Tag Archives: Black Sea

The battle of Achelous

The battle of Achelous was led at the coast of Black sea on 20th of August 917 between the Bulgarian troops, led by king Simeon I; and the Byzantine troops. This was one of the biggest battles of the whole … Continue reading

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Nestinarstvo

Nestinarstvo is ancient Bulgarian and Greek movement including dancing on smoldering embers with bare feet performed by people called nestinari. The ritual is originally performed in several Greek and Bulgarian villages in the Strandzha mountain near the Black sea coast. … Continue reading

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Removal of illegal properties

The destroying and removal of illegal properties in Bulgaria starts from the Iskar dam near Sofia and the Black sea strip. The National building control agency already published hundreds of orders for announcing of owners of illegally built houses which … Continue reading

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