Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city have enjoyed a free panoramic tour with a retro tram on the occasion of the 122nd anniversary of public transport in Sofia. The youngest passengers received fairytale coloring books as a gift.
"Sofia was among the first European cities with modern public transport. The capital city is still among the leaders in this area," said Sofia Deputy Mayor for Finance, Healthcare and Transport Doncho Barbalov. The history of public transport in Sofia dates back to the end of the 19th century, when the horse-drawn omnibus, known to people in Sofia as the “tram”, was introduced.
On Tuesday, the lowest temperatures will be between minus 5 and 0°C; in Sofia - around minus 5°C. It will remain cold and cloudy with snowfalls over most of the country and rainfall in the southeastern regions. The snow cover will..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev named Sofia Airport after the Apostle of Freedom Vasil Levski, the press secretariat of the head of state announced. Thus, its official name becomes Vasil Levski Sofia Airport. According to the Constitution, the Head of..
The European Commission has decided to close the infringement procedure against Bulgaria for the non-implementation of its obligations to review and update the Second Flood Risk Management Plans and the Third River Basin Management Plans. A statement..
Kristiyan Vladov and Stefan Kyurkchiev of the Plovdiv Museum of Natural History are working on a project to bring live fish from the southern Arctic..
The one-year anniversary of the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was marked with a memorial service in Sofia's St Nedelya Cathedral. It..
Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova will travel to Brussels to provide an update on Bulgaria’s progress towards euro area accession. The..
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