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2013/05/15

Over one billion euro has been invested in the wellness and spa industry in Bulgaria over the past twenty years. The sector has been the target of most of the recent investments in Bulgaria’s tourism.

This became clear from yesterday’s speech of Stefan Sharlopov, President of the Bulgarian Union for Balneology and Spa Tourism, delivered on the sidelines of the 18th annual congress of the European Spas Association.

The preliminary meeting was also attended by Martin Plachy, President of...

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2013/05/13 00:12:57

Borovets hosted Drop The Mountain Borovets 2013 - the first mass bike ride on mountain terrain in Bulgaria. It started on May 11th, 0100 PM from Yastrebetz peak (near Top station of the Gondla lift - 2369 m. of altitude), then crossed Markudjik center still covered with snow and ended in front of the Rila hotel in the resort's centre.

The trail was 14 km. long and the organizer of the event arranged perfect conditions.
65 men and 4 women took place in the competition. Minister Petar...

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2013/05/12

Thracian Cliffs Beach and Golf Resort will host the European Tour's 50th Volvo World Golf Championship.

After a three year stay at Spain's Finca Cortesin Resort, Volvo have moved this premier match-play championship to Thracian Cliffs in the Balkans as a part of new strategy to target geographical areas of interest by rotating the tournament to a different venue across Europe each year.

That they have moved it to Thracian Cliffs, which has only been open for just over a year says a great...

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2013/05/08 09:31:52

Grand Hotel Sofia will host the BIWC 2013 Festival on May 18th and 19th, 2013.

Official program:

16 - 17 May, Grand Hotel Sofia, Triaditsa Hall 2, floor 1 - Tasting and evaluation of BIWC 2013 wine samples (closed for public)
17 May, 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), 9, Iskar street - Conference: Wine and Wine Tourism in the Balkans...

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2013/05/07 14:43:34

Sofia has been ranked the most affordable European travel destination by the Huffington Post’s European 3-Star Traveler Index.

Topping Price of Travel's European 3-Star Traveler Index for 2013—which compares the cost of a centrally located, well-reviewed three-star hotel, plus the cost of transportation, some activities, food and drink Sofia, earned the title of Europe's cheapest tourist city, coming in at under USD 50 a day.

Airfare to Sofia is somewhat expensive, and there aren't a lot...

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2013/04/22 14:46:51

500 guests visited Baba Vida fortress during the weekend, a reporter of Radio Focus - Vidin announced. On Saturday the number of visitors was over 300 people. 200 visits were reported on Sunday.
"On Saturday we received 5 groups - students, 2 groups of adults from Kavarna, a group of students from Sofia University and many other tourists," the curator of the historical site said.
"This year we started the season a little early - at the end of March, but so far the intensive flow of visitors...

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2013/04/16

40 routes are developed for the project “The valley of roses and the Thracian kings” part of the regional tourism marketing concept.

These routes are combined in 5 complex tourism packages, explained the mayor of Kazanlak Galina Stoyanova. The travel packages combine several themes - “Thracian heritage”, “The rose and the festival of roses”, “Cradle of the Renaissance culture and struggle for national liberation”, “The best site for air sports and adventures”, “Spa and wellness all year...

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2013/04/15 17:06:37

The deputy minister of economy, energetics and tourism Ivo Marinov stated that the forthcoming congress for spa tourism of the European SPA association (ESPA) which will be held in Pomorie in May, is a great recognition for our country.
According to latest data 40% of the tourists from the Balkans chose Bulgaria for a spa holiday.

Balneology is an important traditional element of the tourism outlook of Bulgaria as a year round holiday destination. Bulgaria possesses unique mineral water...

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2013/04/11 22:25:46

Tourists will be able to observe prehistoric drawings in the hall with prehistoric drawings in the Magura cave.

The drawings, which number over 750, are located at 375 metres under the ground and, in order to preserve them, access to them has been limited. The images are multi-layered and date to various periods, from the Epipaleolithic, through to the Neolithic and Eneolithic, to the beginning of the early Bronze Age.
The drawings contain images of dancing female figures, dancing and...

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2013/04/10

The second Danube Bridge connecting Bulgaria and Romania will be launched and operational in May at the earliest, according to Bulgarian Transport Minister Kristian Krastev.

Krastev told reporters that the bridge is yet to receive the so-called Act 15 and Act 16 certificates, which would confirm that the construction has been finished.

In February, officials stated that the so-called Danube Bridge 2 connecting Bulgaria's Vidin and Romania's Calafat would be inaugurated on May 9, the Day of...

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