan Range to join the festival of mulled rakiya (brandy) and the traditional Bulgarian bacon (slanina). The idea for the event emerged six years ago at the..
Sergey Petrov – on intelligent presence in beehives
The shiny Oscar ceremony this year was different due to the long expected prize of Leonardo DiCaprio and his magnificent speech that focused the audience’s attention on nature and global climate change. The message of the talented actor was that..
Ema Gateva: The job of a mountain chalet manager as a cause
There has been plenty of media attention recently given to the Ambaritsa mountain chalet in the Central Balkan Range. Alpine climbers, photographers and many volunteers have joined forces to raise charities and help rescue the famous..
Good times ahead for Bulgaria, soothsayers claim
Bulgarian fortune teller Vanga used to be very popular in this country and abroad. Some people even believed the woman contacted other worlds. The Vanga phenomenon was not the only one in Bulgaria, as many other people with supernatural abilities..
Villa Armira – the marble palace of the river valley
The ancient Villa Armira, built in the second half of the 1 st century AD, is the most opulent Roman palace in what are today the Bulgarian lands. It once belonged to an eminent Thracian noble and was the manor house of his land tenure. It..
Professionalism, dreams and boldness place Hristo Tenchev among world's most successful leaders
Sometimes people call Hristo Tenchev “The Bulgarian Zuckerberg” because of the similar age and because of Tenchev’s successes in the sphere of software and entertainment industry. The name of the Bulgarian engineer and entrepreneur has appeared..
Pernik hosts the most colorful masquerade festival "Surva 2016" in Bulgaria
Colorful, noisy and festive - this was the atmosphere in Pernik during the three days in which the small town southwest of Sofia turned into the masquerade capital of Bulgaria, the Balkans, and perhaps Europe. From 29 to 31 January, the town..
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