Culture
Kyustendil's Spring
The festival Kyustendil Spring is a tradition which existed even in Thracian and Roman times when it was connected with the veneration of solar divinities and healers Asklepii, Hygia, Apollo and Dionysus. In 1966 the date 21 of March was declared an official festival.…
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International Competition for Classical Guitar Acad. Marin Goleminov
The International Competition for Classical Guitar Acad. Marin Goleminov is held annually in April under the patronage of the Mayor of Kyustendil. The artistic director is Ivan Andonov and the technical director - Svetlin Kirilov.
The competition is open to all interested…
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Cherryfest
It lasts three days in a row. The first fruit-growing fair in the country was held in Kyustendil in 1896 when gave rise to the tradition of the national fruit-growing exhibition. The tradition was revived in 2008.
Chosen by God, loved by…
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International Folklore Festival Pautalia
The International Folklore Festival Pautalia is organized under the patronage of the Mayor of Kyustendil. The artistic director is Lyudmila Hristova, and the technical director - Iliana Kirilova.
The main purpose of the festival is to provide a field for folk groups and…
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Do you know that:
- the house of Prokopiev is the oldest preserved house of the period of Bulgarian National Revival in Kyustendil.
- on the stage of Kyustendil theater for the first time in Bulgaria and in the world Mother by Maxim Gorki was performed.
- Hissarluka used to be completely deforested, but at the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century under the guidance of the forester Jordan Mitrev a coniferous forest was started.
