A 300-years-old Quercus cerris from the village of Rani lug, Tran municipality, will be the Bulgarian nomination in the "European Tree of the Year 2019" competition. The Bulgarian Environmental Partnership Foundation announced that the centuries-old tree was chosen by 1236 votes after a national poll. The tree was declared centuries-old tree back in 1983. It is 20 meters high and has a trunk circumference of about 4.80 meters. In addition to presenting Bulgaria at the international competition the tree will be diagnosed and recommendations for appropriate care by the European Arboricultural Council. The vote will start on February 1 and will continue until the end of the same month.
A six-day handicrafts festival in Veliko Tarnovo kicks off the celebrations of Bulgaria's 116th anniversary of independence , reports BNR correspondent Zdravka Maslyankova. More than 80 craftsmen from all over the country will take part in the..
St. Sophia - the church that gave the Bulgarian capital its present-day name - is dwarfed by St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral , which towers in the centre of the square of the same name. With its white façade, gleaming gold and green domes and beautiful..
A few days before the start of the new 2024-2025 school year, the idea of a complete ban on mobile phones in school is emerging in public space . The main reasons for such a decision are the low success rate in school, the absent-mindedness of..
The cultural festival "Mysteries of Huhla 2024" is being held for the 26th consecutive time in the village of Huhla near the town of Ivaylovgrad. Until..
For the first time Bulgaria was represented at the World Paella Day in Valencia . Nikolay Todorov-Nik, together with Rostislav Nenov, presented Nik's..
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