After a preparation of 40 years, find raising and receiving the necessary papers, the construction of the Wall of Fame began at the Memorial complex of 31^st Silistra Infantry Regiment. The unit is known in history also as the Iron Regiment. Along the Monument, built in 1985 after the design of artists Georgi Chapkanov and Emil Popov, a wall will be put up, 3.5 meters high, holding the names of more than 560 Bulgarian heroes from the Iron Regiment killed during World War Two. The Wall of Fame will also commemorate heroes from Silistra who gave their life in other military formations of the Bulgarian Army during the war.   Photo: BULFOTO

The town of Parvomay, southern Bulgaria, is the place where the largest national flag was made in this country. It is 26 x 300 meters large, respectively covering 7800 square meters. The banner weighs 1 ton. The giant flag will be placed over the meadows behind the official stand of the National Folklore Festival Rozhen-2016. Photo: BTA

Farmers in Dobrich region, northeastern Bulgaria, started collecting this year’s yield of lavender.    Photo: BTA

Alexander Nikolov from Plovdiv celebrates today his 102^nd birthday! He has gathered, for the occasion, his entire family. His eldest son, is 70, while his youngest heir - great grandson Victor is aged 2 and a half.   Photo: BTA

One of the accessible itineraries for a one day trip, in the scorching summer heat, is the Slivovdolski Waterfall in the vicinity of the city of Plovdiv. The waterfall is part of the Red Wall nature reserve close to the village of Bachkovo.      Photo: BGNES