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By dailymail The Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach has been named as offering the best value for money break for UK holidaymakers for a second year running, an annual report has revealed. It was found to be the place where Brits will see their pounds stretch furthest in research which saw the Turkish resort of Marmaris in second place while the Algarve...

Pliska National Historical and Architectural Reserve Roughly 29 km from Shumen and just 2 km from present-day Pliska are the remains of Bulgaria’s first capital. Pliska was the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, from 681-893. The Pliska National Historical and Architectural Reserve was declared an important national cultural and historical landmark in Issue № 46 of the State Decrees for...

The Associated Press 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 central square Saturday to watch the opening show dubbed "We are all colors" with 1,500 local and foreign artists on several stages. Squeezed between the Balkan and the Rodopi Mountains, Bulgaria's second-largest...

By Guardian Fearing the prospect of a plunging pound, travellers are turning to an unlikely destination to make their money go further As the wrangling over how Britain should leave the EU reaches fever pitch, one country is already experiencing a Brexit dividend: Bulgaria. Resorts in the south-eastern European country have seen a surge in bookings from British holidaymakers as families seek out...

More than 30 groups will take part in the 16th edition of the festival "Simitliya - The Ancient Land of Kukeri". This was said Mayor of Simitli Municipality Apostol Apostolov. He added that masquerade gamesfor a consecutive year will be held at the September stadium on January 12 at 10.00 hour, as the place is convenient for the gully of...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is traveling in May to the Orthodox countries of Bulgaria and Macedonia, where he will pay tribute to Macedonian-born Mother Teresa, officials said Thursday. During the May 5-7 trip, Francis will visit the Bulgarian cities of Sofia and Rakovski, followed by a stop in the Macedonian capital Skopje en route home, the Vatican said. Francis canonized...