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author: Gergana Mancheva

Higher fines for moving violations as of New Year

Some 17 drunk drivers were registered only over a single weekend in Sofia, as breathalyzers marked 1.5 permille of blood alcohol content /BAC/ which pointed at no less than 500 g of concentrate. The other violation is speeding of over 100 km/h at a..

29.12.16 11:59 |

Regional Museum of History in Turgovishte, a Revival-time building showcasing ancient artifacts

The Regional Museum of History in Turgovishte in the old, Revival-time part of town, called Varosha, houses over 30,000 exhibits. Some of the artifacts, discovered by archaeologists in these parts, go as far back as the Neolithic age. The..

26.12.16 09:15 |

Christmas book fair - intelligent fest downtown Sofia

Anyone who visited the National Palace of Culture these days found a huge sea of books – the Christmas book fair had conquered the space of the enormous building. In the course of 6 days books were literally overflowing from all the stands..

21.12.16 13:11 |

Kosta Marinov y su punto de vista sobre los monasterios búlgaros

Bulgaria no es un país de castillos conservados como recuerdo de los grandes gobernantes. Pero en cambio, está salpicada de numerosos monasterios, prueba de que nuestro país ha mantenido su vida espiritual incluso en los momentos más duros de la..

11.12.16 09:05 |

Photographer Kosta Marinov launches photo exhibition of Bulgarian monasteries

There aren't that many well-preserved castles in Bulgaria. However, this country abounds in monasteries. In other words, the Bulgarian people managed to preserve their spiritual life even in the most difficult times of cultural assimilation...

10.12.16 11:10 |

Rosen Idealov Jr., creating an amalgam of Irish rhythm dance and Bulgarian folklore

Rosen Idealov is a celebrated musician, tutoring chamber music, orchestral music and the clarinet at the Lyubomir Pipkov National Music School and working with the top musicians of Bulgaria. Success was not late in coming to his son – Rosen..

10.12.16 10:15 |

Svetla Karadzhova: ‹‹Cuidemos “el oro” de Bulgaria››

En una verdadera competición con muchos participantes y un público entusiasmado se transformó la quinta edición del festival de bailes y canciones folclóricas “Canta una Avecilla”. Es uno de los pocos concursos folclóricos que se desarrollan en Sofía...

09.12.16 14:18 |

“Bird Singing” folklore competition ends in Sofia

This year’s 5 th edition of the folk song and dance festival “Bird Singing” proved to be a heated contest, with an enthusiastic audience and a great many contestants. It is one of few folklore competitions taking place in Sofia...

07.12.16 13:59 |

Valentina Terzieva shows remarkable talent in making sugar figurines

A figurine of folk singer Valya Balkanska has won a gold medal at the Cake International Birmingham. This time the award is not for singing - it is given for superb mastery in making figurines from sweet dough. The author of the sugar Valya..

04.12.16 10:25 |

Nadezhda Danabasheva creates strategy games as general manager of a video games company in Bulgaria

Nadezhda Danabashevahas always beenvery keen on PC games.She has a degree in tourism but her hobby finally gained an upper hand, and she ended up in the booming business of entertainment software. She is currently general manager of a fully..

26.11.16 11:25 |