Arty Plovdiv in Bulgaria has plenty of surprises up its sleeve including bold street art, Roman ruins and temperatures that stay in the mid-twenties until autumn
Data gurus at Eurostat may have declared Bulgaria the unhappiest country in Europe after a recent poll, but the survey – which analysed levels of life satisfaction across the continent – only tells part of the story.
In Athens, two Chinese dramas were staged in early December during the first Sino-Hellenic International Theater Festival - The Prince of Lanling, a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty (550-557), and The New Legend of the White Snake, which blended elements from both Chinese and Greek culture.