The Summer Theater in Burgas played host to the Queen of Burgas 2017 beauty contest. The first place was grabbed by 17-year old Yovita Georgieva from the Tourism College. She was also elected as the audience’s best choice. This top position gives Yovita the right to take part in the Miss Bulgaria beauty contest, which is to taker place in Sofia in autumn. Photo: BTA
The Foundation “Eyes on 4 Paws” is the only school in Bulgaria for training dogs to act as assistants to people of impaired eyesight. Toda these working dogs demonstrated their capabilities, acquired during their training with the foundation. Photo: BTA
Para gliders from the Burgas-based club are making good use of the favorable conditions these days, for practicing their favorite and rather extreme hobby. Their flights can be seen over the Seaside Park of the city near the Casino and the sand beach. Photo: BTA
The town of Vidin on the Danube is the venue of the fifth edition of the medieval festival Budin. The Baba Vida Fortress will be once again, in the course of two days the stage of historical re enactments and demonstration battles as well as various rituals and dances characteristic of the middle ages period. Photo: BTA
Every year in the last week of August, Bulgarians mark the beginning of mountain hiking tourism in this country. This is the time of year when we pay tribute to writer Aleko Konstantinov and the enthusiasts who joined him for the climbing of Cherni Vrah (Black Peak)–the highest peak of Vitosha Mountain. The first official march started from the building of Ivan Vazov National Theater in downtown Sofia to walk up to the peak on August 27, 1895. Photo: BTA
Unique metal electricity poles have been preserved in the town of Pernik, southwest Bulgaria. They date back to 1918 and had been used for electricity distribution. The poles are in the central part of the town and have become part of the local exterior and a curiosity for guests to the place. Photo: BTA
A street library called Rapana decorates the entrance of the Seaside Garden in the city of Varna. The idea of the library as a work of art is to provoke more people to turn to reading. The citizens and guests to the place would be able to choose among 900 titles until end October. Meanwhile, a donation campaign has been launched, for collecting more books. Photo: BGNES
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