On Tourism Day, Bulgaria is celebrating 128 years since the start of the organized tourist movement in the country. As is the tradition, the celebrations are taking place on Mount Vitosha, the mountain closest to the capital city Sofia, where the..
145 years have passed since the Liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Rule. On March 3, 1878, the San Stefano Peace Treaty was signed between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which ended yet another Russo-Turkish war, which turned into a war of..
The celebrations of the 158th anniversary of the birth of the emblematic Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantino v began today in his native town Svishtov. The literary award in memory of the writer was given out for the 54th time. This year's winner of..
One of the oldest public organizations in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Tourist Union, celebrates 125 years since its inception on August 30, 2020. Its creators were the patriarch of Bulgarian literature Ivan Vazov and prominent writer and public figure..
On August 27, 1895, the first club of Bulgarian tourists was established on Cherni Vrah Peak on Vitosha Mountain close to Sofia. The initiative was of Bulgarian writer and public figure Aleko Konstantinov , the website bgtourism.bg reports. The..
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..
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..
