Galway 2020 has just extended the cultural programme of this Year into 2021. During my recent volunteering at this year’s European Capitals of Culture Galway 2020, I revealed incredible places that are a vital part of the region’s heritage and where the deeply-rooted traditions naturally weaved into everyday life. And those places can be visited at any time regardless of the Galway 2020 programme. A Conversation in a Traditional Thatched Cottage The trip to Menlo, an Irish village in about 5 km away from Galway, was part of my volunteer programme. […]

The original shop pLOVEdiv Gallery in Plovdiv is popular both with locals and tourists. It has very high Facebook and Tripadvisor rankings and defined as one of the interesting must-visit places in Plovdiv and free things to do in Plovdiv. People come there to buy t-shirts by local designers and attend workshops of creative practitioners and simply learn about local crafts. Sharing love through creative ideas Five years ago, Gallery was part of an ambitious project launched to promote the quarter Kapana as an area with various museums and galleries […]

Get insights into must-visit attractions in Galway, the new European Capital of Culture! Together with volunteers of Plovdiv 2019, Matera 2019 and Galway 2020 we found 5 ways to make work the logo of Galway 2020 Let the magic in! It guided our exploration of city diversity after the official ceremony was cancelled due to the changing weather. My volunteering in Galway (Ireland), the European Capital of Culture – 2020, has become the logical continuation of the Plovdiv internship. I was selected to represent Bulgaria in the framework of the […]

It is the first post of this blog. Like a puzzle, it is made up of my volunteer experiences at European Capitals of Culture: Plovdiv 2019, Matera 2019, Galway 2020, Kaunas 2022 and Veszprem 2024 that inspired me to create this blog. With each volunteer project, we have tried to improve, support, create. Not everything was as expected, but as a puzzle it is possible to re-do everything in other places. But let’s start by taking notes! The opening of Plovdiv2019 in collaboration with Matera2019 It all started in January […]