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2011/08/18 15:09:03

Festival of Arts - Apollonia 2011 will take place from August 27th - September 5th 2011 in Sozopol Black Sea Resort in Bulgaria.

Here is The Program of the Festival.

The largest Bulgarian festival of the arts, Apollonia, began in 1984 as a friendly initiative among the regular visitors of the quiet sea resort Sozopol. Within their ranks were many musicians, artists,...

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2011/08/17 17:15:21

37 guest houses in Bulgaria have the certificate "Green House", the Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism (BAAT) reported.

The certificate guarantees the visitors that homes that have it, fulfill the EU criteria for quality accommodation, where the negative impact of the environment is minimized.

The hosts of the green houses are mostly families from the local community who know their region and are able to introduce their guests the beauty of the surrounding countryside.

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2011/08/16 17:34:10

The Balchik palace complex in the northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria is marking during summer 2011 a peak of weddings of couples from all over the world.

Over 30 couples from Bulgaria, the US, Switzerland, Australia, Romania and Slovakia have chosen the beautiful backdrop of the sea and the castle to tie the knot, the Culture Activities Department at the complex reports.

The most exotic...

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2011/08/12 17:17:17

The Royal Wine House in The Palace Architecture & Park Complex in the Black Sea town of Balchik keeps a unique wine collection more than a century old.

The oldest wine dates back to 1878. More than 150 original bottles from end - 19 c. to 1924 are part of the collection. The wines were found by chance buried in the sand beneath the rubble of an old house. The collection is not for sale though a few collectors are keen to buy it.

A 1894 red Gamza from Pleven, a 1909...

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2011/08/11 15:48:36

Bulgaria's state authorities are seeking bidders for the concession of the inactive airport in the northwestern city of Vidin, Plamen Stefanov, Vidin District Governor, told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency).

In an interview for Novinite.com dedicated to the situation of Bulgaria's Northwestern (Severozapaden) Region, which is the EU's poorest region in terms of per capita GDP, Stefanov announced that his administration and the central government are now prepared to grant the Vidin Airport on...

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2011/08/11 18:17:32

The Bulgarian Black Sea resort - Golden Sands is in the Top 10 hottest beach resorts in Europe, along with Ibiza and Mallorca in Spain, island of Mykonos in Greece, the Aegean resort of Bodrum in Turkey, the Croatian Adriatic seaside, St. Tropez and Monte Carlo.

The ranking of the most attractive resorts is made by the German newspaper “Bild”. According to the research Golden sands offers a relaxing holiday on the Black Sea, an active night life with lots of fun and great music.

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2011/08/09 19:50:30

About 1500 foreign tourists visited Bulgaria each year to shoot or just to see live a rare butterfly, bird, bat, lizard or a flower.

Ornithological tourism in Bulgaria attracts many Britons who arrive under the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, in which 2.5 million people are members. Here tourists can see species not found in their countries - two types of pelicans - Great White Pelican and Dalmatian Pelican, Eastern...

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2011/08/09 20:40:53

Varna airport will close for reconstruction after the end of the summer season for the period 15 October 2011 – 28 February 2012. Most air companies are now considering redirecting flights to Bourgas airport. Bulgaria air announced that all completed bookings will be redirected to Bourgas airport, where passengers will be transported to Varna by buses. The bus transfer will be additionally announced.

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2011/08/08 11:34:06

At present, almost all of Bulgaria’s big resorts are full, announced Mr. Blagoi Ragin, president of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association.

The season has been good for the Southern and Northern Black sea coast, where tourist attractions such as golf and hunting have revived. Cultural tourism has received a boost, too.

“This year is expected to be one of the best in the tourism sector in the last 10 years”, Mr. Ragin pointed out.

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2011/08/07 14:25:24

61 Bulgarian municipalities will have reconstructed and developed tourist attractions in 2013 when a 24-month projects worth some BGN 202 million will be accomplished under Regional Development OP, Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Lilyana Pavlova said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency.

“What we consider important is to have tourist attractions that can draw as many tourists as possible and develop the attractions and their infrastructure. Each cultural, natural...

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