Despite being in Bulgaria’s poorest region, the North-West, Vratsa Province ranks among the top three in the country for economic development. According to 2023 data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI), it shares third place with Varna on the..
The first hours of the New Year in Bulgaria begin with the custom of “survakane” - a ritual tour around the village by a group of children or bachelors who carry a specially decorated wooden twig called "survachka" and pat wit it family..