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.
Today, 12 October, Sapareva Banya will host the first meeting of breeders and farmers from the Kyustendil region. There will be a ceremonial opening at 11.30 a.m. with a blessing of water in the chapel of St Mary and a blessing of the sacrificial meal..
The town of Sevlievo is famous for its pumpkins. The delicious fruit is grown in abundance in this part of northern Bulgaria. It is no coincidence that the locals have dedicated a special festival to pumpkins, which takes place as part of the..
Three anglers caught a giant catfish in Dyakovo dam near Dupnitsa. The fish could well enter the Guinness book of records, bTV reports. The men who caught the fish – all three named Mario – Mario Hristov, Mario Spasov and Mario Danailov – say..
Boza Day is being marked today in Radomir , a town not far from the capital. The thick, sweet fermented drink is first celebrated with a procession..
In the village of Pchelarovo, nestled among the slopes of the Eastern Rhodopes, there is a legend that ancient oak forests and walnut trees once thrived..
A children's show dedicated to dinosaurs will be held in support of the Tortoise Rescue Center in the village of Banya, near the protected Black Sea area..
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