A photo exhibition “Message from eternity” will be opened by the Regional history museum-Plovdiv in the Russian capital.
The exhibition contains 77 photos, which present Plovdiv’s cultural historic heritage and its present day.
The photos will be arranged in the hall of the museum alliance “Museum for history of Moscow”, announced radio Plovdiv.
The event is part of the signed memorandum for cultural cooperation between the History museum of Moscow and the Regional history museum-Plovdiv.

The town of Malko Tarnovo is located 80 km south of Bourgas (the second biggest coastal town), 58 km southwest of Tsarevo,470 km southeast of Sofia and 5 km of the Bulgarian – Turkish border.

Situated in the hearth of Strandzha mountain, Malko Tarnovo inherit the centuries-long relation between the sea and the mountain. This relation has marked with its favourable influence all cultural and historical ages-starting with the times of the argonauts, coming the nowadays artistic and creative expressions, instigated by the magic of this mountain.

The present-day appearance of the town makes it as one of the attractive tourist centres in Bulgaria.

Location
The Kostenets municipality is situated in Southwestern Bulgaria and is a part of the District of Sofia. It borders the municipalities of Lesichovo, Septemvri, Dolna Banya, Belovo, Yakorouda and Ihtiman.

History
The region was populated as early as the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. It was inhabited by the Thracian tribe Besses during the first millennium BC. At the end of c.1 and the beginning of c.2 AD, the territory of the present-day Kostenets municipality was part of the Serdica Province of the Roman Empire.
The settling into the present-day municipal centre Kostenets started in 1884 with the building of the Belovo – Vakarel railway as a part of the Sofia – Istanbul route. The new settlements’ expansion hastened with the building of a factory for safety matches in 1901 and of a paper mill in 1907. In 1964, three settlements – Kostenets Banya, Momin Prohod and Momina Banya – were merged into the town of Kostenets.

Recreation and Tourism
The favorable climatic factors; the unique combination of the thermomineral water resources with the immediate proximity to the resort Borovets and the country’s capital; the natural and historical sights provide a potential for all-the-year-round tourism, recreation and sport in the Kostenets municipality.
The resorts Momin Prohod, Vili Costenets and Pchelinski Bani are situated on the municipality’s territory.

Source: bulgaria.domino.bg

The remains of an ancient castle can be seen near the little town of Provadia. The fortress carried the name Ovech.

According to historians, Ovech was part of a Byzantine defense system, hindering the invasion of northern tribes.

When it came under Bulgarian control, the fortress played key role in many battles during the First Bulgarian Kingdom.

Ovech is situated on a high, rocky hill. A narrow strip of land connects the stronghold with another hill, Tabiite. Legends tell how wheat and food were stored in the nearby caves to supply locals in case of a siege.

Byzantines, Ottomans and knights captured the fortress many times. King Ivan Alexander ordered the confinement of three prisoners in the fortress in 1366. The knights Amadeus of Savoy and the marshal of burgundy were two of them. They were captured by the Ovech army during the battle for Varna.

Small portion of the fortress walls have remained intact till present day. The remains are sufficient to draw a picture and imagine the castle’s dimensions. An 80 m deep well that supplied the fortress with water can be seen as well.