The winner of the traditional autumn athletics Cross Dimitrovgrad-Haskovo, with a length of 15 kilometers, is long distance runner from the town of Dryanovo – Stoyan Vladkov (on the photo). The women’s race was won by Tanya Dimitrova from Plovdiv.       Photo: BTA

“Egyptian Beach” is a spa procedure in which, after exposing their bodies to the sun, people cover their skin with curative mud and again remain in the sun, until the mud dries and starts to crack. The application of this method of mud treatment with mud from the salt lake by the Black Sea resort town of Pomorie, is found to help people suffering from sterility and problems with the musculoskeletal system.    Photo: BULFOTO

The award La Pomme d'Or (or the Golden Apple), which is the equivalent of an Oscar in the tourist industry, is to be given, today to the Mayor of the city of Plovdiv – Mr. Ivan Totev. According to the organizers, the special contribution of that city includes the varied cultural life of the place, the ambitious project related to the archaeology and the development of artistic industries, including the winning of the title  “European capital of culture for 2019”.     Photo: BTA

Archeological studies of the Zaldapa Fortress unearthed an early Christian crypt containing alleged relics of martyrs in the largest settlement of antiquity in the region of Dobrudzha (northeastern Bulgaria) – Zaldapa. The news was broken by Professor Georgi Atanassov, head of the team of experts, who this summer worked on the archeological site.       Photo: BULFOTO