112 km southeast of the capital Sofia and 37 km west of Bulgaria’s second-biggest city Plovdiv lies Pazardzhik - a town which, due to its favourable climate, is one of the Bulgaria’s most fertile centres for the growing of fruits and vegetables. Its inhabitants, though, are not only proud of the local production, but also of their town’s cultural heritage.
Here visitors can see one of the most beautiful wood-carved iconostasis in Bulgaria. It is found in the Church of the Holy Assumption of the Mother of God dating back to 1837, the largest preserved church from the National Revival Period in the country. The iconostasis was carved by Macedonian masters in the course of 10 years and is currently under the protection of UNESCO.
Nestled in the foothills of Rila, the village of Dobarsko attracts tourists from all corners of the country year-round. A legend has it that some of the first settlers in the area of today's village were the blinded soldiers of Tsar Samuel, who,..
The 31 st edition of the international mummer festival Surva has asserted its standing as the biggest masquerade festival in Europe. There were more than 12,000 participants in the festival this year, coming from all ethnic regions of the..
Bulgaria's town of Pernik is situated only 35 km southwest of Sofia and everyone knows it as the "town of black gold" or "the town of miners". In recent years, however, the appearance of Pernik has been changing and we increasingly associate the town..
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