Kuker

At this time of the year there are many carnival-like folk festivals throughout Bulgaria. Here’s a rather frightening costume they use in Shiroka Laka, a picturesque village in the Rhodopes mountains.

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Stairs

I have been walking around the old town in Plovdiv quite a few times but had so far failed to capture the atmosphere as well as this photographer did. Well done!

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Let the Sunshine in

Yet another beautiful picture of Plovdiv’s old town, which is featured in my Journey through Bulgaria above.

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Yet another view of Sofia\’s Alexander Nevski Cathedral. This picture was taken by Swetoslaw Beltschew.

Nice still life, representative of Bulgaria. This picture was taken by Denislav Stoychev.