Huddled in the folds of the mountain, its magnificent stone houses and fences are the reason why people have come to call it the “Stone Nest” of the Balkan Range. Life in Iglika is quiet and restful, far from the noise and bustle of the 21 st..
Every year, the chitalishte (community culture club) in the village of Kralevo not far from Targovishte, re-enacts Bulgarian traditions and rituals, organizing contests such as “Master lyutenitsa - maker” and “From granny’s dresser”. And for the..
Svishtov on the Danube is celebrating 169 years since the first Bulgarian chitalishte was founded. The official celebrations will take place at the memorial plaque honouring Dimitar Nachovich. The chitalishte in Svishtov was founded on 30..
A 3-day culture and gastro festival is taking place in Antimovo village near Vidin. For the 14 th time the Razvitie-1926 chitalishte (community culture club) and the municipality are organizing the Gergiovden (St. George’s Day) festival..
Today marks 165 years since the founding of the first chitalishte (community culture club) in Bulgaria. The first Bulgarian chitalishte was founded on this day in 1865 in Svishtov. The idea belongs to Emanuil Vaskidovich, Georgi..
It looked like Ivan-Alexander and Stefania had decided to go with the flow and see where it took them. But in fact they set off a series of wondrous events in a border village in Mount Strandzha. And while the pandemic has kept people at..
