Seventy-four percent of Plovdiv residents have visited at least one cultural event in their hometown this year thanks to the initiative "Plovdiv - European Capital of Culture", it became clear at the Looking Back & Thinking Forward International Meeting organized by the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and the Goethe Institute. Representatives of European cultural centers such as Plovdiv, Matera and Liverpool gave a very good assessment to the Bulgarian participation in this large-scale European project. According to the monitoring report, one out of three Plovdiv citizen has strengthened their sense of belonging to Europe following the European Capital of Culture initiative. Citizens of Plovdiv associate their special year with the promotion of their hometown, with the rise in the number of tourists, as well as travelling, investments, repairs and improvement. Mayor Zdravko Dimitrov said that the municipality of Plovdiv will continue to develop the city as a cultural capital and to support sustainable creative projects.
This summer the Ministry of Culture is allocating funds for field archaeological excavations at 58 sites , BTA reported. More than 150 sites have applied this year, with requirements that they have not only scientific and educational value, but also..
The Open Buzludzha Festival connects culture, history and nature in an unforgettable experience at the foot of Mount Buzludzha and the eponymous monument for yet another year, BTA reported. The event, organized by the Buzludzha Project Foundation,..
The festival of the modern young urban person "My Sofia. Youth with Causes" will be held for the third time on August 9 and 10 (Friday and Saturday) in the heart of the capital city. The two-day event with free entry starts at 17.00 and..
Bulgarian culture and tradition, until recently exotic to the rest of the world, is gradually becoming part of 21 st century world culture – with..
"I am Sofia" - this is the name of the new city festival of arts and emotions, which will be held from September 17 to 23 in the space in front of the..
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