News July, 2011

2011/07/13 13:35:15

A Russian, two Americans and an Englishman will take part in the national tourist march "Along the Apostle's Steps" due to start on Thursday. Total 174 people volunteered for crossing the Balkan Mountains on foot. They will start in six groups on routes of varying levels of difficulty. They will gather in Karlovo for Vassil Levski's birthday - July 19.

Vassil Levski or the Apostle of Freedom is Bulgarian national hero, the ideologist and strategist of the Bulgarian revolutionary movement of...

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2011/07/13 13:51:52

One month old octopus from the Indian ocean is the new member of Varna aquarium, reported radio “Focus” - Varna.

The little octopus is long over 30 centimeters. More than 100 offers for names was given in a competition for choosing the name to the new member of the aquarium.

This species stay alive one or two years and are very sensitive to polluted waters. Camera flashes stressed the little octopus and his is hiding in a...

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2011/07/12 18:24:11

Military airport in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Balchik will be transform into a civil, wrote “Klasa”. The project is evaluated for 30 million Bulgarian leva.

Part of the charter flights will arrived in Balchik during the summer seasons. The project is funded by the Bulgarian national budget.

The owner of the new airport now is the Ministry of Transport and Communications. More than 33 old military...

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2011/07/11 14:28:29

The number of Bulgarian and foreign tourists, who have visited the second largest city in Bulgaria - Plovdiv, has increased significantly.

The data comes from the Tourist Informational Center in downtown Plovdiv, cited by the local daily "Maritsa."

In June 2011, there have been 300 more visitors of the Center, seeking information, compared to June 2010.

In June 2011, people from 44 different countries...

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2011/07/11 18:25:55

The border Strandzha Mountain should become a joint Bulgarian-Turkish project for non-material cultural heritage that should seek UNESCO status, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov has proposed upon welcoming his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul.

"Both countries are tourist destinations, especially Turkey. We need to try to diversify the tourism opportunities. Spa tourism has a very good potential but I would add cultural tourism, which leads to dialogue between civilizations," Bulgarian...

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