Lovely Bulgarian House With Cafe With Massive Land
Village is located 36 km away from Ruse and 20 km away from
little town Kubrat. In the village ther eis a 3000 people living. This
make the village very attractive and to have a business there is a
good job.
That because the owner of the this nice and big property was start
preparing the house for a caffe bar and place for living,
The house is on two levels :
The ground level is coming with 2 rooms which is newly rendered and
prepare for paint and flooring. The idea is to be done againg like
before 10 years caffe shop.with stairs behind the shop you can go to
the top floor where the main house is enjoy with the summer kitchen.
The main house is coming again with new render and wooden floors in
the hole rooms which is 3. There is also internal bathroom and WC
which need to be connected only with the staff like sink , taps and
Boiler/ but they are in the price and i keep in my office /. So when
the buyer take the house we will establish them on the place free of
charge.
The summer kitchen is coming with 2 rooms and another little extention .
The most attractive with this house is the regulated land with size of
4890sq.m. on 3 levels.
In the garden there is also few wallnut trees , pine tree and nice
flowers.There is a entrance for a big truck or Caravan. The place is
also attractive to be converted in to camp size / Caravan park / .
Жеравна заснемане с дрон България от високо Aerial Bulgaria Zheravna
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Село Жеравна се намира в полите на средния дял на Източна Стара планина. Някога на това място имало старо тракийско селище, наречено Потук. За произхода на името съществуват няколко версии: едната е, че идва от птицата, което е твърде неправдоподобно, понеже в района никога не кацат жерави; другата – от „жерна“, „жерка“, „жерков“ – думи със старославянски корен, значещ воденица. Тази версия е по-правдоподобна, тъй като в района са се намирали множество воденици. В близкото минало Жеравна се е наричала Жеруна, което след Освобождението плавно преминава в Жеравна.
Тук са се развили занаятите, животновъдството и търговията. Селото се замогнало през XVII век, защото е било на важния път към Търновград. Стаите на къщите са с резбовани тавани и изящни апликации по вратите, прозорците и иконостасите. Всичко е застлано с тъкани от този край и също със забележителните котленски килими. Днес старото училище е превърнато в галерия, а са запазени доста дюкяни, чешми и стари ханове. Някога в селото имало и школи по дърворезба.
Zheravna (Bulgarian: Жеравна) is a village in central eastern Bulgaria, part of Kotel municipality, Sliven Province. The village, set in a small valley at the southern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains, is an architectural reserve of national importance consisting of more than 200 wooden houses from the Bulgarian National Revival period (18th and 19th century), and a quickly developing tourist destination.
The village emerged between the 12th and 14th century and grew to become a cultural and handicraft centre in the 18th century. As the local population came to wealth, the architectural appearance of the village was shaped by one- or two-storey wooden houses surrounded by stone walls and cobblestone alleys.
Popular sights in the village include the museum house of the merchant Rusi Chorbadzhi from the early 18th century, the Church of St Nicholas inaugurated in 1834 and housing icons from the 18th and early 19th century, the museum house of the noted writer Yordan Yovkov born in 1880, the art gallery occupying the old class school and the museum house of the educator Sava Filaterov.
As of September 2005 the village has a population of 460. Zheravna is at 579 m above sea level.
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KOTEL BULGARIA & Котел България
The town of Kotel (population 7270 inhabitants) is situated in a picturesque small valley in the eastern part of the Balkan Range, 527 m above the sea level. It is 328 km east of Sofia, 49km northeast of Sliven.
Kotel is not only a place with majestic nature, fresh air, and pure mountain water, but also an important cultural and historical center. It is called the Stronghold of Bulgarian spirit, Cradle of the Bulgarian Renaissance. The town is a native place of a number of eminent National Revival figures: Georgi Sava Rakovski (one of the main ideologist of the movement for national liberation), the Renaissance men of letters Neophyte Bozvelli, dr. Petar Beron, Sofroni Vrachanski, the socially active men Gavril Krastevich, Aleko Bogoridi, Stefan Bogoridy and many others.
Kotel is a town with beautiful architectonic models from the late Revival and one of the most important centers of weaving art. Its rich history, Renaissance architecture, and marvelous vicinity make this picturesque Balkan town a desired place for national and international tourism.
HISTORY
A Turkish register of 1486 contains the earliest information about the town known then as Kazan Panaru. At the beginning of the Ottoman rule Kotel was inhabited by the so called dervendgis (they used to guard the passes in the Balkan) and dgelepis (traders of cattle, sheep). Long term contracts for cloth deliveries to the Ottoman army had provided relative independence of the town. That, as well as the economic growth in 18 – 19 century, contracts for trade, the Orthodox passion of the inhabitants of Kotel contributed to the transformation of the town into a centre of Bulgarian culture and education, of the struggle for church independence and national freedom.
In 1812 the first Bulgarian secular elite school was open there.
After the liberation in 1894 Kotel suffered devastating fire that devoured 4/5ths of the town. Only the suburb called Galata survived and today it renders an approximate idea of what the old town looked like.
LANDMARKS
The town of Kotel has been declared an architectural and historical reserve. There have been preserved over 110 Renaissance houses.
There is a museum exposition of brilliant fabrics – symbol of the ancient craft of carpet weaving in the Galatan School.
The house of Kyorpev's is an ethnographic museum.
The Museum of Renaissance illustrates the life of more than 200 national heroes from the region.
The Museum of Nature and Science shows the natural variety of the area.
The “St. Trinity” and “St. St. Apostles Peter and Paul” church preserve beautiful woodcarvings.
There is high musical folk school Filip Kutev in Kotel.
SURROUNDING AREAS
The village of Zheravna is 14 km south of Kotel. Every building in the village is an unique monument of culture.
The village of Medven is 12 km southeast of Kotel. There are more than 120 cultural monuments dating back to the renaissance epoch. The village of Katunishte is 15 km southeast of the town. 80 buildings there have been declared cultural monuments. The town of Gradetz is situated 17 km southeast of Kotel. It is rich in architectural monuments. Some 7 km away is the antique dividing wall at Zhelezni Vrati.
There are more than 30 caves that have already been investigated in the region of Kotel. Most interesting are: Ledenika, Dryanovska, Kurvavata lokva, Rakovski.
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WATERcolor & SPIRIT in Targovishte
Traveling exhibition WATERcolor & SPIRIT ends in Targovishte and continues to Art Gallery Asen and Iliya Peykovi Sevlievo
Early cities or large villages?: quantitative narratives on eneolithic trypillia mega-sites
During the 4th millennium BC a number of considerably big settlements have developed in the territory of modern Ukraine, thus constituting the biggest sites in Europe at that time. Mostly investigated only as single entities these “mega-sites” have never been considered thoroughly as part of the whole landscape of Trypillia coeval settlements. Some scholars have argued that these could have been examples of early formed urban centres (aka “proto-cities”) (Videiko 2004), others, instead, proposed that these were big villages (Bandy 2008) without a clear social hierarchy visible in site organization, structure and material culture. This research represents the first systematic study of the wider settlement pattern of known Trypillia sites and how this has been affected by (and affected) the appearance of mega-sites at the beginning of the 4th millennium BC. Quantitative analyses are performed to describe trans-scalar patterns in the settlement data, and an interpretative narrative is proposed to explain these patterns and their relevance for the definition of the ‘urban’ nature of megasites. Concepts like ‘seasonality’ and ‘heterarchy’ are used to explain the development and the social organization of megasites, which are conceived as temporary gathering places where an ‘urban-like’ identity starts to develop.
The results suggest that Trypillia megasites can be defined as ‘urban forms’ within their coeval settlement and social context, but in the long-term perspective of the last six millennia they are “only” large/overgrown villages. The results of this research are not only shedding new light to the specific field of Trypillia archaeology, but they can also provide new insights to the wider investigation on the origins of global urbanism and human agglomeration dynamics.
Author: Dr. Nebbia, Marco - Department of Archaeology, Durham University (UK) (Presenting author)
Bulgarian Ethno-jazz band - Outhentic - 2nd Album
A brother-sister duo performing ethno-jazz worldwide, Outhentic is looking to raise funds to keep spreading Bulgarian culture (with a twist!).
A brother-sister duo, we founded Outhentic in 2012. Our names are Zhivko Vasilev and Rayna Vasileva, and we are musicians at heart. Outhentic represents the culmination of many years of practice and creative growth, and as we travel the world with our unique musical styling, we could not be any happier with the way that things have gone. Our name – a portmanteau of the words out and authentic – expresses our identity clearly, which is always based in authenticity and individuality.
We released our debut self-penned album YesToday in 2016, and it was a hit. Guest performers from locations far and wide collaborated with us, and as much fun as we had putting the album together, we found real joy in just how enthusiastically our audiences received it. That was a major turning point for us: we had already committed ourselves wholeheartedly to our own brand of ethno-jazz, but seeing how many people enjoyed what we were doing, we went back on tour reinvigorated (and immediately started planning for our sophomore album!).
Throughout our journey, we have been fortunate to work with some world-renowned, well-established musicians, including Grammy-nominated bassist Juan Garcia-Herreros, Stoyan Yankoulov, Ian Stevenson, Suchet Mahotra, and Banda Del Padre. Every time we take the stage, we reflect on how far we have come and how deep our vision for the future runs. We are thrilled that we get to continue to produce music, and we are also thrilled to announce that we have started pre-production on another album.
Bio:
Ethno-Jazz Band Outhentic was formed in 2012. It was founded by Zhivko Vasilev (kaval, piano) and Rayna Vasileva (vocal, percussions). Outhentic is a combination of the words: “out” and “authentic”, which is in the meaning of “out of the authentic” and it is a reference to their individual style.
In 2016, the band released their first self-penned album, in which guest performers from all over the world are participating. The album is titled YesToday.
In the process of establishing their style, the band has had the opportunity to collaborate with extraordinary world-famous musicians and bands such as: the Grammy-nominated bassist - Juan Garcia-Herreros, Stoyan Yankoulov, Ian Stevenson, Suchet Malhotra, Banda Del Padre, etc. In the band biography, there are performances on various Bulgarian and international stages: Performance in the twelfth edition of the European Museum Night 2016 (Sliven, Bulgaria), Mini Jazz Fest 2017 (Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria), Glastonbury Festival 2017 (England), Jazz Forum Stara Zagora 2018 etc.
At the beginning of 2018, the members of Outhentic Band – Zhivko and Rayna established an independent organization for the public benefit called Outhentic Foundation. The foundation aims to preserve, distribute and promote the Bulgarian folklore and traditions in Bulgaria and beyond.
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Excursions in Bulgaria Jeravna / Zheravna Bulgarien
Zheravna is one of the oldest settlements in Bulgaria, which preserved the authentic architecture from 18 -19 century. The town has a large number of houses a museum that you can visit and get acquainted with the life of Bulgarians from the time of the Ottoman Empire.
For all tourists, who want to learn more about Zheravna, we organize individual and group excursions to Jeravna.
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Zheravna ist eine der ältesten Siedlungen in Bulgarien, die die authentische Architektur aus 18 -19 Jahrhundert erhalten. Die Stadt hat eine große Anzahl von Häusern ein Museum, das Sie besuchen können und mit dem Leben der Belgier aus der Zeit des Osmanischen Reiches kennen zu lernen.
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Erlebe Bulgarien - viel zu entdecken, viel zu erzählen (offizielles Video #erlebeBulgarien)
Bulgarien ist ein Land mit großer Vielfalt: mit diesem Video möchten wir dir zeigen was du alles auf einer Reise durch das Land erleben kannst.
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Hinter dem Claim viel zu entdecken, viel zu erzählen steckt eine Kampagne die über Bulgarien informiert und Vorurteile abbauen soll.
#erlebeBulgarien -- hinter diesem Hashtag steht die Mission ein Land kennenzulernen welches die meisten von uns kaum oder nur als günstiges Sommerreiseziel kennen. Du kannst dieses Hashtag verwenden um Deine Reiseerlebnisse aus Bulgarien mit anderen zu teilen und weitere spannende Inhalte von Gleichgesinnten zu durchstöbern.
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BYALA OPEN AIR ART SHOW 2010
Byala open air art show 2010, 2-12.07.2010, Byala, Byala Municipality, District Varna, Bulgaria.
14 artists from 5 countries have painted for 10 days in the center of Byala.
The plain-air was closed out with concet featuring National Folclore Ensemble BULGARE - The Unique Voices.
Opening Ceremony of 2010 China Luoyang Cultural Tourism Festival
China Luoyang Heluo Culture Tourism Festival (LCTF) which is one of the grand official festivals in China. Being a cultural exhibition platform for different peoples in the world, the festival not only comprises cultural programs, but also focuses on mass activities, folk-custom activities and entertainments. The festival is a high-profile cultural festival featuring everything from folk arts to tourism-related activities. It attracts great attention from people from all walks of life at home and abroad. It is not commercial performances festival..
Contact: Mr. Yajing XUE.
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Четвърти лекционен тур с Лъчезар Бояджиев - 22.10.2016
ВЪВЕДЕНИЕ В СЪВРЕМЕННОТО ИЗКУСТВО - СОФИЯ, 2016
ЛЕКЦИОННИ ТУРОВЕ С ЛЪЧЕЗАР БОЯДЖИЕВ
Четвърти лекционен тур - 22.10.2016
Тема на маршрута: Музея през „прозореца“ на града
На 22 октомври, се състоя последният четвърти лекционен тур от „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“, 2016 в София. Този път „обиколката“ на града бе на закрито – а именно в музея - Квадрат 500. Там участниците видяха колекцията през погледа на Лъчезар Бояджиев, който въз основа на конкретни произведения говори за града.
Лъчезар Бояджиев за последния четвърти лекционен тур:
Музеят през „прозореца” на града – ще ходим из Квадрата, но ще го гледаме през снимки от града!
Какво е съвремие и съ-временно? (Contemporaneity and con-temporary?)
Какво е „образ на времето”, който внушава един музей?
Какво е „експозиция” в града за разлика от експозицията в музея?
Защо градът и музеят не могат един без друг?
Защо София не е Скопие, и никога няма да бъде, въпреки че на онези, които „инвестират в идентичност” много им се иска?
Защо Квадрат 500 не е Лувъра и никога няма да бъде?
Защо въведението в съ-временното изкуство всъщност зависи изцяло от Вас?
Между другото ще стане дума и за:
- опакото на пространството;
- град и село;
- религия и бохема;
- идеология и форма;
- художници и бълдъзи;
- фотография и скулптура;
- живопис и днес.
Повече за Лекционните турове с Лъчезар Бояджиев и образователната платформа „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“:
„Въведение в съвременното изкуство“ е проект на фондация „Отворени изкуства“ и галерия SARIEV Contemporary.
Проектът „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“ 2016 – София е финансиран от Столична програма „Култура“ на Столична община за 2016 г.
С подкрепата на награда „Гауденц Б. Руф“
Партньор: Национална художествена галерия
Медийни партньори: @BG on Air, Виж София, егоист, Timeart.me, Stand.bg, Artnewscafe Bulletin
Камера и монтаж: Калин Серапионов
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„Въведение в съвременното изкуство” е проект на Фондация „Отворени изкуства” и Галерия SARIEV Contemporary.
Проектът „Въведение в съвременното изкуство” 2016 – София е финансиран от Столична програма „Култура” на Столична община за 2016 г.
С подкрепата на награда „Гауденц Б. Руф”.
Партньори: Национална художествена галерия
Медийни партньори: Виж! София, Timeart.me, Stand.bg, artnewscafé бюлетин, егоист.
На Нож! 100 г. от Балканската Война/100 years since the Balkan War
Ние от сп. Българска Наука създадохме по случай 100 г. от Балканската война документалния филм „На Нож!. Искахме да почетем паметта на деди си, които с невиждана енергия са дали живота си за свободата на своите братя зад граница. За съжаление не са много младите хора, които носят паметта за това какво се е случило преди 100 г., за радостта на българите да отидат на война, за идеала който са следвали и за бъдещето, в което са вярвали.
Филмът не разказва за политиката тогава и сега, а показва духът на българите - как орачът и копачът се бият рамо до рамо с банкери, учители и професори и заедно побеждават вековният враг на Балканите. И постигат истинско човешко освобождение, защото свободата не е само свобода на територията, тя е най-вече свобода на духа!
Вижте филма и нека заедно отдадем почетта си към всички, дали в началото на 20-ти век живота си за постигането на свободна България.
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Fix Bayonets!
Documentary on 100 years since the Balkan War
Thrace | Wikipedia audio article
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Thrace (; Modern Greek: Θράκη, Thráki; Bulgarian: Тракия, Trakiya; Turkish: Trakya) is a geographical and historical area in southeast Europe, now split between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the east. It comprises southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace) and the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace).
In antiquity, it was also referred to as Europe, prior to the extension of the term to describe the whole continent. The name Thrace comes from the Thracians, an ancient Indo-European people inhabiting Southeastern Europe.
Chongqing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Ancient history
00:02:47 1.2 Imperial era
00:05:20 1.3 Provisional capital of the Republic of China
00:06:55 1.4 Municipality status
00:08:15 1.5 Organised crime and the gang trials
00:09:47 2 Geography
00:09:56 2.1 Physical geography and topography
00:13:31 2.2 Climate
00:16:34 2.3 Air
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:18:13 3.1 Urban areas
00:18:35 4 Central Chongqing
00:18:45 4.1 Districts
00:21:02 4.2 Landforms
00:22:29 4.3 Bridges
00:23:22 4.4 Aerial tramway
00:24:09 5 Demographics
00:26:57 6 Politics
00:30:20 7 Military
00:31:11 8 Economy
00:37:35 8.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:38:16 9 Transport
00:39:10 9.1 River port
00:40:23 9.2 Railways
00:42:23 9.3 Highways
00:44:28 9.4 Airports
00:49:36 9.5 Public transit
00:51:16 10 Culture
00:51:25 10.1 Language
00:52:14 10.2 Tourism
00:57:48 10.3 Media
00:58:28 10.4 Cuisine
01:01:21 10.5 Sports and recreation
01:01:30 10.5.1 Association football
01:03:36 10.5.2 Basketball
01:03:59 10.5.3 Sport venues
01:05:15 10.6 Religion
01:06:04 10.7 Notable people
01:08:23 11 Education
01:08:33 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:10:27 11.2 Notable high schools
01:11:41 11.3 International schools
01:12:06 12 International relations
01:12:16 12.1 Consulates
01:12:25 12.2 Twin towns – sister cities
01:14:24 13 See also
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Chongqing (, also US: , Chinese: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰîŋ] (listen)), alternately romanized as Chungking, is a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of China's four municipalities under the direct administration of central government (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in China located far away from the coast.Chongqing was a municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); during this period, Chongqing was listed as one of the world's four anti-fascist command centers, along with Washington, D.C., London and Moscow. The current municipality was recreated on 14 March 1997 to help develop the central and western parts of China. The Chongqing administrative municipality has a population of over 30 million, spread over an area the size of Austria. The city of Chongqing made of 9 urban districts has a much smaller population of 18,384,100 as of 2016 estimation. According to the 2010 census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, and also the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, containing 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
The official abbreviation of the city, Yu (渝), was approved by the State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River.
Chongqing has a significant history and culture. Being one of China's National Central Cities, it serves as the economic centre of the upstream Yangtze basin. It is a major manufacturing centre and transportation hub; a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit described it as one of China's 13 emerging megalopolises.