More than 150 publishing companies are taking part in the 49th Sofia international book fair opening today at the National Palace of Culture in Bulgaria’s capital city.
This is the most full-blooded edition of the fair since the pandemic, with the stands of the publishers occupying four floors. Parallel with the book fair, the Sofia literary festival and the 5th Sofia literary children and youth festival is also taking place. 18 authors from abroad (from Hungary, Austria, USA, UK, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Georgia, Spain, Italy, Canada, Slovenia, Finland, France) have arrived in Bulgaria to meet with readers during the forum, which is a record, Desislava Alexieva, chair of the board of directors of the Bulgarian Book Association said for the BNR.
The Bulgarian government has approved a new program to support organizations of Bulgarian communities from Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine and Moldova and citizens of North Macedonia with Bulgarian identity for the period October 15, 2025 - December..
Varna is hosting the 18th Black Sea Tourism Forum on the topic "Positions of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in the tourism market - challenges and prospects". The organizer of the discussions, which will take place on October 30 and 31 in our Black Sea..
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 1 to 6°C, in Sofia - 2°C. The temperatures in the valleys will be slightly lower in the morning, where there will be conditions for frost. In the hours before noon, it will still be foggy..
Sofia has a new spot for curious minds. Phenomena is a museum where science and art come together — a place to experiment, discover, and get hands-on..
‘In my view, the period between Bulgaria’s liberation and 1944 was especially significant because I believe that the country was then on the right..
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