Citizens will be able to resume visits to national parks, nature parks, mountains and similar places as Bulgaria's Health Minister Kiril Ananiev has issued a new order today, entrusting municipal mayors and district governors throughout Bulgaria to..
On the last Sunday of August, Bulgarian tourists celebrate the anniversary of organized tourism in Bulgaria. It started on August 27, 1895 with climbing of Vitosha’s Cherni Vrah (2290m) by over 300 enthusiasts. Organizer of the hike back then..
For the 23rd time, Sofia hosts the Vitosha International Folklore Festival. This year's cultural event includes musicians, dancers and singers from 11 countries, among them Mexico, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Peru, Japan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and others. The..
Taking a walk along Sofia’s main pedestrian street from St. Nedelya square, in the heart of the city’s historical centre, there is one feature that dominates the skyline - Mount Vitosha, one of the symbols of Bulgaria’s capital city. In..
With a running competition to Cherni Vrah (“Black Peak”) Bulgarians are to celebrate the 123th anniversary since the beginning of organized tourist movement in Bulgaria. The Vitosha Run event, organized by the Marathon organization and the Sofia..
Snow in heaps, sun and a cloudless sky drew thousands of people to celebrate World Snow Day for the second year running, up on Mount Vitosha. The initiative, celebrated by hundreds of renowned winter resorts in 46 countries around the world, aims..
Man’s endurance is incredible in comparison to other creatures on the planet and according to a number of anthropologists, humans were designed to be long-distance runners. In the distant past, our ancestors pursued prey to the point of exhaustion..
