DR KALOYAN DENKOV: RESHAPING THE POSSIBLE
The founder of RE/SHAPE Plastic Surgery Clinic, is redefining what this rapidly evolving field can offer – and what it demands in practice
BULGARIA'S WILD ROCKY COAST
Head on for exploration of discovery and awe
ST MARINA'S SACRED GROTTO
In Strandzha's deepest ravines, small rock cavity still holds its secrets
FROM GUMOSHTNIK TO THE TITANIC
More than 100 years later, village still remembers its men who perished with legendary ship
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Sofia's changed street names continue to confuse
BEYOND NINE FORESTS: TALES OF HIDDEN BULGARIA
Moni Georgieva Sheehan's collection immerses you into the world of traditional Bulgarian imagination
THE SNAKE BRIDE
An excerpt from Beyond Nine Forests: Tales of Hidden Bulgaria
'THE WHOLE MARA LEAVENED'
Many Bulgarian linguists erroneously relate this flowery Bulgarian idiom to a woman named Mara who leavened (or was just about to), but the truth is quite different
IVANOVO'S NAMELESS CHURCHES
In UNESCO-listed cluster of medieval monastic caves, murals outlasted everything else
WHICH RHODOPE TOWN IS BETWEEN TWO DAMS?
Think you know Bulgaria and the Bulgarians? Take our test to doublecheck
WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
Perched on a hill in the midst of the Rhodope mountain range there stands an ancient rock city that visitors instantly compare to Machu Picchu
QUOTE-UNQUOTE
In a mixed parliament even the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ will prompt negative comments.
Vladimir Nikolov, MP for Progressive Bulgaria
















