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Uti Bachvarov at the Samovodene onion – food festival in Veliko Tarnovo

A Culinary Celebration with Chef Bachvarov

Chef Uti Bachvarov and his team will headline the Samovodene Onion Festival in the Veliko Tarnovo village of Samovodene. Set for August 31, this highly anticipated food festival in Veliko Tarnovo will take place in the picturesque square in front of the “Izvor-1873” community center. The festival, which honors the village’s rich history of onion cultivation, offers a day filled with culinary delights, entertainment, and cultural activities for visitors of all ages.

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Celebrating Traditional Bulgarian Food at the Gardener’s Festival in Draganovo: A Culinary Competition and Rich Heritage

Draganovo: The Birthplace of European Horticulture

Traditional Bulgarian Food

For the first time, the picturesque village of Draganovo will host a unique competition centered on traditional Bulgarian food, particularly the beloved garden soup. This event coincides with the annual Gardener’s Festival, a cherished holiday that celebrates the village’s pivotal role in pioneering European horticulture.

Draganovo, widely recognized as the birthplace of horticulture in Europe, maintains a friendly rivalry with the neighboring village of Polikraishte, which also claims this title. “Our dispute is like the Hundred Years’ War,” jokes Draganovo’s mayor, Ivan Kishev. Despite this rivalry, Draganovo proudly honors its legacy through the Gardener’s Festival, which pays tribute to the hardworking men who taught Europeans how to cultivate exceptional fruits and vegetables.

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Nearly 340 participants from 8 countries will take the stage at the 26th International Folklore Festival in Veliko Tarnovo

The Summer Theater in the town center will host the event from July 20 to 27

The festival will feature ensembles from China, Cyprus, Mexico, Georgia, Uruguay, East Timor, Comoros and Bulgaria.

There are about 190 foreign participants, and nearly 150 Bulgarian participants, Yorgova said. For the first time in the festival, the audience will see representatives of Uruguay, East Timor and Comoros, she added.

the 26th International Folklore Festival in Veliko Tarnovo
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The private Science Museum in Usoi with new exhibits – things to do in Veliko Tarnovo region

Thousands are already visitors to the unique private Eureka Science Museum in the former village of Usoi, Elena municipality

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Wonder for things to do in Veliko Tarnovo region – here is one interesting idea.

In 2021, Valentin Dimitrov demonstrates and showcases various physical laws and chemical phenomena in a barn he transformed through his enterprising spirit. Nearly 30 products were exhibited then – a mock-up of an airplane wing profile, a pendulum clock mechanism, 3D puzzles, a frequency generator, a painting robot, a miniature organ, polyplast (a structure made of ropes with pulleys with a 20-kilogram weight attached to them, loads are lifted), Nikola Tesla’s coil, etc. The 64-year-old Valentin Dimitrov made the models with his own hands. He is also the tour guide in the museum and shows the visitors the magic of science. Usually the greatest interest is in the Archimedes screw, practically the first irrigation pump in history. Tour operators present the private Science Museum in Usoi with new exhibits as a destination.

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New bus line with electric buses for the tourists – Veliko Tarnovo news

Impportant Veliko Tarnovo news for the tourists and the citizens

Last week a new bus line N 100 in Veliko Tarnovo will be launched, on which three electric buses will travel.
The line connects the two newly built buffer parking lots with the central and old part of the city. And also has stops next to the museum and cultural sites and the main tourist attractions.

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