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250 people to take part in “Following in the footsteps of the Apostle” trail

Monument to Vasil Levski, Karlovo
Photo: BGNES

The national Pleven-Karlovo trail begins, for the 29th time, on the eve of the birthday of Bulgaria’s national hero Vasil Levski, the Apostle of Freedom.

250 participants, aged 3 to 77, will take part in it, following 7 different itineraries. They will all arrive in Karlovo, the town where Vasil Levski was born, on 18 July, when celebrations will take place to mark 186 years since his birth.



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