The contract for the construction of the tunnel under the Shipka pass in the Balkan Range in Central Bulgaria will be signed soon , said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Pubilc Works Grozdan Karadjov . At a meeting in the..
Today, at Shipka Peak in Stara Planina, celebrations on the occasion of the 144th anniversary of the Shipka Epopee take place. Bulgarian President and Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces Rumen Radev welcomes the National Military..
It doesn't take a time machine to immerse ourselves in someone's past world. Just like the world of Antip Obushtarov - the photographer, whose glass plates reveal images, events and landscapes from a century ago. The glass photographic..
Shipka or the Monument of Freedom – one of the most emblematic Bulgarian monuments, which has become a symbol of Bulgaria’s independence and national identity, proudly rises to 1,326 metres in the heart of Stara Planina Mountain. At the..
This year, too, many Bulgarians are expected to climb the Shipka peak in the Stara Planina mountain to pay homage to the feat of the heroes who died for the freedom of Bulgari a. The defense of the Shipka Pass was one of the most heroic and decisive..
In the town of Gabrovo, where last night was the climax of the celebrations on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the battles for the Shipka Pass in Stara Planina, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that this chapter of Bulgarian history was a..
Thousands of Bulgarians gathered at the Shipka peak in Stara Planina for the celebrations that marked the 139th anniversary since the epic Battle of Shipka Pass, which played a key role in Bulgaria’s Liberation from Ottoman rule. In the morning a memorial..
