Voices of Cities – Bulgaria

What if Bulgaria was the world’s hidden playground?
Imagine a country where snow-capped peaks meet sunny beaches, where ancient Thracian tombs whisper under the ground while digital nomads stream ideas from mountain cafés. In Bansko, children ski in winter and chase fireflies in summer, while entrepreneurs dream up projects that connect villages to the world.

In Voices of Cities, Bulgaria becomes more than a country – it’s a stage for contrasts and creativity. Here, folklore dances with fiber optics, and rose fields grow side by side with co-working hubs. One day, stories from Sofia’s boulevards, Plovdiv’s Roman amphitheater, and Varna’s Black Sea shores will all share space on the same living map.

Bulgaria in VOC is a place of imagination:

• Mountains as classrooms – where nature teaches resilience

• Villages as innovation labs – where old traditions meet new ideas

• A crossroad identity – not east, not west, but uniquely in between

By giving Bulgaria a place on the map, VOC celebrates a country that is small in size but vast in voices – ready to inspire Europe and beyond.