site.btaSingle Ticket Planned for Balchik's The Palace and Botanic Garden from 2026
A single admission ticket for the State Cultural Institute The Palace and the University Botanic Garden, both in Balchik, is expected to be introduced in 2026, the two institutions announced at a joint press conference on Saturday.
The Palace Director, Galina Mitkova, said the institutions are working together to make visits to the complex easier and more enjoyable, with the Culture Ministry and Sofia University supporting efforts to end the current system of separate ticket offices.
Botanic Garden Head Veselina Ilieva said a working group set up by order of the Minister of Culture is preparing a new management model. One of the next steps is to prepare a technical specification for a public procurement tender to introduce a unified access system. Until then, the two sites will continue selling combined tickets.
Plans include ticket machines placed at entrances and an online sales platform. A slight price increase is expected, while tickets for adults, children, families and seasonal passes will be retained.
Meanwhile, The Palace launched its Traditions Bulgaria cultural programme, part of an initiative themed Balchik: A Stage of World Cultures. Members of the local Hinap Association of People with Disabilities performed a Christmas Eve ritual. A woodcarving exhibition by Ivan Yotov and his son is also on display. The two-day event will feature folk music performances and a traditional Bulgarian dinner, followed by guided walks, a folk costume presentation and culinary demonstrations accompanied by Christmas customs.
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