On the Day of Hristo Botev and those who fell for the freedom of Bulgaria, we take you to his home in Kalofer, which was turned into a museum 75 years ago. The story of the house is interesting and it is part of a museum complex, declared a..
On June 2 Bulgaria marks the Day of Hristo Botev and the people who fell for Bulgaria’s freedom and independence. At 12 pm sharp their great deed will be honored with a minute of silence and the sound of the air raid sirens. On the eve of..
1400 people from all over the country set out on a hiking trip in the footsteps of Hristo Botev's revolutionary band as a sign of respect to the feats of Bulgarian fighters for freedom. The initiative is held for the 73rd consecutive year. The..
In the distant 1876, on the night of May 17, a group of Bulgarian revolutionaries started their way from the Romanian Danubian town of Giurgiu to Bulgaria suffering five centuries of Ottoman rule. The revolutionary band was headed by poet..
Today marks169 years since the birth of great Bulgarian poet, journalist and revolutionary Hristo Botev. The anniversary was celebrated in his native town Kalofer. Events started with a rally at the Hristo Botev memorial where the town’s residents..
A unique exhibition displaying relics of the life of great Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev was unveiled in the President’s Office on Saturday, the press center of the Bulgarian head of state announced. On June 2 Bulgaria marked the..
The year was 1876 and in the night of May 17th a military detachment of Bulgarian emigrants started their trip from the Romanian city of Giurgiu towards suffering Bulgaria, which had been under Ottoman rule for 5 centuries. Leader was poet and..
Once a prosperous medieval monarchy, Bulgaria was conquered by the Ottoman Turks in 14 century. It fell into the scope of a powerful Muslim empire and was torn away from Europe and its values for longer than 500 years. However, the Bulgarian..
