What to accompany your rakia with - discover some of the popular Bulgarian tradi

TASTY BULGARIA

What to accompany your rakia with - discover some of the popular Bulgarian traditional dishes - sarmi, patatnik, lukanka, kachamak and more.
Enjoy Sofia's charming remnants of Communist times advising you how to cross the

STOP! ATTENTION! CROSS!

Enjoy Sofia's charming remnants of Communist times advising you how to cross the streets and where to dispose of garbage. Soon they will be gone as the era they come from.
GERB takes a U-turn on the issue of banning smoking in public spaces in Bulgaria

SMOKERS IN, CHILDREN OUT

GERB takes a U-turn on the issue of banning smoking in public spaces in Bulgaria. From now on it is up to restaurant owners to decide on special smoking sections.

COMBAT REMAINS

The idea for a museum of military history dates from the time of the First World War. One of the army commanders, General Pravoslav Tenev, saw an opportunity to collect the artefacts scattered all over Bulgaria, held by the regiments and exhibited in regional museums. The army headquarters agreed, and promised rewards to those who cooperated – and penalties to those who tried to hide them. 

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010 

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SOFIA'S TEMPLES, PART 3

This diversity of religions comes from a long and complicated history, peopled by Romans, Bulgarians, Ottomans, Jews and Greeks, along with other minorities. Each group built its own place of worship, though the line between "traditional" and "non-traditional" religions blurred between 1944 and 1989, when the Communist regime persecuted all of them indiscriminately.

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010

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SAY IT WITH A SMILE

The medical education in the country produces fine dentists who open private practice, where the rates for dental service are acceptable by Bulgarian standards. By Western European standards, they are negligible.

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010

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FOR THE LOVE OF NATURE

Living in the city means less contact with nature, which is the best medicine for tension and fatigue. It is possible to restore it with just a few actions: eating fresh and natural food and escaping into the nature every once in a while are small but necessary steps.

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010  

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CONCRETE MIXER TRUCK KILLS A SCOTTISH WOMAN IN SVETI VLAS

Car accidents invloving foreigners at the Bulgarian sea side are not rare occasions

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SOLVING THE PROPERTY PUZZLE

Some guidelines on the way the real estate market in Bulgaria functions in times of crisis.

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010   

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WHO DID YOU ARREST TODAY, MY BLUE-EYED SON?

The Bulgarian public has become used to almost everyday police raids, with names like ''The Impudent,'' ''The Crocodiles,'' ''The VAT-ers,'' and ''The Magistrates''

Issue 45-46, June-July 2010  

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