Plovdiv

Bulgaria is a stunning country in eastern Europe. The capital, Sofia, is a super popular tourist hotspot. But if you did decide to visit this gorgeous place, you will find out that Bulgaria has a lot more to offer. From high mountain tops to breathtaking beaches by the Black Sea, every tourist can find something fun to do here.

This pie-chart made by economist Georgi Angelov shows how many Bulgarian expatriates live in Europe as of the beginning of January 2020. The most are in Germany - 342 000, and this is the size of the population of Plovdiv, 24 Hours daily comments.

The notorious Roma baron Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro, was buried in Plovdiv like an Egyptian pharaoh. He was laid in a specially built mausoleum, like that of one of his sons. Along with the Roma baron, suitcases with his personal belongings, gold jewelry worth dozens of thousands levs, furniture and even his golden throne were brought to his last resting place.

Plovdiv mayor Zdravko Dimitrov has banned the sale, serving and consumption of alcohol in public catering establishments and other public places on April 4, the day of Bulgaria's parliamentary elections.

The ban will be in effect from 6am until 9pm on Sunday. Voting in Bulgaria's parliamentary elections is scheduled to end at 8pm.

The notorious Roma baron Kiril Rashkov, aka Tsar Kiro, died this night at his home in Plovdiv aged 78. The news was confirmed by the family's lawyer Rositsa Draginova, reported "24 Hours"

The construction of BGN 40 million production plant for aluminum profiles, the largest on the Balkans, has started in Trakia Economic Zone. Minister of Economy Lachezar Borisov presented a Class A investment certificate to Zdravko Linkin, chairman of the board of directors of Interlink Group AD.

"This is Act One," he says, "No one knows how it is really going to play out."

Most of those who have returned in the wake of COVID-19 and who work in manual labour and agriculture will probably go abroad again, if they have not done so already, Boyadzhiev says. However, he adds, COVID is accelerating trends that were already present in Bulgaria before the pandemic.

The police in Bulgaria's second largest city of Plovdiv continues its March 8 tradition called "Flower on the road". Women drivers are stopped not for inspection, but to be given a flower for the International Women's Day.

A horse-drawn snow plough clears the pavements in the village of Momino Selo in the South Bulgarian district of Plovdiv.

The animal clears the snow from the pavements in the village every winter with the help of a special wooden device. Thus, in just an hour and a half, the horse does the work of a dozen people.

In 2020 the purchases of houses in the countryside have increased by 20 percent in Bulgaria. The interest in rural properties is not new to the home market, but is growing because of the pandemic, and real estate brokers expect the trend to persist in 2021 and coming years, informs Trud daily.