The village of Momchilovtsi, the Rhodopes, Pamporovo and the Smolyan region were present with a pavilion at a tourism exhibition this autumn in Ningbo, China. Speaking to BTA, Momchil Karaivanov, a representative of the Bulgarian-Chinese Society..
The UK Ambassador to Bulgaria, Nathaniel Copsey, has met with students from the Language High School in Smolyan to present the "Ambassador for a Day" initiative. It will be held for the eighth consecutive year by the British Embassy...
An open Alpine training session will take place today in front of the Rhodope Drama Theatre in the town of Smolyan . The event of the 101st Alpine Regiment of the Army is on the occasion of the International Youth Day. During the event, techniques..
Over 350 military personnel from 4 countries are participating in the military exercise "Rhodope - 24" in Bulgaria's Smolyan region. They train in combat and survival in the mountains. Such an exercise is not being held for the first time, the..
The Bulgarian region of Smolyan has declared an influenza epidemic from 18 January to 24 January 2024 . The decision was taken on the basis of an increase in the incidence of influenza and acute respiratory diseases, which has reached epidemic levels of..
The joint training "Rhodope 23" will be held from September 11 to 21, 2023. More than 350 servicemen from the Ground Forces Command, the 24th Krumovo Air Base and others from the Bulgarian Army, from the Czech Republic, Italy and the United States will..
Hundreds of fish have been found dead in Cherna River in Ustovo, a neighbourhood of the town of Smolyan. The water supply and sanitation company has not ascertained any breach in the collector sewer, and there are no irregular discharges from..
Dozens of small towns and villages in the Smolyan and Kardzhali districts are without electricity after the torrential rain and heavy snowfall yesteday. Work continues to overcome the consequences of the bad weather in both districts where..
A hurricane wind with a speed of 100 kilometres per hour, accompanied by hail and rain, hit the town of Sliven (central Bulgaria) and the surrounding villages within the space of 10 minutes at noon . Trees got uprooted and damaged yet there are no..
While the prominent Bulgarian writer, Prof. Nikolai Haitov, wrote, “Levski is the embodiment of the Bulgarian spirit in its purest form”, another Bulgarian patriot saw his 10-year-old dream come true this summer – a depiction of..
