Cathedral of the Books

A Dutch architecture studio decided on a bold act by designing a bookstore in a 15th-century Dominican cathedral in the city of Zwolle. Acco...

Maiden Grapes In My Father's House

For years I enjoyed the facade of my father's house. I wondered when I saw people passing by us to take out cameras to shoot, you shoot ...

About the name Georgе

The name George has Greek origin and can be translated as "farmer" (geo - earth, ergon - work). In Europe the name George began to...

Hedge

In a recent trip to Scotland, happened to pass along incredible hedges, which are set on the main road. This hedge was entered in the Guinne...

Something inexplicable

When I was a student at the Russian school in my hometown, I had a teacher litaretura. Yet smart teacher. His eternal memory! He wanted all ...

The most popular Christmas song

In 1831 in Germany "Silent night, holy night ..." appeared simultaneously in two song collections in Berlin and Dresden. Both plac...

Nevena Kokanova - The First Lady Of The Bulgarian Movie

On December 12, 1938, the great Bulgarian actress Nevena Kokanova was born, called for many years the "First Lady of Bulgarian Cinema&q...

St. Mina

On November 11, we honor St. Mina as the patron saint of the family. Its name means "moon, moon". Famous Wonderworker, protector o...

Beglik Tash, Thracian rock sanctuary

BeglikTash is a Thracian rock sanctuary situated on the southern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, a few kilometers north of the city of Primorsk...

Michaelmas

Day of St. Michael the Archangel - Arhistrateg (captain) of the whole heavenly host of angels and archangels, is the second largest after De...

Festive November 1st

November 1st! Bulgarian holiday of historical memory and national confidence! Defended year after year through the centuries of slavery, vio...

Dimitar's day

Dimitrov Day, Dimitar Day - is a day in the national calendar among the Slavs, falling on October 26 or November 8. The name of the day come...

Ancient villa "Armira"

Ancient villa "Armira" - one of the richest Roman villas discovered on Bulgarian territory. As the vast area of the villa (about 1...

Architectural Reserve Zheravna

In Bulgaria, the village of Zheravna is famous for its magnificent surrounding nature, wooden architecture from the Bulgarian National Reviv...

The town of Silistra

Silistra is a town located on the right bank of the Danube. This city is the last city in Bulgaria on the border with Romania along the rive...

Monasteries in Bulgaria and their role in Bulgarian history

“The roads for us are Bulgarian monasteries, the honorary remnants of the stronghold, in which the living Bulgarian national spirit was pres...

Maiden Grapes In My Father's House

For years I enjoyed the facade of my father's house. I wondered when I saw people passing by us to take out cameras to shoot, you shoot ...

Kaloyan

One of the biggest Bulgarian rulers was Tsar Kaloyan. The third of the brothers who led the liberation struggle of the Bulgarian people at t...

My father

Dad was born that day. When he played his favorite violin, his face changed, he became devilish, youthful, confident. Once upon a time, it h...

Bridge of Sighs - Venice

This small, but picturesque Venetian bridge is so named for good reason - this interesting name, as always happens in such cases, related an...