One of only three national parks in Bulgaria, Pirin National Park was declared UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983, and in 2007 it became part of the EU’s environmental network Natura 2000. The ...

Nine new sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List were reviewed Friday at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria. During the morning session, the ...

In fact, there are ten UNESCO-listed World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria—seven cultural and three natural. The country's rich traditions give it a remarkable Intangible Cultural Heritage as well.

Information presented to the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 1992 At its last session, the Committee recognized that due to the slow drying of the lake-bed, exacerbated upstream development ...

The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

Each issue of the World Heritage magazine goes beyond a visual account of cultural and natural sites: it invites readers to understand their significance and their uniqueness and to take action for ...

New Delhi, Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new ...

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...

A book on the 55 China's UNESCO World Heritage Sites, written in Bulgarian language, was presented in the building of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists (UBJ) here on Wednesday.