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News June, 2010

2010/06/18

Borovets to Host Rally Bulgaria

After 39 years as the Bulgaria's premier rally event, Rally Bulgaria finally makes its debut in the World Rally Championship.
The first of four asphalt rallies in 2010, Bulgaria represents a leap into the unknown for the majority of WRC teams and drivers. But if the popularity of the European Championship rally is anything to go by, the combination of a challenging, compact route and the stunning mountain scenery will make it an exciting addition.

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2010/06/17

Bulgaria Prepares for Trash Metal Gig with Metallica, Rammstein

Some of the world’s most emblematic metal and rock bands including Metallica and Rammstein are going to perform in Bulgaria’s capital during the Sofia Rocks 2010 Sonisphere Festival.

The music event organized by Balkan Entertainment and Marcel Avram will take place on June 22-23, 2010, on the Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia.

The teams of the top metal bands are arriving in the city on Friday in order to start building the stage, announced the organizers.

Top trash metal bands Metallica,...

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2010/06/17

A Cherry Fest Opens in Kyustendil

Kyustendil will host “Cherry fest 2010” during the next 3 days. The minister of Agriculture of Bulgaria will mark the official opening of the festival.
The festive program includes cherry exhibitions of different sorts of cherries and cherry artifacts. During the second day a folklore festival “Chereshchisa rod rodila”.
The third day will be dedicated to competitions for the biggest cherry, the most beautiful cherry stand and a culinary festival.

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2010/06/16

Low cost flights to Istanbul

The Turkish low cost air company “Pegasus” will start regular low cost flights between Istanbul and Sofia.

The planes will depart from Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the Asian bank of Istanbul.
The flights will be executed twice a day.

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2010/06/16

Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey Mull Joint Tourist Products

Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey have renewed plans to unite their forces and launch regional tourist products as they struggle to overcome the crisis and attract more tourists.

This became clear during a meeting of representatives from the sector in the three countries, which is taking place at Porto Carras, Halkidiki, and was joined by more than 60 Bulgarian tour operators.

Travel and tour operators from Greece and Turkey voiced willingness to get involved in programs featuring Bulgarian ski...

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