Sights in District Bourgas

The "Dog spinning" (known in Bulgaria as "Trichane") is awful ritual that is practiced mainly in southeastern Bulgaria. The most known place where it is performed is village of Brodilovo.The ritual was traditionally practised on the first day of Lent and probably have pagan...

The Sand Sculptures Festival is held annually from 2008 in city of Burgas. It begins in early summer (July) and the sculptures remain open for visiting throughout the summer. The sand shapes are located in the Burgas Park "Ezeroto" ("The Lake") in the Sea Garden. Though it is young, the festival...

Nestinarstvo is ancient Bulgarian ritual originally performed in several Bulgarian and Greek-speaking villages in the Strandzha Mountains. It is a unique mixture of Eastern Orthodox beliefs and older pagan traditions from the region. The ritual involves barefoot dancing on smoldering embers. One of...

"Spirit of Burgas" is a music festival in city of Burgas, held in August, annually since 2008. During its short existence the festival has grown up exceptionally and now is one of the cultural institutions of the city and most important music event in Bulgaria. The festival has many fans and enjoys...

The Festival Strandja singing is held for the first time in 1960 in the village of Gramatikovo. This began the tradition of the national folk festivals in Bulgaria. It is held every 4 years and is under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria, aiming to promote the rich songs of ...

December 6 is the public holiday of Burgas - one of Bulgaria’s most beautiful Black Sea coastal cities. The date is also St Nikola day (Nikulden) - the saint of the fishermen....