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Overview
A picturesque small country called Bulgaria has existed for more than 13 centuries in Europe, linking East and West. Bulgaria remembers ancient civilisations and great people that wrote its turbulent history. Situated in Southeastern Europe, Bulgaria occupies the northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
The Bulgarian Belogradchik Rocks took the lead in D category – caves, rocks and valleys, in the chart for the new 7 world wonders, outstripping the recent favorite in that category – the Devil’s Town in Serbia.
“This position shows that the success of Belogradchik Rocks in the chart had turned into a national cause that unites, motivates and gives national self-esteem to Bulgarians,” the town’s mayor Emil Tsankov said.
The Bulgarian lands have rich and most diverse cultural heritage. Inhabited since prehistoric times, they keep lasting traces from different ages with rich traditions. Their location on a crossroads explains the intertwining, mixing, the mutual influences of the culture, mores, and religions of tribes and peoples, having lived and crisscrossed the region.
Getting in touch with the thousands of cultural messages, bequeathed to us by those living before us is very exciting indeed. Invaluable is the cultural and historical heritage of ancient Thracians, Greeks, Romans, of generations of Bulgarians leaving through their achievements intriguing and useful information about their lifestyle, traditions and their spiritual enlightenment. |