Balgarianovinite.com Bulgarian cultural heritage in the Ukrainian part of Bessarabia, along with local traditions, cuisine, and winemaking, has been featured on the Unified Tourism Portal of Ukraine’s Odesa region through the inclusion of sites in Bolhrad, the Bolhrad City Council announced on Facebook.
The official online resource was launched by the Odesa Regional State Administration. Its purpose is to help residents and visitors discover tourist attractions, plan trips, and create their own itineraries.
Among the featured sites are the Regional Centrе for Bulgarian Culture, which promotes the Bulgarian language, customs, and traditions; Villa Tinta Winery in the village of Oksamytne; the family-run food producer and Balkanski Yastiya restaurant, offering local delicacies and an ethnographic collection; as well as the family-owned Kolonist Winery in the village of Krynychne, which offers tours and tastings.
“Bolhrad is not only one of the oldest cities in the southern part of the Odesa region, but also combines Bulgarian cultural heritage, Bessarabian traditions, winemaking, local cuisine, and hospitality,” the city council said.
The tourism portal features information about routes, historical and cultural heritage, gastronomy, winemaking, ethnocultural attractions, and natural sites in the Odesa region.
The information can be searched by geographic area and thematic categories, including historical and cultural tourism, gastronomic tourism, rural tourism, nature-based tourism, religious tourism, and sports tourism.
The portal also features an interactive route-planning tool. Users can select the sites they wish to visit and determine the order of their journey.
According to the Bolhrad City Council, the inclusion of the municipality in the wider tourism resource will help its cultural and tourist attractions reach a broader audience.
“Traveling through the Odesa region does not have to lead only to the sea. It can lead to the heart of Bessarabia – to Bolhrad, its history, culture, wine, gastronomy, and traditions,” the local administration said.
The city of Bolhrad was founded in 1821 by Bulgarian settlers. The city is considered the unofficial capital of the Bessarabian Bulgarians. On October 29, 1838, the Bolhrad Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Lord was consecrated through the efforts and financial contributions of Bulgarian settlers.
Twenty years later, in 1858, the historic Bolhrad High School Sts. Cyril and Methodius opened (today known as the Georgi Sava Rakovski Bolhrad High School).
In present-day Ukraine, Bolhrad is the administrative center of Bolhrad Raion, following the administrative-territorial reform of July 17, 2020. The raion comprises 10 municipalities, where Bulgarians make up more than 60% of the population. Българското културно наследство на украинската част на Бесарабия беше представено в туристическия портал на Одеска област, Украйна 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-12 14:56:39 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law