Thousands climbed peak Shipka on the Bulgarian Liberation Day. Metropolitan Grigoriy of Veliko Tarnovo officiated a funeral mass in memory of the soldiers who died for the liberation of the country. "Shipka Peak is a place where one steps as in a..
Experts at Bulgaria's Ministry of Defence are exploring all possible options regarding Air Force equipment. During the solemn celebrations on the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the Shipka epic battles in front of the Freedom Monument, the..
At the climax of the celebrations on the occasion of 145 years of the Shipka epic battles, thousands of Bulgarians from all over the country flocked to the Freedom Monument on Mount Shipka. Traditionally, Shipka celebrations are held under the..
Today, Bulgaria celebrates the 145th anniversary of the Shipchka Peak epic battles known as the Shipka epopee . The culmination of the celebrations is in front of the Freedom Monument on Mount Shipka. In the hot August days of 1877, in the heroic..
Bulgaria is celebrating 145 years of the Shipka Peak epopee - the heroic six-day epic battle in which the native defenders proved that freedom is not a gift, but was won with the blood and sacrifice of thousands of Bulgarians. The Balkan peak of Saint..
On the 144th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, the national flag was erected with a military ritual next to the monument to the Unknown Soldier in Sofia. The ceremony was attended by Bulgaria's President and Army Commander-in-Chief Rumen..
Hundreds of Bulgarians participated at the celebrations on the occasion of the 144 th anniversary of the Shipka Epopee and commemorated the heroes of the epopee. They climbed the historic Shipka Peak where in August 1877 the defenders of the Shipka..
Gabrovo Municipality has cancelled the church and military ritual on Shipka Peak traditionally organized on Bulgaria's National Day March 3rd . The cancellation is at the request of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector Angel Kunchev, referring to the..
Bulgaria’s Patriarch Neophyte and Russia’s Patriarch Kirill served on the historical Shipka Peak a requiescat for the heroes who lost their lives for Bulgaria’s liberation. Patriarch Kirill prayed for the spiritual link between the Bulgarian and the..
