Deputy Minister Irena Georgieva attended the celebration of the 1335th anniversary of the Bulgarian state’s establishment and the 35th anniversary of Pliska’s town status

08 October 2016

Deputy Minister of Tourism Irena Georgieva attended the celebration of the 1335th anniversary of the Bulgarian state’s establishment and the 35th anniversary of Pliska’s town status. She read a welcoming address on behalf of Minister Angelkova.

"Medieval Pliska was among Europe’s biggest and richest cities of its time, nowadays this heritage draws thousands of tourists. The registered visitors to the Pliska National Historical-Archaeological Reserve alone exceeded 55 000 in 2015 and their number is rising”, Deputy Minister Georgieva indicated. The most preferred places of interest are the Large Basilica, the Cyrillic Alphabet’s Home, the Inner City, the Early Medieval City, the Large Palace, temples, shrines, and other monuments.

"Pliska is part of one of the 8 cultural-historical destinations developed by the Ministry - „The Capitals and Cities of Bulgarian Kings and Patriarchs“. In order to be of maximum benefit to tourists we also elaborated interactive maps of these sites with photos and a lot of extra information ", Irena Georgieva announced. They are published on the Ministry of Tourism’s website and attract more and more visitors.

Kaspichan municipality is also included in another Ministry initiative – the online Registry of Tourist Attractions. It features with nearly 110 places of interest.

"The Ministry of Tourism welcomes your efforts to restore and preserve this priceless cultural wealth and will continue supporting them in order to establish the municipality as an attractive and competitive tourism destination ", the Deputy Minister emphasized.

The event was attended by the Pliska mayor Tonka Nacheva, the Kaspichan mayor, Milena Nedeva, the Shumen regional governor, Donka Ivanova, MP’s Ralitsa Todorova, Prof. Stefan Zhelev, Dimitar Delchev, etc. At the beginning the Varna and Veliki Preslav bishop held a thanksgiving service, following the formal part, a celebratory concert commenced, featuring the Veselyache ensemble from Shumen, with the special participation of Valya Balkanska and Petar Yanev.

 
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