{"id":9417,"date":"2022-06-29T14:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?p=9417"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:46:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:46:59","slug":"11-best-food-festivals-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/11-best-food-festivals-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Taste The Tradition: 11 Free Bulgarian Food Festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9417\" class=\"elementor elementor-9417\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f19220 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0f19220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/visitmybulgaria.com\\\/vegetable-stand\\\/&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;tilt&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container elementor-hidden-mobile\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted lazyload\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0,6V0h1000v100L0,6z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3bd18f\" data-id=\"c3bd18f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8976cfa elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8976cfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taste the tradition: <br>\n<b>11 free food festivals in Bulgaria<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fff06 elementor-testimonial--skin-bubble elementor-testimonial--align-left elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"a7fff06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:0,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/\u041b\u043e\u0440\u0438.jpg\" alt=\"Lora Neshovska\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/\u041b\u043e\u0440\u0438.jpg\" alt=\"Lora Neshovska\"><\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Lora Neshovska<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Writer<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6166ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6166ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97312c1\" data-id=\"97312c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9a352c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9a352c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Big or small, <b>Bulgarian food festivals<\/b> all have something in common: they are carried out by locals with <b>lots of love and genuine desire to preserve traditions <\/b>and pass on cultural knowledge from the past into the present.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>Culinary festivals are truly a journey into the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/food-and-wine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>flavors of Bulgaria<\/b><\/span><\/a>. Every season has its food, fruits, vegetables, and meats. Every corner of Bulgaria has customs and practices that make them different from others. <b>Food always brings people together and leaves lasting impressions of our culture, especially, when the people who make it prepare it with love.<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\">In our list of food festivals in Bulgaria, we\u2019ve gathered culinary events from every region of the country. At these celebrations, you will find<b> local farmers and artisans<\/b> presenting their best products that you can sample and purchase.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>All of these food festivals are free to attend, just be sure to bring your appetite!<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9498675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9498675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Culinary festivals are truly a journey <br> into the flavors of Bulgaria.\"\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9a60d0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9a60d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8709d7e\" data-id=\"8709d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64eb369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64eb369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9439 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of cherries in Kyustendil\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9439 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of cherries in Kyustendil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/chereshi.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-970948b\" data-id=\"970948b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985954b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"985954b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of cherries<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-832b6f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"832b6f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f56f8c3\" data-id=\"f56f8c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ea0213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ea0213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312f396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"312f396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Kyustendil<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-882cc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"882cc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a79ac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a79ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of June<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1406583\" data-id=\"1406583\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfa441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cbfa441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The Festival of Cherries is a popular Bulgarian festival to celebrate the <b>rich and fruitful bounty of the country<\/b>. First held in Kyustendil in 1896, this festival brought the title of Motherland of Bulgarian Pomiculture to the town.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Since then, every year in June, the town hosts the festival and declares the beginning to the cherry harvesting season. Here, in the heart of the Orchard of Bulgaria, you can <b>taste over 80 sorts of cherries ranging in sorts and flavors<\/b>. Merchants are spread across the Kyustendil city garden with tables decked in fresh cherry fruit, decorations and ornaments hand-crafted from cherries, and homemade cherry goods.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">More than a food festival, <b>this event involves the entire community.<\/b> People from Kyustendil and surrounding villages <b>create various new inventions from cherries and showcase them at the festival<\/b>. For example, a couple of years ago, a local community centre invented rocket fuel made entirely from cherry pits.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">As in many other Bulgarian festivals, the Festival of Cherries holds a number of competitions, like one for the most beautiful table set-up and one for the juiciest cherry fruit. If you are a fan of the crimson fruit, this is an event you can\u2019t miss!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-601fa06 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"601fa06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-871b7a5\" data-id=\"871b7a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb2d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2eb2d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9442 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Plum in Troyan\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9442 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Plum in Troyan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Plum-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-48ea4fc\" data-id=\"48ea4fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9037f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e9037f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plum Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e183ca8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e183ca8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0137c63\" data-id=\"0137c63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f0d91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68f0d91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e85f410 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e85f410\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Troyan<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ad60e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ad60e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e03a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e03a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">September<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9ab365\" data-id=\"c9ab365\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdae782 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdae782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>One thing you cannot go without trying in Bulgaria is the plum brandy<\/b> and what better place to do so than the Bulgarian Plum Festival? The festival has been recognised and awarded as one of the best festivals in Europe and is loved by Bulgarians and tourists alike.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Nestled underneath the Central Balkan National Park is the <b>quaint town of Troyan with its famous plum brandy, also known as <i>rakia<\/i><\/b><i>. <\/i>Not for the faint hearted, this drink is a strong elixir that is sure to liven up any festival.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>The whole town comes together at this festival, pouring glasses of homemade plum rakia and offering all sorts of delicacies made with plums.<\/b> Sample bacon-wrapped plums, plum jam, plum bread, and more. You can also see demonstrations of the brewing and distillation process of rakia, and join in on workshops teaching traditional ceramics native to Troyan.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If you are a lover of strong spirits and are always up for a good time, Troyan\u2019s plum festival is for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e4eaaf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e4eaaf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9426e14\" data-id=\"9426e14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf5891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9cf5891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9443 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Pumpkin in Sevlievo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9443 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Pumpkin in Sevlievo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Pumpkin-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9062bf0\" data-id=\"9062bf0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91dad1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91dad1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pumpkin Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-db75b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db75b64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a7778b\" data-id=\"4a7778b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb15425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb15425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201b77a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"201b77a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Sevlievo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120bb91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"120bb91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a43c3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a43c3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">October<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e94230b\" data-id=\"e94230b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e2abd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e2abd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Who says Bulgarians don\u2019t celebrate Halloween? While there are no costumes or trick-or-treating at this festival, there is a whole lot of pumpkin!<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Pumpkin Festival takes place in the small town of Sevlievo right at the beginning of autumn. Like many other food festivals, <b>this event celebrates the year\u2019s harvest and producers from the area show off their biggest, smallest and weirdest pumpkins.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s worth noting that you should come hungry to this festival. <b>Here, you can try a variety of pumpkin delicacies<\/b> &#8211; from Bulgarian<b> <i>tikvenik<\/i><\/b><i> (<\/i>a sweet pumpkin pastry with walnuts) and honey-glazed roasted pumpkin to savory servings of <b>beef risotto with pumpkin, pumpkin soup and a pumpkin take on the traditional Bulgarian spread, <i>liutenitsa.<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">The main event of the festival is the \u201cPumpkin Party,\u201d a parade through the city centre of Sevlievo. <b>Pumpkin-packed parade floats drift through the streets with comedians, celebrities and musical acts onboard. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3d1a9b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3d1a9b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfbac3b\" data-id=\"bfbac3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87138c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87138c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9444 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of sprat in Kranevo\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9444 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of sprat in Kranevo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Sprat-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5022693\" data-id=\"5022693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef3c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ef3c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sprat Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3187e5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3187e5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f5aed\" data-id=\"24f5aed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f0a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17f0a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0516266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0516266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Kranevo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb39f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb39f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c396223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c396223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b478715\" data-id=\"b478715\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d887cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d887cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Fried sprats and beer are an essential part of every summer on the Bulgarian coast of the Black Sea.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\">One of the newer food festivals in Bulgaria is the Sprat Festival held in the seaside town of Kranevo. If you love seafood and are visiting over the summer, this festival is a must!<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The Sprat Festival was held for the first time in 2016 and has quickly gained popularity among Bulgarians and tourists alike. Aside from the fried sprats, you can also try freshly caught fish and mussels from the Black Sea.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Of course, what would a Bulgarian food festival be without some friendly competition? <strong>You can compete to eat the most sprats in a given time, or even dive into a sprat-filled pool to\u00a0try to catch the small fish with your bare hands!<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Even though the festival is held in the city of Kranevo, 20 kilometres from the main coastal city of Varna, in the previous years there\u2019s been organized transport.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1bf9cc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1bf9cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d940047\" data-id=\"d940047\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760c21a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"760c21a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9440 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Fish and Mussel in Kavarna\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9440 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Fish and Mussel in Kavarna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Fish-Mussel-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce14945\" data-id=\"ce14945\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9170e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9170e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fish and Mussel Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc6ccd2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc6ccd2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-285529f\" data-id=\"285529f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c40db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c40db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6cefd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b6cefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Kavarna<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d366e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d366e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b9f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09b9f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Early september<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7cf0ed\" data-id=\"d7cf0ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33113bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33113bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Another Bulgarian food festival <b>dedicated to seafood &#8211; the fish and mussel festival in Kavarna.<\/b> As the name suggests, this festival is focused around a Bulgarian seaside delicacy &#8211; mussels. Of course, there are plenty of fish and dishes to taste, as well.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>For the little ones, there are activities organized by local craftsmen and chefs.<\/b> For example, your kids can create fish and marine-themed figurines from natural materials, like seaweed and clay. There is also a <b>musical program<\/b> accompanying the entire festivity with local artists and Bulgarian celebrities.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In any case, if you are craving more mussels after this festival, we recommend you stop by a local favorite, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalboka.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>mussel farm Dalboka<\/b><\/span><\/a><b> in Kavarna.<\/b> Here, you can sample dozens of different dishes prepared with mussels. Whether you preferred them fried, steamed, or stuffed with rice &#8211; they\u2019ve got it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a20d1de elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a20d1de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccdbf78\" data-id=\"ccdbf78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb94a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb94a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"493\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9448 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian Yogurt\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-768x485.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9448 lazyload\" alt=\"Bulgarian Yogurt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt.jpeg 780w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Yogurt-768x485.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-601051b\" data-id=\"601051b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a301a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a301a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yogurt Festival<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf038bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf038bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abb9920\" data-id=\"abb9920\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c0e3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7c0e3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361e1cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"361e1cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Razgrad<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63bf532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63bf532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a816e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21a816e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of July<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-180872b\" data-id=\"180872b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f002719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f002719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">An invention and tradition Bulgarians treasure dearly is our <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/bulgarian-yogurt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">yogurt<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>If you take a look at the ingredients of any yogurt around the world, you will find one ingredient that unites them all &#8211; <i>Lactobacillicus Bulgaricus<\/i>.<\/b> As the name suggests, this bacteria originates from Bulgaria and is essential to any yogurt recipe.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Every year in the city of Razgrad, yogurt-lovers from near and far <b>come together to celebrate and preserve the Bulgarian tradition of yogurt-making.<\/b> Try modern recipes made from cow milk, or traditional recipes made from goat or sheep milk. While the latter certainly have a stronger flavor, they come closer to the traditional recipes of Bulgarian yogurt, which was exclusively made from the milk of goats and sheep.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Bulgarians often combine dishes like moussaka or stuffed peppers with yogurt so <b>if you want to eat like a true Bulgarian, try adding some home-made yogurt to your favourite Bulgarian dish<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e8c22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e8c22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a8d861\" data-id=\"1a8d861\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c19ec5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c19ec5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out these tips for attending<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5bd38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5bd38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><strong>food festivals in Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4e5d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4e5d74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bb89a\" data-id=\"40bb89a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a2739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0a2739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only thing you really need to attend Bulgarian food festivals is an appetite.\u00a0 However, we do recommend\u00a0bringing a couple of things to make your experience as enjoyable as possible.<\/p><p>If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, make sure you plan ahead and ask vendors about the ingredients.<\/p><p>Also, be sure to bring cash. Few of these festival vendors will accept cards. Bring your own refillable water bottle and reusable cutlery to cut down on single-use plastics.<\/p><p>Finally, be brave! Many of these Bulgarian festivals will present you the opportunity to try something entirely new and unique, so don&#8217;t be shy and take a bite!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-385544f\" data-id=\"385544f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1ce22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc1ce22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plan ahead for allergies<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1236b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf1236b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bring your own water<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8bc3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8bc3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have cash handy<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3578cc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3578cc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bring your own cutlery <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714b5a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"714b5a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Be brave and try new flavours<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c794f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c794f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work up an appetite<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32179f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32179f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice basic food vocabulary<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91e2373 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91e2373\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc1bc56\" data-id=\"bc1bc56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64579e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64579e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9445 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Turshia in Zlataritsa\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9445 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Turshia in Zlataritsa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-Turshia-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-958ee50\" data-id=\"958ee50\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75486e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75486e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Turshia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4dba7c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4dba7c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9d612\" data-id=\"8e9d612\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a4c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9a4c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ade969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ade969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Zlataritsa<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c0862 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0c0862\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170029b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170029b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">November<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa27fc7\" data-id=\"fa27fc7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ca6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ca6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">We love our turshia so much &#8211; we had to dedicate a whole festival to it!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Turshia<\/i> is Bulgarian term for anything that is pickled. During the cold winter months, <b>Bulgarians pickle a variety of seasonal vegetables and snack on them as side dishes, or in combination with rakia.<\/b>\u00a0By far, the most popular version of turshia includes peppers, cabbage, cauliflower, and carrots and is called king\u2019s turshia. The veggies are marinated for weeks to months in a savory mixture of oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and honey.<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the festival entirely dedicated to turshia, you can try traditional recipes with root vegetables. Or, you can <b>challenge your taste buds and try pickled grapes, apples or persimmons<\/b>. You can even exchange some local recipes with the avid picklers and try to make your own turshia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa44ef elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa44ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-20da5dc\" data-id=\"20da5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee774c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ee774c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9441 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of bacon and mulled rakia\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9441 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of bacon and mulled rakia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bacon-and-mulled-rakia-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d96d59\" data-id=\"9d96d59\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476df28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"476df28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Bacon and Mulled Rakia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5243bda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5243bda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0613306\" data-id=\"0613306\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19353e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a19353e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbb40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfbb40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Village of Apriltsi<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b2cfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4b2cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe90c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe90c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of February<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-936d4fb\" data-id=\"936d4fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209e5c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"209e5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Without a doubt, <b>rakia is Bulgarians\u2019 favorite spirit<\/b>. Most often poured in the cold winter months, rakia is often combined with <b>raw, salted pork fat<\/b>. Sometimes, it\u2019s grilled or baked and the taste is quite similar to bacon. Every February in the village of Apriltsi, you can <b>warm up your soul and tickle your tastebuds with these Bulgarian winter essentials<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Traditionally, <b>\u201cgrandma\u2019s stew\u201d is served at this festival &#8211; a dish prepared with 30 kilos of bacon, lots of eggs and leeks<\/b>. Other treats for the guests include bacon skewers and bacon and bean soup. And let\u2019s not forget about the rakia &#8211; the flavor complementing all of this salty, savory goodness.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As always, Bulgarian food tradition is coupled with traditional folkloric music. National dance ensembles and folk singers gather to commemorate the festival, as well.<\/span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Eat, drink, and be merry!<\/b> After all, that\u2019s what Bulgarian food festivals are all about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6192424 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6192424\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bb8328\" data-id=\"8bb8328\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c37960 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c37960\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9446 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Smilyan bean in Smilyan Village\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9446 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of Smilyan bean in Smilyan Village\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-Smilyan-bean-768x510.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7affcab\" data-id=\"7affcab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681db9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"681db9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Smilyan Beans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86ad0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86ad0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-678ae75\" data-id=\"678ae75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e595ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e595ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c070528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c070528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Village of Smilyan<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ccdde5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ccdde5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fbf196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fbf196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of october<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cf77af\" data-id=\"0cf77af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c033cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c033cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Another food festival centered around a traditional food &#8211; the Smilyan bean. <b>Beans are a popular staple of Bulgarian cuisine, but this variety is certainly the most popular. <\/b>Differing with its size, color and rich flavor, the growth of this bean in the Rhodopes is traced back approximately 250 years. What\u2019s more is that <b>Smilyan beans have their own patent!<\/b><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><b>To mark the beginning of the festival, a \u201cbullet\u201d of beans is thrown from a makeshift cannon.<\/b> Then, the festivities and feasting begin! Professional chefs and newbie cooks face off in two separate competitions for the best dishes featuring the infamous legume. Interactive games, friendly contests and music liven up the <b>birthplace of this Bulgarian tradition<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Travel back in time and taste the traditional recipes that secured the fame of this bean sort at the Smilyan bean festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-429a70a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429a70a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e36531a\" data-id=\"e36531a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fad99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53fad99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"580\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9447 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of tomatoes and peppers in Kurtovo Konare\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-768x464.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9447 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of tomatoes and peppers in Kurtovo Konare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-300x181.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-tomatoes-and-peppers-768x464.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ab04a7\" data-id=\"5ab04a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5073ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5073ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Tomatoes and Peppers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e45c4a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e45c4a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1622b8a\" data-id=\"1622b8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416c196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"416c196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78626a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78626a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Village of Kurtovo Konare<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490338e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"490338e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-905c9d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"905c9d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Middle of September<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a42d50f\" data-id=\"a42d50f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8676596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8676596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">While this festival might sound simplistic, it\u2019s precisely the opposite. Tomatoes and peppers can be found in practically every Bulgarian food. Hence there is a whole festival dedicated to them. Don\u2019t expect to be eating raw vegetables, though. Instead, <b>you will be treated to dozens of traditional Bulgarian dishes, spreads and even desserts featuring these two local cuisine staples<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Right on the cusp of the tomato and pepper cultivation season, this festival celebrates the delicious flavors of Bulgarian agriculture. <b>The highlight of this celebration is certainly the traditional Bulgarian <i>liutenitsa<\/i><\/b>. A spread combining both ripe tomatoes and roasted peppers, it\u2019s a delectable speciality of our country. Countless dishes are prepared for this festival, including mish-mash, roasted peppers in tomato sauce, tomato soup, and more.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Savor the <b>classic flavors of Bulgarian cuisine <\/b>and discover the traditional dishes based around them. If you want to explore the region and local farms, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/plovdiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plovdiv\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">city guide.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8522f0f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8522f0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1b998e\" data-id=\"d1b998e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc2b10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edc2b10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"500\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9466 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of bread in Dobrich\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9466 lazyload\" alt=\"Festival of bread in Dobrich\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread.jpeg 825w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Festival-of-bread-768x465.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f5d8dd\" data-id=\"9f5d8dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f77903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f77903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Bread<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a710034 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a710034\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8f70f2\" data-id=\"b8f70f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8d56c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d8d56c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a356bcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a356bcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Dobrich<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcf134 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fcf134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d9f456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">End of September<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f827e1d\" data-id=\"f827e1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5a3d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5a3d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p2\">What better way to <b>connect with the locals than breaking bread<\/b>?<\/p><p class=\"p2\">In Dobrich, breaking bread is more than an expression, it is an annual tradition. Bakers from around the country <b>come together at this food festival for bake-off competitions and to share their crafts with the community<\/b>. Of course, visitors are the lucky ones here, as they can sample the variety of bread and sweets the bakers have prepared.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">But you can do much more at this Bulgarian food festival than taste fresh-baked bread. <b>Learn about the history of wheat and bread-making at the interactive exhibits, join a scavenger hunt at the local museum, and get your hands dirty by kneading a giant bread with the help of the other guests. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19569ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19569ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A final word<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-827c579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"827c579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">As you can tell, Bulgarians love their food and traditions. 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