On 13th of January, on Sunday, the Bulgarian Tourist Union celebrated 156 years as e tribute to the birth of its patron Aleko Konstantinov – a famous Bulgarian writer and democrat, the founder of the tourist movement in Bulgaria. The event took place in front of the monument of Aleko Konstantinov in the Borisova Garden […]
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Balkan Mountaineering Orienteering Competition 2019
Balkan Mountaineering Orienteering Competition in 2019 will be organized in Bosnia and Herzegovina for members of the mountaineering associations which are members of the Balkan Mountaineering Union (BMU). DATE: 11th to 13th of October 2019 Mountaineering orienteering competition tests a range of skills, experiences and usage of technical tools for moving in nature, especially in […]
This is Herstory
“This is Herstory” documentary project present inspiring female portraits from the Balkans, devoted to action sports. In the first episode which is about to be released soon, Alex Totkova, Argyro Papathanasiou, Ilina Arsova & Uta Ibrahimi share their unique stories for passion, dreams and challenges in life. Screenplay: Ilina Arsova and Igor Hristov Director: Igor […]
Bulgarian Tourist Union, annual awards
On 15th of December the Bulgarian Tourist Union (BTU) presented its annual awards in different categories. The President of the Bulgarian Tourist Union Prof. Dr. Alexei Stoev presented the awards.The mountaineer Nikolay Petkov, a participant in the Everest 84 Expedition, received the special merit award. The BTU Mountain Song Choir performed popular mountain songs. The […]
Northwestern Bulgaria – from Timok river to Iskar river
On 4th of December, 2018, a presentation of the guidebook of engineer Ivan Mihailov – “Northwestern Bulgaria – from Timok river to Iskar river” was held at the Information Center of Bulgarian Tourist Union (BTU) in Sofia. The book includes walking routes that are next to the starting point of the Bulgarian part of E-3 […]
European Union of Mountaineering Associations collaborative member in Balkan Mountaineering Union collaborative member
During the First General Assembly of EUMA (European Union of Mountaineering Associations) in Brussels, November 10th, 2018, Balkan Mountaineering Union (BMU) was admitted as collaborative member in the EUMA. ….. Vo tek na prvata General Assembly na EUMA (European Union of Mountaineering Associations ) odrzana vo Brussels na 10 Noemvri 2018, BMU bese primena kako […]
Mountaineering Instructors Seminar in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Mountaineering Instructors Seminar in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. In the period between October 26th and 28th, 2018, Macedonian Mountaineering Sports Federation (MMSF) has organized a Mountain Instructors Seminar with the main subject “Experience exchange in organizing Mountaineering Guides Trainings”. Thirty participants from: MMSF, Croatian Mountaineering Federation, Kosovo Mountaineering and Alpinism Federation and Albanian Mountaineering and […]