BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

(240518) -- NESSEBAR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Girls in folk costumes present flower baskets at the opening event of Bulgaria's summer tourism season in Nessebar, Bulgaria, on May 17, 2024. The summer tourist season in Bulgaria officially opened on Friday. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

(240518) -- NESSEBAR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Girls in folk costumes present bread at the opening event of Bulgaria's summer tourism season in Nessebar, Bulgaria, on May 17, 2024. The summer tourist season in Bulgaria officially opened on Friday. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

BULGARIA-NESSEBAR-SUMMER TOURIST SEASON-BEGINNING

(240518) -- NESSEBAR, May 18, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Boys offer folklore presentation at the opening event of Bulgaria's summer tourism season in Nessebar, Bulgaria, on May 17, 2024. The summer tourist season in Bulgaria officially opened on Friday. (Xinhua/Lin Hao)

Bulgarian summer tourist season begins

STORY: Bulgarian summer tourist season begins SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: NESSEBAR, BULGARIA CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The summer tourist season in Bulgaria was officially opened at a ceremony on Friday, which was held in the Ancient City of Nessebar on the Black Sea coast. "There is hardly a better place for today's event than the Nessebar coast," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said at the opening ceremony, which was attended by representatives of Bulgarian institutions and diplomatic corps in the country. "Here coexist the millennial history of our lands with the comfort of modern tourist services, the splendor of our nature with the famous hospitality of the local people," Radev said at the gates of the city, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Radev also said that Bulgaria had its place on the world tourist map as a year-round destination, adding that the state had to make efforts to utiliz