Sights in Region South-Western

On May 21, 2017 the Culture Directorate of Sofia Municipality, Bulgarian Art and Folklore Center "Nestya" and "Future for the Talents of Bulgaria" organize a Festival of Fire-dancing in Sofia.The feast is dedicated to May 21 - St. Constantine and Elena Day which is also a day of...

At 9,10 and 11 of October, 2015 in the village of Mikrevo will be held XII-th edition of the International folk festival "Maleshevo singing and dancing".During the festival, visitors will be able to see:ethnographic exhibition "Traditions in Maleshevieto" - in the lobby of the community center of...

Every year on Shrove days, in the village of Voluyak is organized a traditional custom "Djamala". The tradition dates back to the time of Turkish rule.According to legends, ever in these times, there was a several consecutive years of drought (or sleet). The people were very impoverished and...

The multi-genre Transfiguration Festival will be held for the first time between 6 - 9 August 2015 in the village of Dolen. The goal is to get visitors to leave their usual and urban vanity and have a touch to the spiritual, merge with the purity of the mountain, feel of Bulgarian spirit, meet with...

Each year, on 18-th, against 19-th August, the followers of the teachings of Peter Deunov gather near The Seven Rila Lakes (Rila mountain) to meet its solar New Year. During the event there are spiritual lectures, singing of songs and hymns, prayers. One of the most impressive moment is the...

Village of Divlya is located in a mountainous area. The village has a well developed organized hunting tourism. Every year before the opening of the season for hunting big game (usually in early October) here is organized a hunting festival in the "Voynova Mahala" locality.During the festival there...

On December 1 Botevgrad municipality celebrates its official public holiday. On this date in 1934 the town was renamed from the Turkish Orhanie to Botevgrad, after the great Bulgarian revolutionary Hristo Botev. There are musical and cultural events on this date in Botevgrad....

St. Тodors day is a big holiday for the Christians and official holiday of Dragoshinovo village. The fest is characterized by horse racing (kushii), but unique for the the village of Dragoshinovo is made during the feast votive meal of crab (rachnik - from Bulgarian word "rack" = ...

Every last Sunday of the month of May in the village of Pchelin is organized a village fair. The event is not extensive, but there is enough humor, songs, dances, beer and kebabcheta.For children there are several stalls with toys, treats and "candy cotton".The fair is held in the courtyard of...

The winter folk custom "Surva" in village of Chepino exists more than two centuries. It is held every even year at 13  and 14 January (it is the New Year day in the old style).There are different groups which performed diferent dances - wedding group, bell group, gypsy group, etc. Typical for this ...