News January, 2008

2008/01/14

"Tsarevets" Hill is favorite for global symbol of Bulgaria in the National campaign ‘Bulgarian symbols: choose your Bulgaria', announces money.bg
Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo (Northern Bulgaria).

It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark from 1185 to 1393, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces, and is a popular tourist attraction.

The distance between the Cyrillic and Tsarevets...

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2008/01/14

More than 1,500 masked well-wishers (koukeri), aged between two and 80 took part in the traditional fair on Saturday in Bulgaria's town Simitli.

The fest was organized for the fifth year in a row by the local municipality. The event was held at the town's stadium.

Koukeri from Bulgaria's neighboring country Macedonia and people from the nearby village of Sushitsa joined the fair.

At this year's event the organizers gave a special award dedicated to one of the victims of a blast at...

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2008/01/14

The village of Bussintzi lies only 8 km away from the town of Trun, near the border with neighbouring Serbia to the west of Sofia. Its fame is largely due to the centuries’ old tradition of the popular Bussintzi ceramics.

Bussintzi is only a couple of hours drive away from the capital city Sofia. The road meanders among hilly land. Parallel to the road run the wild waters of the tiny Erma River. Magnificent cliffs dominate the landscape cut by the river and shaped into a colorful ravine...

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2008/01/11

Bulgaria and Romania started a project “Bulgarian – Romanian research centre for steady tourism”, to integrate the academic and business potential of both countries.
The project will operate until March 2009. The initiative is financed by PHARE program for trans border cooperation, “Steady development and preservation of the biodiversity” and will be executed by “The International Collage” cooperating the Romanian association “Regional centre for development of the human recourses and social...

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2008/01/11

The Palace in Balchik will be lighted for the new tourism season, announced the head of the National Cultural Institute Mr Toshko Gyaurov. 198 000 BGN will be invested in the project with the financial support of the “Beautiful Bulgaria” program.

The lighting will mark the silhouette of the villa “The quiet Nook” - the ex- summer residence of the Romanian queen Maria. In the dusk far away the villas “Izbanda”, “Suite”, “Gutman” can be seen. The silver well and the waterfall will also be...

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