Downtown Sofia became the gathering point dozens of Volkswagen Beetle cars and lovers of the brand at the 12th national fair.

Volkswagen Beetles from around Bulgaria filled the Alexander Batenberg Square to celebrate the biggest fair in the country of the attractive retro automobile.

The event went under the motto "Save children on the road". All participants received daisies as gifts as the daisy is the symbol of the Beetle.

In Bulgaria the car is actually called Volkswagen Turtle, but the vehicle has many nicknames around the globe - beetle, ladybug, Kefer, etc.

Although the names "Beetle" and "Bug" were quickly adopted by the public, it was not until August of 1967 that VW itself began using the name Beetle in marketing materials. It had previously been known only as either the "Type I" or as the 1200, 1300 or 1500, which had been the names under which the vehicle was marketed in Europe prior to 1967.

Like its contemporaries, the Mini and the CitroГ«n 2CV, the Beetle has been regarded as something of a "cult" car since its 1960s association with the hippie movement and surf culture; and the obvious attributes of its unique and quirky design. Much like their Type 2 counterparts, Beetles were psychedelically painted and considered an art car ancestor.

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