Bulgaria in UNESCO

6 UNESCO Heritage / Marian Bachev, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria
8 Today, the Organization Has a Vital Role in Safeguarding Freedom of Expression / Elena Shekerletova, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Commission for UNESCO
10 More Than Monuments: The True Value of Cultural Heritage / Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (2009-2017)
14 UNESCO – An Organization for All / Alexander Savov
20 Prof. Nikolay Nenov, Chairperson of the 47th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee: Bulgaria has proposed to the world cultural heritage sites of significance to all humanity
CULTURAL HERITAGE
24 Boyana Church
26 The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
28 The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak
30 Madara National Historical Provadia Saltworks Archaeological Reserve
33 Nessebar
36 Holy Monastery of Rila
39 The Thracian Tomb near Sveshtari
NATURAL HERITAGE
42 Pirin National Park
44 Srebarna Nature Reserve
46 Central Balkans Beech Forests
INTANGIBLE HERITAGE
48 National Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences / Dr Milena Lyubenova, Head of National Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage
51 Bulgarian Entries in the UNESCO World Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage / Prof. Mila Santova, Corresponding Member, PhD in Arts Studies
58 UNESCO in the archives of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA)
NEW NOMINATIONS
PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS
122 Varna Necropolis
125 Provadia Saltworks
128 THE EPISCOPAL BASILICA
OLD BULGARIAN CAPITALS
130 Pliska
132 Preslav
135 Veliko Tarnovo