Provinces of Bulgaria

Yellow code for strong wind is in force for 13 regions of the country today, according to a reference on the NIMH website.

These are Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo, Ruse, Sliven, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Pazardzhik and Kardzhali. In these areas will blow temporarily strong wind from west-northwest up to 20-22 m /s.

Dangerous weather across the country. A yellow code for heavy rainfall has been announced throughout Western and Northern Bulgaria, and in three areas the danger was raised to orange early this morning.

Ten beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast this summer offer free umbrellas and sunbeds, according to data from the Ministry of Tourism.

From the capital Sofia, through the vast nature of the Rila Mountains with a breathtakingly beautiful church, to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria - this Balkan country offers you an incredible variety. You can find everything from food to casinos and nature to city life.

1. Bulgaria's capital Sofia

A building full of contrasts. With traces of Socialism and the Transition. A monument that from a sacred place becomes rejected and contradictory. A place with the potential to provoke people to ask questions and where there will be a new life.

Five died and one remained in serious condition after an accident on the  Sofia-Varna main road near the village of Mikre. This was announced by the Center for Emergency Medical Aid in Lovech, quoted by BTA.

More than 10 mountain rescuers and two dogs have resumed yesterday's search and rescue operation for a 34-year old man from Sofia who went missing in the Kartala ski zone in Mount Rila.

From yesterday in Pamporovo, and  Borovets new, lower prices of passes and tickets for the facilities in the two winter resorts come into force.

The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office has launched a probe into the death of a 16-yeaar-old boy on Sunday, who, as show the preliminary reports, was electrocuted on a street in Sofia. The pretrial proceedings are for death by incompetence or negligence in work, the prosecution said.

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.