News June, 2007

2007/06/15

The last three dancing bears in Bulgaria were transported on Friday to the Bear re-adaptation park in Belitsa, Four Paws Foundation announced.

The foundation bough the three animals from their owners, who used them as an instrument of gaining money, making the bears dance and do tricks on the streets of the local villages and towns.

The owners Maria and Dimitar Stanev from the Getsovo village have been taking care of the bears since their birth. The bears, named Misho, 19, Svetla, 17,...

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2007/06/14

New hotel requirements in Bulgaria became valid, Dnevnik daily reported.
The changes concern all hotels in the process of being classified or applying for classification, Dnevnik reported.

Stricter requirements will be applied to hotel staff especially in luxurious tourism sites.

Chambermaids, gatekeepers and errand boys in four star hotels must have high school education and know at least one foreign language.

Administrators must have specialised high school education in the sphere...

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2007/06/14

The archaeological expedition Strandzha discovered a labyrinth, similar to the famous labyrinth on the island of Crete.

The discovery was made near the village of Golyam Derven, close to the Bulgarian-Turkish border.

Archaeologists also found a skeleton of a ruler in the labyrinth, BGNES news agency reported.

Among the finds in the labyrinth were abundantly ornamented ceramics artifacts with unknown so far elements and bird figures.

This is the second unique discovery that the...

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2007/06/14

For the first time foreign tourists, who visit Vidin and the Baba Vida fortress, will be able to watch a special performance in English language. The spectacle of the municipal dramatic theatre is in historical thematic and will be performed on the open air scene in the fortress. Important moments of the past of Bulgaria, with an accent of the Vidin kingdom will be presented – this was stated by the mayor of Vidn d-r Ivan Tsenov.
The audiences of the first show, which will take place on...

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2007/06/13

A team of Bulgarian Scientists showed how the ancient town looked 3000 years ago. This happened through laser shooting of some parts of the rock complex, with technology, which was first applied now for this case.

The method represents scanning will laser. At this base a 3-D image of the sanctuary palace of Perperikon is made.
According to the head of the archeological team Nikolay Ovcharov, said that this will probably ease the work of the archeologists.

The ambition of the scientists...

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