It is 160 years since the first chitalishte appeared in Bulgaria. ( chitalishte is a kind of community culture club, specific to Bulgaria). Even in our day these community culture clubs are an institution in their own right, especially in..
“There is no festival grander than the Rose Festival,” goes the motto of the magnificent, colourful and exuberant festival taking place in Kazanluk every year – the Rose Festival, a tradition that goes back 100 years. The rose picking..
Blazing colours, sparkling eyes and lots of smiles - this and much more is there to be seen in the hundreds of drawings sent by children from all over the country for the “Granny’s recipes” competition. The competition is organized for the..
“When you wake up in the morning the first thing you do is to wash your eyes. One needs the same strength for painting. Reaching at yourself - that is purity!” Those were the words of late artist Kolio Karamfilov, said for the author of..
The history of what is the town of Stara Zagora today began with Neolithic settlements. Back in those days there used to be a major crossroad there, from the Danube River to the Aegean Sea and from the city of Plovdiv to the Black Sea. In the..
Cycling in Bulgaria's big cities has become more popular amidst people at different age. However, cycling on the country's roads is accompanied with a series of risks. Most problems are due to the fact that cycling is not among the main..
The members of the Slow Food Network have been making a velvet revolution, the founder of the idea Carlo Petrini told Radio Bulgaria. Several days ago he presented to the Bulgarian readers his book entitled Slow Food Nation: Why Our Food..
La actividad de la gente de la red Slow Food es una moderna revolución de terciopelo, pero una revolución de todas formas , dice el promotor de la idea, Carlo Petrini. Hace días él presentó ante los lectores búlgaros su libro “Bello, limpio, justo”, las..
“On 17 August 986 the warriors of Samuel smashed up on this spot the Byzantine invaders of Emperor Basil II. Glory forever!” These are the words engraved on a stone plate, placed at the Trayanovi Vrata (Gate of Trajan) fortress, situated some 60 km to..
Spelt-the wheat (the Bulgarian word is Limetz) has been accompanying mankind since the dawn of human civilization. Spelt is the oldest sort of wheat- it dates back to the 8th millenniкп BC. Traces of spelt were found in some Thracian tombs, as..
Presidenti Rumen Radev u takua në Baku me Presidenten e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut Gordana Siljanovska, njoftoi BNT. Në fillim të bisedës, Radev..
Një rrugëtim i jashtëzakonshëm mes zhanreve muzikore dhe vendndodhjeve gjeografike na pret sonte më 14 nëntor. Në sallën 11 të Pallatit Kombëtar të Kulturës..
Veliko Tërnovo është qyteti me pamjet më kulturore dhe historike në Bullgari. Nuk ka njeri në vendin tonë që nuk emocionohet kur hyn në Kryeqytetin e..