1. Bulgaria, Burgas, Burgas Free University
Assoc. Prof. Diana Popova, Ph.D.

3. Where is Bulgaria?

5. CROSSROADS OF CULTURES

7. Rila Monastery

9. Horo Dance

10. Sofia

11. Presidential Building, Sofia

12. Traditional house, Koprivshtitza

15. Plovdiv

16. Plovdiv Amphitheatre

17. Moreni Rock Formation from the Ice Age

18. Pamporovo, Rhodope Mountains

19. Madara Rock Caves and Horseman

20. Layers of History in Veliko Turnovo

22. Fortress

23. View from the Fortress

24. Top of the Fortress

26. Sozopol and the Black Sea

27. Burgas Free University

28. Status and Accreditation
Established with an Act of the Great National Assembly from 18 September 1991
Accredited by the National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation
Member of the Association of the Non-state Universities in Bulgaria
Certified under ISO 9001:2

29. International Status Member of the European University Association
Framework agreements for cooperation with more that 40 universities in Europe, Asia and Africa
Joint projects with more than 100 universities, international organizations and institutions
Founder of UNESCO Chair on Human Rights and Culture of Peace
Tempus; Lifelong Learning Programmes – Erasmus, Grundtvig, Leonardo DaVinchi, Comenius; Cross-border Cooperation; and Operational Programmes

31. Academic Profile Faculty of Legal Studies Faculty of Business Studies
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

32. The Library

33. Aula with 400 seats
Audio-visual sound recording and simultaneous translations
3 Conference halls
Exhibition area

34. Burgas at a Glance

38. Nestinarstvo
The ritual fire dancing on live coals – an ancient Bulgarian custom with Christian and pagan elements.
Has its roots inThracian traditions, in their sun worship.
Performed in several Bulgarian villages in Strandja Mountains near the Black Sea.
Usually performed on the day of St. Constantine and St. Helena, the patrons of fire dancers.

39. Nestinarstvo
Only fire dancers (nestinari) can do it - people dedicated to the mystery of the ritual.
The dancers can be both men and women.
The dance is accompanied by the beat of a drum and the sound of a bagpipe.
It is believed that some of the dancers reach a religious state of trance while dancing. This explains why their feet don't get burnt and they don't feel pain.

40. !
Video “Nestinarstvo”
Video “Visit Bulgaria”
Video “Bulgaria 2015”

41. We are looking forward to seeing you in Burgas!

42. Köszönöm szépen! Mulțumesc! Ви благодарам! Благодаря Ви!