News May, 2008

2008/05/23

Model of the Bulgarian Rila monastery will take its place in the “Mini Europe” park in Brussels.

The copy of the monastery, which will be presented by the minister of culture Stefan Danailov is of the scale 1:25.

This is the first model of orthodox object in “Mini Europe”. The Rila monastery model will be on an area of 20 sq. m. with a height of 1 m.

In order the visitors to see in full details the model, including the inside building and the frescoes, a special platform will be...

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2008/05/23

The retro rally “Black Sea Euroins” starts today, Friday. Over 30 retro cars will be on the track Bucharest - Constanta – Mangalia – Balchik – Bucharest.

The cars have a special historical and technical value, claim the organizers. The retro automobiles are produced in the period 1917 – 1974 and have been awarded many times in various competitions.

The rally is organized by the Retro automobile club – Romania (R.C.R.) and is sponsored by Euroins Romania. The sponsors remind that since...

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2008/05/23

The lecturer of old history in the History Department of Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' reader doctor Konstantin Boshnakov revealed two unique history discoveries.
He finished the first of its kind examination of signs of the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak. He found out two unique signs: the first one says - ‘painted by Kodzimases' and the second - ‘Roigos, son of Sevt (III)'.

Until this moment the name of the Thracian Roigos was familiar only by the rare coins of this ruler. Before...

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2008/05/22

The summer tourist season was officially opened in the coastal resort of SS Konstantin and Elena on May 21, the nameday of the two saints.
The first tourists arrived at the seaside in mid-March and the first summer tourists started arriving in the beginning of May.

With the season finally opened, State Agency for Tourism (SAT) head Anelia Kroushkova said that if the summer tourist season turned out to be successful, she expect growth of seven to eight per cent.
Such growth would be...

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2008/05/22

It doesn’t need introduction, as it is one of the most beautiful and most famous cities in Bulgaria. Over half a million tourists from Bulgaria and abroad visit the city annually and it is famous as an excellent destination for cultural tourism. During the past few years Veliko Tarnovo became one of the most advertised tourism destinations. The city attracts numerous tourists because of the numerous historical monuments from different epochs; the medieval capital of Bulgaria also inflames the...

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