Americans Largest Group of Foreign Tourists in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo, Trapesitsa Fortress Restoration Yet to Bear Fruit
US tourists are once again the largest group of foreign visitors to view the numerous archaeological, historical, and cultural monuments in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo, the successor of medieval Tarnovgrad which was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422).
Bulgaria Celebrates 108th Anniversary since Declaration of Independence from Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria has celebrated the 108th anniversary since its Declaration of Independence from Ottoman Turkey which was made on September 22, 1908. The Team of ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com wishes happy Independence Day (September 22) to its Bulgarian and Bulgaria-loving readers from around the…
Bulgaria Celebrates 131th Anniversary since National Unification of Principality of Bulgaria and ‘Eastern Rumelia’
Bulgaria has celebrated the 131th anniversary since the Unification of what is today North and South Bulgaria, back then the Principality of Bulgaria, a vassal of Ottoman Turkey, and Eastern Roumelia, an autonomous region of Ottoman Turkey, which was declared…
100th Anniversary of Bulgaria’s Submarine Force Celebrated with Special Exhibit in Naval History Museum in Black Sea City Varna
The 100th anniversary since the launched of the submarine force of the Bulgarian Navy has been celebrated with a special jubilee exhibition of the Naval Museum in the Black Sea city of Varna
Exhibition on Ancient Celts of National Museum of Scotland Features Celtic Chariot Artifacts from Bulgaria’s National Museum of Archaeology
A total of seven Celtic artifacts found in Bulgaria, which are part of the collection of the National Institute and Museum of Archaology in Sofia, have been included in the latest exhibition on the Ancient Celts of the National Museum…
Bulgaria Celebrates 138th Anniversary since National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria has celebrated the 138th anniversary since its National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire on March 3, 1878.
St. John the Baptist Relics Ended Up in Bulgaria’s Sozopol to Counterbalance Huge Ancient Apollo Statue and Temple, Archaeologist Hypothesizes
The establishment of an Early Christian monastery dedicated to St. John the Baptist with the saint’s relics in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort town of Sozopol (known as Apollonia Pontica in ancient times) may have been motivated by the existence of…
US, Romanian Tourists Top List of Foreign Visitors of Capital of Second Bulgarian Empire Veliko Tarnovo
Visitors from the USA are the largest group of foreign tourists to visit the archaeological, historical, and cultural monuments of the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria which is the successor of Tarnovgrad, the capital of the Second…
Bulgaria Celebrates 107th Anniversary since Declaration of Independence from Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria has celebrated the 107th anniversary since its Declaration of Independence from Ottoman Turkey which was made on September 22, 1908.
Bulgaria Celebrates 130th Anniversary since National Unification of Principality of Bulgaria and ‘Eastern Rumelia’
Bulgaria has celebrated the 130th anniversary since the Unification of what is today North and South Bulgaria, back then the Principality of Bulgaria, a vassal of Ottoman Turkey, and Eastern Roumelia, an autonomous region of Ottoman Turkey, which was declared…
Bulgarian Institute, University of Southampton to Start Joint Exploration of Black Sea Underwater Archaeology
A large-scale Bulgarian-British project for exploring the underwater archaeology of Bulgaria’s exclusive zone in the Black Sea has been started by the Sozopol-based Center for Underwater Archaeology at the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture and the Center for Maritime Archaeology of…
Englishman Preserves Bulgaria’s Military History by Collecting Artifacts from World War I, World War II
Patrick John Brown, an Englishman living in the Bulgarian town of Avren near the Black Sea city of Varna, is helping preserve Bulgaria’s exciting military history from the first half of the 20th century, including the periods of World War…
Bulgaria Celebrates 137th Anniversary since National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria and Bulgarians around the world celebrate on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, the 137th anniversary since the country’s National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire on March 3, 1878. The Team of ArchaeologyinBulgaria.com wishes happy Liberation Day (March 3) to its…
18th Century Ottoman Naval Cannon Seized from Black Sea Treasure Hunters Exhibited in Bulgaria’s Dobrich
An 18th century cannon with a gun carriage of the Ottoman Navy in the Black Sea has been restored and showcased by the Regional Museum of History in the city of Dobrich in Northeast Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Celebrates 136th Anniversary since National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria and Bulgarians around the world celebrate on Monday, March 3, 2014, the 136th anniversary since the country’s National Liberation from the Ottoman Empire on March 3, 1878.
