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2008/06/05

Town folklore abounds in anecdotes about passionate anglers. One such story tells of such a man who asked a doctor to put his hand in plaster, so that he can tell his friends that he had broken it while pulling out a 50 kilogram fish from the lake.

Anglers are a special kind of people because they share a common passion, which looks even strange to others, who look for fish only at the market. In the distant past fishing was the only living for some. Anglers have never been well off....

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2008/06/04

1 million BGN (0,5 million EUR) will be the invested in the infrastructure in the central part of Veliko Turnovo's park Ksilifor, announced the tourist association 'Trapezitza 1902'.
The amount will be used for investments including the constraction of children sites, alleys, sport facilities, swimming pools and others.

It is important all the projected facilities and new equipments will be suitable for the disabled persons.

The lake in the park will be reconstructed and all tracks...

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2008/06/04

About 150 companies will participate in the International Economy Forum to be held in the Northwestern Bulgarian town of Vratza on June 10 and 11, as announced by Georgi Tabakov, Chair of Bulgarian Economy Forum.

According to Tabakov, this is the Bulgarian Economy Forum's first initiative in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Projects from different companies will be presented at the forum. The majority of the companies are from Serbia, Romania and Italy.

Vratza's mayor stated that the region...

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2008/06/04

A four-level retail center with a build area of 5,844 sq m will be operational in Pazardjik, Southern Bulgaria, by the fall of 2009, said Ivo Kolushev, manager of project investor Litos-iBuild.

The 6.5 mln euro development will be funded by the local Investbank.

The retail center will occupy a 1,661 sq m site bought by Litos-iBuild from the Pazardjik municipality. It paid 840,000 levs with taxes.

The ground level of the store will be leased to a Sofia-based supermarket operator, said...

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2008/06/04

Byala resort expects strong tourism season, informed Anastas Trendafilov, mayor of the Black sea municipality.
He believes that this summer the resort will welcome more European tourists compared to the previous year.
Growth of the number of Russian tourists is also expected.

The municipal is considering the development of yaht port in the resort.

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2008/06/04

A total of 8 beaches received the “Blue Flag” Award for this year. The winners are the beach of Dyuni, Haramanite Beach in Sozopol, the East Beach of Pomorie, Sunny Beach, Venid Beach in Saint Vlas, the beaches of Albena, Riviera and Sunny Day. Marina Dinevi yacht port in Sveti Vlas was also awarded with a blue flag.

The award is given only to the beaches, which meet 4 groups of requirements, namely: quality and purity of water, equipment, management and safety.
The “Blue Flag” award is...

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2008/06/04

Bourgas municipal will mark the official opening of the new summer season with Art Carnival which will be held three days and three nights in the city.

The event will start on 6th June. Artists and artist formations will participate in the event. Carnival processions, competitions and more than 20 shows, concerts and programs will be held during the event. The events in the carnival will be presented in three theme overnights – classic works of art, artistic provocations and contemporary...

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2008/06/03

The first golf course on the Black Sea was opened Saturday in the Bulgarian sea resort of Balchik north of the city of Varna.

The BlackSeaRama complex is worth EUR 103 M, and is located on an area of 1000 decares. It is the second professional golf course in Bulgaria, and currently has nine holes, with nine more expected to be added.

The complex also includes several dozens of luxury villas and houses, a mineral water pool, a gym, and a five-star hotel.

A wine-producing plant is...

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2008/06/03

The municipality of Sozopol coastal city opens the summer season on June 6, Irena Nikolova, chief of ‘Tourism' municipality department informed.
She highlighted that priority for the municipality in relation with the infrastructural changes is the construction of purifying station for waste waters and the building of collectors.
Change of the public lightening in the resort is also being considered, Nikolova added.
The phaetons and the coastal train remain the most preferred attractions for...

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2008/06/02

Archaeologists found a treasure of 79 gold and silver coins in a rocky area near the village of Galabovo in the Rhodope Mountains. The find consists of 5 Byzantine hyperpyrons and 74 Venetian grosso, announced the head of the team Dr. Borislav Borislavov from Sofia University "St Kliment Ohridski". The coins were found just 30 cm under the ground in a cleft in a rock, covered up with stones, which is a typical of a Thracian offering. The cleft was in the base of a sanctuary later functioning as...

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