While some traditions are fading with time, others are reborn. Tahini production, the sticky paste of the crushed sesame seed, is seeing a resurgence … [Read more...]
Border Villages of Ivaylovgrad
Small Bulgarian villages abutting the border with Greece are dwindling in size, but there is some hope for revitalization. Odrintsi was once populated … [Read more...]
Thracian Food Festival
The square in the center of Ivaylovgrad is surrounded by reflections of the town's past. An old Communist Party headquarters has been transformed into … [Read more...]
Castles and Pumpkin Pastry
There are scattered castles and ruins hidden throughout the rocky outcroppings of Thrace. Chunks of marble repurposed into not so recent buildings, a … [Read more...]