Hristo Botev

Sirens are to go off across Bulgaria on Tuesday noon to commemorate the anniversary of the death of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev.

A search and rescue operation is to be renewed on Tuesday in the Stara Planina mountain for a 34-year-old man who went missing last week.

On Monday, the army joined the search, with 296 troops looking around the area.

Army vehicles and a drone have also been dispatched to take part in the operation.

The Parliament and Presidency building in Bulgaria's capital Sofia will be open to the public between 10:00 and 16:00 local time on Saturday.

The Bulgarian town of Kalofer celebrated on Wednesday the feast day of Epiphany with a traditional dance performed by local men in the icy waters of the river Tundzha.

The participants performed the traditional Bulgarian dance of horo, but with only men allowed in it, accompanied by musicians playing bagpipes.

Sirens are to go off across Bulgaria on Tuesday noon to commemorate the anniversary of the death of poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev.

The Baba Tonka Museum in Ruse re-opened Tuesday after twenty-three years.

The house that belonged to the mother of revolutionary Nikola Obretenov will host a brand new exhibition dedicated to the freedom movements and revolutionary fights in Bulgaria prior to the San Stefano Peace Treaty of 1878.

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov will pay a two-day working visit to Romania on Thursday and Friday.

Mitov is to meet with Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu on Thursday, the foreign ministry's press service reports.

Bulgaria's Deputy Economy Minister Branimir Botev expects a 4.5% - 5% increase of tourists in the winter season compared to last year.

He noted that even in the absence of appropriate conditions for winter tourism, a growth of 4.1% was recorded in 2013, and this year an even stronger season is expected, Darik news reports.

Bulgaria's National Tourism Council (NTCNTC has approved the advertising strategies for Bulgarian tourism, said Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Branimir Botev, Tuesday.

Botev noted that the participants in the meeting of the NTCNTCwere unanimous in the discussion of all issues.

Bulgaria's Deputy Economy Minister Branimir Botev has met with Russian journalists and informed them of the situation in Bulgarian resorts after last week's devastating floods.