The Union of Bulgarian Writers is celebrating 110 years since its foundation. The creative association was established on September 8, 1913. Ivan Andreychin (literary and theater critic, poet, fiction writer, playwright and translator) was elected its..
Not far from Sofia, the delightful garden of Elin Pelin is once again hosting the Festival of Independent Free Exchange of Seeds, Seedlings and Saplings. Over the weekend, volunteers from the “Green Team of Bulgaria” are inviting all people who..
An earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale was registered today near the town of Elin Pelin, seismologists from the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences said. The earthquake was..
Caretaker Minister of Transport Georgi Todorov gave the official start to the modernization of the Elin Pelin-Vakarel railway line which includes the construction of the longest railway tunnel in the country. The entire section is 20 kms. long, the..
"Remember the past, build the future, keep traditions alive!" is the motto of this year's folklore festival in the Shoppe region, which is held in the period June 21 to 27th in Elin Pelin. The municipality has prepared thematic events for..
Diana Dimitrova is making embroideries from plastic caps, transmitting the coded messages to the Bulgarian women with the help of modern material. Her panels adorn the fence of the eco-park in her hometown of Elin Pelin, and with the help of her..
We mark the 140 th birth anniversary of renowned Bulgarian writer Elin Pelin (born on July 20, 1877). Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev is to attend the official ceremony, hold a speech before the guests and lay flowers to the monument of the..
The people living in the Shoppe region have a reputation for being fun-loving and cheerful. They have a philosophy all their own, their own way of doing things, their own culture as well as an inimitable sense of humour and a self-irony they have..
