Emilian Gatzov – Elby
I remember Elby from the time when our high school was the focal point for many of us in those crazy teenage years. A beautiful boy from a senior class …
Veselin Topalov
It is highly unlikely that there is a single person in Bulgaria who is unaware of the fact that Bulgaria contributed to the global development of chess by submitting one …
Leon Daniel
“Look at me. I am you.” If someone had asked me a day before whose these words were, I would have immediately answered that “I am you.” are the emblematic …
March Music Days Festival
When the March Music Days Festival was first held in Rousse in 1961, hardly did anyone imagine that 55 years later the city would still be the venue to attract …
2019 European Capital of Culture Candidate
As you may already know, the European Capital of Culture is a city, designated by the European Union for a period of one calendar year, during which it organizes a …
Tereza Todorova
This 11-year old diva has been working at one of the most famous evening television show programs broadcast on one of our national televisions for the last two years. Yet, …
Naiden Kirov Folklore Dance Theatre
The Naiden Kirov Folklore Ensemble has been another symbol of the city for decades. Its founder, Ivan Donev, started the dance theatre more than 50 years ago—in 1960—and remained its …
Buddha House Café-Library
Author’s note: since 2018, the Buddha House Café-Library has been closed and by 14 January 2019 the location where it used to be is not functioning. However, we decided to …
Danube Rock Climbing Competition
I must admit I didn’t know such an event existed—not before a colleague of mine, a sworn climber and sportive all-muscle nerd, mentioned it to me. In a nutshell, the …
A Word on Rousse and This Website
Many things have been written about Rousse, its Medieval history and the crucial role its people played during the Resistance against the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the …