News June, 2008

2008/06/10

The administration of Bulgaria's largest Danube city of Rousse is currently considering a project for widening the estuary of the Rusenski Lom River in order to make navigable a three-kilometer stretch of it.

The news was announced by the Rousse Mayor Bozhidar Yotov himself after he returned from his visit to Germany and the Netherlands.

The widening of the Rusenski Lom estuary will make the river navigable for small barges, boats, and yachts, and will also serve to protect the areas...

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2008/06/09

The traditional "Rose Festival" in Kazanluk reached its culmination Sunday with a parade through the town's main street.

The festival is being held for the 40th time in Kazanluk.

The parade started at noon from the town square "Sevtopolis" and was as a tradition lead by a group of kukers from the village of Turia. (Kukers are costumed men performing traditional Bulgarian rituals to scare away evil spirits.)

Before the parade a Rose Queen title and a Best Photographer award are...

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2008/06/09

Investors have earmarked more than 100 mln euro for the construction of about a dozen yachting marinas on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast over the next couple of years, it emerged at the sailing conference held in local resort Riviera.

At the moment, sailing crews can dock at yachting ports in Balchik, Sozopol, Nesebar and the resorts of Sunny Beach, Golden Sands and Sveti Vlas.

New yacht marinas on the drawing boards boast locations like Nesebar, Sozopol, Tsarevo and Ahtopol.

The...

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2008/06/06

The Japanese great admirers of the Bulgarian rose and each year Kazanlak meets many groups with tourists for the Rose Holiday. Over 10 000 Japanese tourists come yearly in Bulgaria, generally for tours around the country. The keen visitors love visiting the Rose Festival, The Melnik Pyramids, the old capital of Veliko Tarnovo and Koprivshtitsa.
Each year the number of the Japanese tourists records and increase of 3-5 %, compared to the previous year.
The Rose Fest in Kazanlak starts today, on...

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2008/06/06

The summer tourism season in the biggest resort on the Balkans – Sunny Beach will be opened today.

The ceremony for the official opening will take place in “Barceló Royal Beach Hotel” in the resort complex. Organizers of the event are the Owners’ Alliance – Sunny Beach with the kind cooperation of Nessebar Municipal.

The official start of the tourism season “Summer 2008” will be announced by Ms Elena Ivanova – head of...

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