The number of heavy trucks passing through the Silistra-Calarasi ferry terminal across the Danube has been growing. A report by BNR Shumen shows that 970 trucks passed in both directions in the past week. This is the first time this..
The low level of the Danube River hinders navigation in the Bulgarian section. A large number of vessels are waiting in the Belene area. The Head of the River Supervision Directorate in Bulgaria's Ruse, Captain Ivan Zhekov, announced that 22 ships and..
The route with a length of over 700 km along the Danube connects one of the most northwestern points of Bulgaria near the village of Kudelin to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast near Durankulak. Eight years after the creation of the Dunav Ultra..
Silistra Municipality and Danube Club have organized the traditional swim across the Danube River. Only 24 people took part at this year’s event- the lowest number in the 80-year history of the swimming competition. Nine-year-old Vito Mladenov was..
May 6 has been the official holiday of the Bulgarian city of Ruse on the Danube since 2002. The city was known as the "Little Vienna" after Bulgaria's Liberation from the Ottoman Rule in 1878 and today it is the fifth largest city in this country...
The Silistra-Calarasi ferry line, operated by a Romanian carrier, has resumed operation since March 15. The border checkpoint activity at the Silistra Ferry checkpoint has also been restored, Bulgaria's Ministry of Transport announced. By a decision..
A new specialized craft built for the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River is to dredge the River Danube in the Bulgarian-Romanian section, BTA reports. The new dredge, built by a company from the Netherlands,..
The fully preserved furnace has two tiers. On the bottom tier are the two combustion chambers where a fire is lit to heat up the grate. Above the grate is the second tier of the furnace. The surface area of the grate is about 15 square metres,..
A 30-hour blockade of the border checkpoint between Bulgaria and Romania near the town of Silistra is to start today at 12 o'clock and will last until 6 o'clock on Saturday, November 21 . This was announced by the chairman of the Man, Nature and Health..
One of the emblems of the city of Ruse – known as the most European and beautiful Bulgarian town – welcomes its visitors with a renovated gold-plated dome. The Pantheon of National Revival Heroes is located in the heart of the Danube city...
