Archaeology: Bulgaria’s latest ‘vampire’ skeleton found in Plovdiv
Bulgaria’s collection of “vampire skeletons” – burials in which measures were taken to prevent the deceased from rising as undead – can
Read more
Plovdiv
What’s On: One Dance Week in Plovdiv from August 28 to September 6
One Dance Week, which includes some of the most up-to-date and progressive dance companies and choreographers from the global dance
Read more
Floods in Bulgaria: One dead in Vratsa, emergency in Rhodope villages
A 25-year-old man died in a Vratsa village as a result of floods as several hours of heavy rain deluged
Read more
Floods hit western and central Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania
Heavy rains have unleashed floods that caused serious damage to roads and other infrastructure in western and central Bulgaria, including
Read more
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv campaigns against stray cats
The growing number of street cats in Plovdiv is driving the municipality moggy, and authorities are handing out hefty fines
Read more
Plovdiv court orders district mayor removed from office pending trial on corruption allegations
Plovdiv Regional Court on July 14 order central district mayor Raina Petrova removed from office pending her trial in connection
Read more
Heavy rain disrupts traffic in Varna, a day after Plovdiv mops up after thunderstorm
Heavy rain disrupted traffic in Varna on June 16, the morning after a river burst its banks to flood 50
Read more
What’s On: One Design Week in Plovdiv from June 20 to 29
One Design Week, an international festival for design and visual culture, is being held in Plovdiv from June 20 to
Read more
Plovdiv court rejects Muslim claim on former mosque land in Karlovo
Plovdiv Regional Court has upheld a decision by Karlovo District Court rejecting an application by the Muslim community to be
Read more