People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...

With the blessing of his grandfather, King Simeon II, and his parents, Prince Simeon received the insignia of the Youth Guard ...

Over the weekend, my mom visited Bulgaria for a brief time. She was already in Amsterdam, but she made her way to Eastern Europe. She had never been to Bulgaria or a country like this, and I forgot ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the "Regina Coeli" prayer in Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia, Bulgaria, on May 5, 2019 (CNS photo/Paul Haring). On his first visit to Bulgaria, Pope Francis ...

The first thing you notice about Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s 2019 European Capital of Culture, are the so-called cobblestones. These are no genteel cobblestones; the downtown streets are paved with small, ...

On the night of October 31, streets around the world glow with carved pumpkins, costumed figures, and the echoes of ancient ...

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...

The 102nd anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye was celebrated in Bulgaria with a special program rich in friendship, ...

YAMBOL, BULGARIA (March 24, 2023) - On 13 March, Soldiers from the Army Support Activity-Black Sea (ASA-Black Sea), 1st Battalion 18th Infantry Regiment, and the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion ...

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 main square Saturday to watch ...