https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/ RSS www.gotoburgas.com 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/615 Adriana Budevska is a Bulgarian actress, one of the founders of the professional theater in Bulgaria. She is considered one of the biggest Bulgarian performers of tragic roles. She was born on 13.12.1878 in Dobrich and graduated from high school in Varna. In 1895, after a competition, she was sent with a scholarship to the Mali Theater in Moscow, where her teacher was Alexander Lensky. Adriana Budevska contributes to the integration of the Bulgarian theater into the realistic traditions of the Russian theater and to the classical repertoire.… Sun, 16 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/615 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/626 The monument is dedicated to the victims of the Balkan, World War I, World War II and the Patriotic War 1944 - 1945. Officially opened in the autumn of 2007. Inscriptions on the monument: The First Balkan War 1912-1913 World War I 1915-1918 World War II 1939-1945 Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/626 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/627 Ossuary of Soviet soldiers. Authors engineer Toncho Ganev and engineer K. Pavlova. Built in 1977 in what was then "Izgrev" Park. White marble monument with the inscription "To the Liberators - Eternal Glory". A commemorative plaque with the inscription "Here are buried Soviet soldiers who died in Burgas". Recently expanded with two new marble slabs with the names of the fallen. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/627 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/219 Petya Dubarova is considered one of the most talented authors in Bulgarian literature. Ever since she was in the first year of school the Burgas poet started writing poems and essays. Her teachers could not believe her works could have been written by a seven-year-old and accused her mother of writing them for her. She was a teacher and started sending some of Petya’s poems to the children newspaper “Septemvriyche”. Her first works were published there even though the editors often doubted they were written by a child. For this… Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/219 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/82 Apostol Karamatev is one of the most beloved and popular Bulgarian artists. Born in Burgas, he is a wonderful example of why our city is called the City of Arts. Incidentally or not, the two considered the best actors in the history of Bulgarian cinema - Apostol Karamatev and Georgi Kaloyanchev - were born in Burgas. The bust of Apostol Karamatev is located in the heart of the symbol of Burgas - the Sea Garden. Apostle Karamatev is a national pride, one of the greatest pillars of Bulgarian culture, one of the personalities to whom… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/82 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/78 The Bulgarian national revival writers are our nation’s pride and they have always served as a moral example for all of us; they reincarnated the selfless and sacrificial value system which is rarely found in our modern day community. All these men show us what the nation should mean to an ancient and worthy people such as ours – a kind of self-preservation feeling, of identity and belonging. These people were the ideologists behind the revival of the Bulgarian spirit – teachers, writers, clergymen, monks, revolutionaries, military… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/78 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/227 The cultural figures of Bulgaria have always had a large, well-deserved spot-light in the spiritual life of Bulgaria and Burgas. One of the most talented Bulgarian artists were born in Burgas and left a bright trace in the cultural heritage of Bulgaria. The alley was created in the 1990’s. The busts of Nikolay Laskov (1910-1944), Velislav Dramov (1919-1944), Asen Zlatarov (1885-1936), Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855) stand there. Outstanding are the monuments of the great Hristo Fotev and Petya Dubarova. Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/227 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/96 Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin (1799-1837) was a Russian poet and a writer who is considered by many the first Great Russian poets and the forefather of contemporary Russian literature. Many of his works were considered true masterpieces by critics; some of the most beautiful works in world literature. Among his most famous works are “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, “Eugene Onegin”, “Feast in Times of Plague”, “Boris Godunov” which have become world classics. Many cities around the world have built monuments… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/96 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/99 The Russian soldiers, who gave their lives for Bulgaria’s freedom, are admired examples to all our compatriots. Russia’s role in the political and social life of Bulgaria after the Liberation was controversial; especially after the communist occupational forces of the Red Army. Despite this, we should not forget that the ordinary Russian soldiers who left their remains on Bulgarian soil for the freedom of a foreign nation had nothing to do with politics, imperial ambitions and geopolitical goals. That is why we will forever bow before… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/99 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/101 The Pantheon in the Seaside Park is one of the symbolic monuments of Burgas. It was built in 1981 as a monument commemorating the perished antifascists. Until the political changes in 1989 there was an “eternal fire” burning in its central part and the building was guarded by military men who kept a non-stop guard. The sculptor Valentin Starchev designed the monument and the construction was planned by architect Vladimir Milkov. Today the Pantheon is mostly known as a meeting place and an assembly point for most graduates during the… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/101 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/100 On this place on 6 February 1878 the residents of Burgas met the “Flying Squad” of Colonel Lermontov (1838-1906) with “bread and salt”. They were the ones who brought the Liberation to the Burgas area. Colonel Lermontov was handed the symbolic key of the city by the first mayor Niko Popov. In front of the monument there are annual celebrations on the National Holiday of Bulgaria – 3 March. This memorial is one of the most important ones to the Burgas citizens and wreaths are laid on different occasions honouring the… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/100 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/98 The hundreds of unknown Bulgarian soldiers who gave their lives for a free and independent Bulgaria are an example of extraordinary heroism, bravery, honour and sacrifice. All of them are one of the many prides of Bulgaria, part of the Bulgarian army which has always amazed with its bravery, courage and great victories. These are the people who are not in the textbooks but whose unknown deeds are in the foundation of Bulgarian spirit and national esteem. The monument of the Unknown Soldier was placed in 1934 in front of the building of the 24th… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/98 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/80 Alexander Georgiev - Kodzhakafaliata is the largest donor to the city of Burgas, called by many "the father of Burgas". He was born in 1830 in the village of Dulgeria (today Zidarovo), Burgas region. He remained an orphan at the age of 5, and at the age of 10 he is already working as an apprentice in Sozopol. At the age of 18, he moved to Burgas and, with his cousin Yancho, rented a shop near the port. For 50 years, he has earned over 1,000 acres of land, 7 shops, many houses, inns and more, and has become a great merchant and benefactor,… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/80 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/95 Monuments of the Soviet Army in Bulgaria were built in larger cities throughout the country. The statue of a single soldier is always called “Alyosha”. The monument of the Soviet Army in Bulgaria, better known as the “Alyosha” was built in 1953 and is dedicated to World War II. The memorial’s sculptors were Vasil Radoslavov and Aneta Atanasova. The monument of the Soviet soldier in our city is of a Russian soldier with a raised left arm. Its height is around 18m which makes it extremely impressive. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/95 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/97 The Armenian genocide, also called the Armenian holocaust, was a deliberate genocide, systematically carried out by the Ottoman Empire during World War I and a little afterwards over the Armenian population. The Armenian genocide is characterised with mass slaughter and forced mass deportation of over 1.5 million Armenians, carried out by the new Turkish authorities in the period 1915-1916. The repressions against the Armenian population started a few years before that, at the end of 19th century. The Armenian genocide is officially acknowledged… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/97 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/86 From here, 1 km from this sign, the town of Burgas once started. It is made of green stone from the region of Aytos. The Milestone is placed after the construction of the first plan for street regulation of the city in 1891. Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/86 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/91 Alexander Mihaylovich Lermontov is called by many the “Liberator of Burgas”. He’s a descendant of the Great Russian poet Mihail Lermontov. On 6 February 1878, the “Flying Squad” of the Russian army, consisting of 13th Dragunski Regiment and 13th Hussar Narvski Regiment (led by General Alexander Alexandrovich Pushkin, son of the poet) under the command of Colonel Lermontov liberated the cities of Burgas and Elena. Under the sounds of church bells, the city leaders and clergy, together with three foreign consuls officially… Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0300 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/91 53 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/226 Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0200 https://www.gotoburgas.com/en/places-to-go/view/226