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2011/10/11 18:19:59

This weekend the temperatures all over Bulgaria went down with more than 10 degrees. It is snowing almost everywhere in the mountains over 1500 m above the sea level.
The snow cover at the Cherni Vrah peak in the Vitosha mountain, right next to Sofia is already 15 cm, which is not common for this time of the year.
The weather during the next week will remain the same, so keep your fingers crossed for more heavy snowfalls and early winter this season.

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2011/10/09 18:40:06

Bulgaria has proved to be one of the most popular international destinations for red deer hunting among "hunting tourists," according to the State Forestry Agency.

A total of 73 foreign hunters arrived to hunt red deer only for the past month, the Agency said in a statement, adding that the red deer population in Bulgaria numbers between 18 000 and 21 000 animals.

The trophies from red deer's horns that are obtained by the hunters in Bulgaria usually weigh between 7 kg and 14 kg.

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2011/10/07 10:12:30

Unique mosaic was discovered by archaeologists in Stara Zagora cit in Bulgaria.
The mosaic depicts the three figures of Bacchus and two bacchantes, all companions form the suite of God Dionysus, and is an unique finding for Bulgaria. It is believed that the mosaic dates back to the III rd century AC.

"The complicated shapes of dancing women are a proof of the great mastership of the artists who created it," said Dimitar Yankov, head of the excavation works and chief curator of the...

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2011/10/05 11:01:05

The first rope park outside forest was opened in Simitli. The park was created by Stanimir Stanimirov, professional kayak and rafting trainer in an extreme sports club.

Stanimir explained that the first idea of the project was to own e terrain nearby the river in order to extend the opportunities for sport activities in the region. Later on they decided to build a rope park. They used iron poles, due to the lack of enough threes in the region. The attraction is the first artificial park in...

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2011/10/03 10:17:57

Bulgaria is ranked among the countries with the best chance for development of health tourism.

Bulgaria is among the countries, that combine excellent quality of medicine service at very competitive prices. Thus the country hold a high chance to transform into a preferred destination for health tourism.

This was pointed by Reuters and the Independent daily, based on a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit based in France.

More recently, cross-border travel for fertility...

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2011/10/03 11:31:34

The main goal of the project is to transform the town into an attractive tourism destination.

Three million BGN will be invested in the development of culture-history tourism in Veliki Preslav.

This was announced by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works – Lilyana Pavlova opened a brand new station for waste waters in Veliki Preslav.

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2011/09/21 15:24:08

Meteorologists forecast sunny weather during the holidays this week.
Temperatures will reach 24 – 29 degrees, and will reach 30 degrees in some parts of the country.

The weather by the seaside will be sunny and still appropriate for sun baths.
The mountains will also provide excellent conditions for tourism. Temperatures over 1200 metres above the sea level will be 16 – 18 degrees.

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2011/09/16 11:59:31

More and more foreign tourists are attracted by the opportunity to see how the world-famous Bulgarian rose oil is produced.

Organized tourist visits related with the production of rose oil are becoming increasingly popular. € 4,500 is the price of one kilogram of rose oil for whose production three and a half tonnes of rose petals are needed.

Rose oil contains some 300 constituents, and some of the trace elements have not yet been fully studied.

Yet, the proven properties of the...

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2011/09/15 12:36:49

In fact these are the Bourgas salt pit – the biggest natural open air Spa centre in Bulgaria.

The red lye is a natural balm with proven healing qualities for the locomotive system, skin diseases and even just simple colds.

The healing mud has positive impact on the nervous system and gynecological diseases, claim specialists. According to doctor Diana Borisova, the healing procedures should be performed early in the morning or before dusk. The treatment should be at least 10...

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2011/09/13 15:51:48

Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv is the venue of the traditional Honey Fest (13 September - 22 September 2011), organized by the Acacia 1899 Apiculture Association.

The organizers announced that from the 10 000 tons of honey produced in 2010, some 8 000 have been exported.

This statistics once again proves that the honey product made in Bulgaria is of exceptionally good quality but it is not consumed widely enough within the country.

Figures show that Bulgarians consume only...

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