People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...

The Consulate General of Bulgaria in Los Angeles, in partnership with the BgFACE Foundation and Bulgarian Classical Concerts - LA, will present an upcoming celebration of Bulgarian culture and ...

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the "Regina Coeli" prayer in Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 5, 2019 (CNS photo/Paul Haring). On his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis ...

Bulgarian flags of red, white and green and European Union flags - blue with yellow stars - were hanging all around the Reitz Union's Arredondo Room. There was a martenizi, a kukeri and a survachka - ...

In the context of celebration of 70 years of diplomatic relations between India and Bulgaria, the “Days of Indian Culture” will be presented in Bulgaria with the visit of a famous Indian dance troupe ...

The National Press Club of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) in the Turkish capital of Ankara held a meeting on "Culture and Education – A bridge between Bulgaria and Türkiye" before a Sofia Opera and ...

AMMAN — On Friday, in the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Jordan, one of the brightest Bulgarian holidays was celebrated — the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius and the Bulgarian ...

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. Some 50,000 people gathered on a main square Saturday to watch ...