Veliko Tarnovo Day is celebrated each year on 22nd March. Hidden between the hills, lays the medieval capital Veliko Tarnovo, previously nominated as “Balkan Capital of Cultural Tourism”. A city so white, so bright, that on a sunny day you need sunglasses to look at it. It is certainly one of the most beautiful cities in Bulgaria.

Usually, on March 22nd it gets even brighter. Streets are full of people. Locals and tourists come to see the colourful parade, to enjoy the performances of dance, vocal and folklore ensembles, to watch the paper lanterns flying in the evening sky, and in the evening they all come to stop their breathing at the amazing “Sound and Light” show on Tsarevets Hill. This year it has fireworks and lasers at the end too!

We celebrate the day on which Tzar Ivan Asen II won over the Despotat of Epirus, Theodor Komnenos Doukas, in the battle of Klokotnitsa that took place on March 22, 12:30.

Today the day of Veliko Tarnovo is different- joyful and contemplative. At 12pm, all the church bells ring to celebrate the day. But the real celebration is within the people, who have lived here all their lives, in houses owned by their generation for centuries. In a town that due to its cultural influence tourists call the “Third Rome”.

The programme for the day is on the Veliko Tarnovo Municipality Website.

We wish everyone in our region a super celebration today.

Another event that comes in the next months after Veliko Tarnovo Day is Orthodox Easter.

There are many fun events held in Veliko Tarnovo. Our favourite is At night on the Craft Street. This event is held during the warm summer evenings.