Moto-season 2018 started with the traditional, impressive moto procession. Hundreds of motor bikes cross the Sofia streets. The sound makes your heard beating.
Month: March 2018
Flowers day, week before Eastern
The Sunday before Eastern is the Flowers day or Tzvetnica in Bulgarian. The date depends on Eastern, so it changes every year. The day before, on Saturday, is Lazarovden (Lazarov means to the person named Lazar and day means day, so the day of Lazar). The word Tzvetnica comes from the word tzvete that
The day of the Earth with a great show
People save frozen storks
The House of Iablanski
The House of Iablanski Sofia Center, blv. "Tzar Osvoboditel" 18 GPS: 42.694219, 23.333351 Architect: Friedrich Grünanger (1856-1929) Arch. Friedrich Grünanger studied in Vien, Austria, author of numerous remarkable residential and public buildings in Bulgaria First owner – the financier Dimitar Iablanski Architecture style: baroque with renaissance elements Currently renovated
The house with the strawberries
The enigmatic house with the strawberries Sofia Center, str. “San Stefano” No. 6 GPS: 42.695609,23.339615 Architect: Georgui Kunev Arch. Georgui Kunev studied in Karlsruhe, Germany This aristocratic house seems to be part of our fairy-tales - fantastic as it is. The house looks sad but at the same time enigmatic. Nobody will be surprised if there is
Church Sv. Nedelia – Sofia
Sofia, Center GPS: 42.696770, 23.321237 The story of this church is really long. First building - X century On May 7, 1856, started the construction of the new church. In the autumn of 1863 the construction of the new church was completed. The architect wasIvan Boyanin. The church was destroyed on April 16, 1925, during General
The house with Titans
The house with Titans Sofia Center, str. "Graf Ignatiev" 2 GPS: 42.694647, 23.322121 Architect: Nikola Lazarov (1870 - 1942) Arch. Nikola Lazarov studied in Paris. He is is one of the most prominent Bulgarian architects. Architecture style: baroque - rich decoration of balconies, balustrades, Ionic columns The house with Titans was built in 1914 as house and office
Flowers in March
Welcome cowslips Cowslips can be seen everywhere in Bulgaria in March. Don't miss to take for a walk in Lozenec quarter in Sofia. In Bulgarian we have a woman name Iglika that means cowslip. On 8 of March - the intenational womens day the traditional flowers are hyacinthes and tulips. Cvetnica is coming Last Sunday before Eastern is an
8 of March – Women’s day
What Bulgarians are doing on 8 of March On 8 of March Bulgarians bring spring flowers to the women in the office, teachers, wife, mother. One of the best and most popular Bulgarian poems written in the name of the mother: Thank you, mummy! Thank you, mummy! for your kindly hug, for your mother's help and