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 ...

Protestors gathered in the central Bulgarian city of Plovdiv on January 17 after news emerged of local politicians seeking to dismantle a hilltop monument to the Soviet Red Army known as "Alyosha." On ...

The International Festival of Masquerade Games “Surva” has officially opened in the Bulgarian city of Pernik, bringing ten days of color, sound, and ancient ritual to the town. This year marks the ...