Bulgaria's second city has been inaugurated as European Capital of Culture 2019, an honor it shares with the Italian city of Matera. Under the motto "Together," Plovdiv kicks off a yearlong ...

Fifty-thousand people have attended a ceremony to see Bulgaria's oldest city become the 2019 European Capital of Culture. Its ancient heritage and diverse cultural life will be boosted this year by ...

Bulgaria's oldest city Plovdiv has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. Plovdiv claims to be the oldest continually inhabited European city, with more than 6,000 ...

People are silhouetted as they walk in the old town of Plovdiv, ahead of the opening ceremony of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture, in Bulgaria, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Plovdiv is the first ...

This Friday will officially open the year of Plovdiv as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. While the city is preparing to meet the expected guests and there are disputes about whether the ...

There are lots of examples of Bulgarian Renaissance architecture in Plovdiv old town. Image: IStock/font83 via AFP Relaxnews For the first time ever, a Bulgarian city has been named European Capital ...

In Plovdiv, the 52 Places Traveler meets the people who are turning the city into a true capital of culture. By Sebastian Modak Our columnist, Sebastian Modak, is visiting each destination on our 52 ...

The European Capitals of Culture is an year-long event that celebrates the diversity of cultures in Europe. Every year a new city becomes the European Capital of Culture and the initiative is an ...

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08/12/2016 - A group of young artists is preparing a cultural project for Bulgaria's second-largest city Although bigger than Varna, Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second-biggest city (with 340,000 inhabitants ...

The southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv celebrated its inauguration as a European Capital of Culture with an opening show on January 12. The city shares the honor in 2019 with Matera, Italy. Plovdiv is ...