Bulgarian in Vienna

Now in her 60s, the native Bulgarian had spent most of her life in Sofia, until unimaginable circumstances brought her to Vienna to transform the lives of others.

It was for a place in the company of the Wiener Volksoper that Petar Naydenov came to Vienna from a theatre in Bavaria eight years ago.

Bulgaria is home to legends and myths, stories of centuries past, monuments of battles lost and won which all shape the landscape.

The two friends decided to join forces. And in 2016, they set up the non-profit organization Austria for Beginners.

But if you plan to cook Bulgarian dishes at home, you will definitely need a good Bulgarian shop to buy some typical products: On Pilgramgasse you will find a Bulgarian shop.

How a Bulgarian living in Vienna is building brides between countries and people ― figuratively and literally. Aneta Bulant-Kamenovа

Raised bilingually in Sofia, and re-established in Vienna, artist Borjana Ventzislavova is a woman of many worlds.

When national governments closed borders and asked people to stay put at the beginning of 2020, Ivan Krastev and his family decided to go back to Bulgaria.

Moving to a new country brings many challenges. Here’s how community advice and music help Bulgarians settle in.

Vienna’s Wittgenstein house has become a focal point of Bulgarian culture and arts – and much more.

For those moving west from Bulgaria, Vienna has become a favorite destination - a "Bulgarian village" in its own right.

They say geography is destiny – the defining coastlines of cultures and languages. But when you get right down to it, what really matters is the food!

“Nothing is impossible for those you love”

Language is our wealth, our tradition – and a tool to understand the world.

"How would a landscape with dinosaurs sound?"

For Bojidar Kassabov, everything began in October 1999. An agreement between Austrian and Bulgarian universities gave him the chance to study medicine in Vienna.

The Bulgarian law graduate works for the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB) and gives free consultations on labor and social security law in her mother tongue.

Here is a list of notable Bulgarians that you may have heard of.

The affair between Bulgaria and Austria can be described in many ways. And Vienna is almost always at its center.

Community Lead Pavel Naydenov introduces Vienna's Bulgarian community, the focus of this month's Home Is Where the Herz Is issue.