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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 ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Culture: Bulgaria's oldest city honored as European culture capital
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 ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Culture: Bulgaria's ancient Plovdiv celebrates as European culture capital
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Bulgaria's southern city of Plovdiv kicked off its year as an European Capital of Culture with a lights and music show on a 30-meter high tower in the city center and ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Culture: In Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Culture Amid The Cobblestones
The first thing you notice about Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s 2019 European Capital of Culture, are the so-called cobblestones. These are no genteel cobblestones; the downtown streets are paved with small, ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Culture: Bulgarian Cities Bid for Culture Capital Prize
Eight Bulgarian towns and cities are competing for the award of European Capital of Culture 2019. The mayor of Burgas, Varna , Veliko Tarnovo, Gabrovo, Ruse, Sofia, Plovdiv and Shumen submitted their ...
News Bulgaria » Plovdiv » Culture: Bulgaria’s oldest city honored as European culture capital
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Plovdiv, the oldest city in Bulgaria, has been officially inaugurated as the European Capital of Culture for 2019. Some 50,000 people gathered on a main square Saturday to watch ...