The building that the Community Center of Shipka Chitalishte Svetlina – 1861 is occupying nowadays was not the intended place for the Chitalishte. It’s the building of the old primary school but the first Chitalishte building infact. Another building, much more majectic is standing up just below the actual Chitalishte building and it was finished … Read more
We as Community Center “Svetlina 1861” want to turn the “Chirpanlieva House” into an ethnographic complex. Therefore we want to add a café and museum shop to the existing building as well as a new shed with an atelier to exhibit authentic crafts and to do workshops and craft demonstrations. Thanks to the Bulgarian Center … Read more
There is a small community of Sarakatsans living in Shipka. Sarakatsani, also known as Karakachans are an ethnic minority in Bulgaria, originating from Greece. They were transhumant shepards, and their descendants in smaller amount inhabits present Bulgaria, southern Albania and Republic of Macedonia. Historically they were located in the Pindus mountains of the continental Greece, … Read more
The Thracians lived near Shipka 2000 years B.C. and left very obvious prove of their existence with numerous tombs, which are possible to visit nowadays. The last one, called Kosmatka was discovered in the year 2004 with a very important finding, a golden mask of a Thracian King Teres I (the first ruler of the … Read more
As stated in our previous article so far 1,400 leva have been donated for the cause of the roof of Community Center from the 19,000 required for the most minimalistic variant for repair of the roof of the Community Center. Due to the fact that the roof is in a very poor state and only … Read more
In May 2019 in town Shipka will take place the first edition of „Shipka Fest – Days of arts and crafts“. Detailed preliminary programme you can find here. The main event of the festival will happen on 24th and 25th of May, when is prepared the open air craft market and except it many other … Read more
Shipka Fest 2019 – Days of arts and crafts
For this fourth article, we have decided to present to you a painting depicting a coastal landscape inspired by “romanticism” style, painted by Alexander Ovsyannikov, a Russian artist who stayed in Shipka. As far as the place is concerned, we do not have more information; which gives it a mystical aspect: Is it an imaginary … Read more
Welcome to part 3 of our series “Impressions of Shipka’s Art Gallery”. The Art Gallery “Hristo Pesev” is located in the Shipka’s Community Center. We are currently running a campaign to collect funds for the roof repair of the building, which needs to happen this spring to prevent negative consequences for the cultural heritage stored … Read more
Here is part 2 of our series “Impressions of Shipka’s Art Gallery”. The Art Gallery “Hristo Pesev” is located in Shipka’s Community Center and now in great danger due to the broken roof . See here how you can donate for the roof repair of Shipka’s Community Center and help to preserve our art collection … Read more