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2007/12/13

A unique and extremely luxurious residential complex, the Black Sea Gardens, will be built at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Especially for Bulgaria, superstar architect Sir Norman Foster has designed eco-houses that pick up the breeze and collect sunrays at their verandas.

Black Sea Gardens will not be a resort only but also a residential complex, a car-free zone. Thus it will be absolutely unpolluted as no waste gases will be emitted in the area. The complex will be built on 200 ha to the...

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2007/12/12

Penning a bill on mountain tourism, regulating the sustainable development of Bulgaria's alpine resources will be one of the first initiatives of an association set up by the owners of skiing infrastructure and investors with skiing resort projects.
The association includes all companies with major investment projects in Bansko, Borovets, Pamporovo and Vitosha as well as the owners of investment projects in Perelik, Berkovitsa, Dobrinishte, Panichishte and Razlog.
The goal is to ensure...

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2007/12/12

In the last years was noticed the process of tourists' turn back to mountains. Bulgarian and foreign tourists prefer the beauty and the purity in there, stated Georgy Kiev, chairperson of ‘Kupena' tour association.

The most popular form of tourism is the family tourism. Young people visit chalets and mountain hotels because of the calmness and silence given by the mountain.

Bulgaria manages for now to protect clean its nature, which is main reason for attracting so many tourists in...

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2007/12/12

Part of the loading platform for the Snowboard FIS World Cup Big Air Sofia 2007 was discharged yesterday on “Kniaz Aleksander I Batenberg” Square in Sofia. Snowboard World Cup Big Air is the most important snowboard contest in Bulgaria and Sofia host such an event for the first time.
The unique facility is 31 m high, 25 m wide and 100 m long and it was transported from Switzerland. It will be mounted till the 19th of December. About 300 t of snow will be dumped over the platform in December...

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2007/12/12

One of Bulgaria's finest brands of rakia - ‘Slivenska Perla' will be exported to China, the Standart daily informs.
The export is foreseen to start from 2008. The chief of ‘Vini Sliven' Valeri Chulin told the deal had already been finalized.

Except the Slivenska Perla, the export will include gin and two brands of vodka.

Chulin also shared in front of Standart that the Chinese market is a very specific and difficult. He also added Vini Sliven already made a break on the Chinese market...

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2007/12/11

BGN 340 Million will be invested in the Rhodopes mountain in Bulgaria by 2010, the country’s Deputy Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Dimcho Mihalevski said during a conference in Pamporovo, a reporter of FOCUS Radio – Smolyan informed.
According to the information the money would come from EU structure funds, different operative programs and the Road Infrastructure fund.
According to Mihalevski, investments would be made mainly in road building, improving water and sewer...

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2007/12/11

The facilities for production of electricity out of solar energy will be constructed in 3 villages in the Haskovo area.

Experts estimate that for the realization of these projects is not necessary to be estimated their influence over environment. By building these parks no disturbance of the natural habitats is expected.

For the last 5 months Regional Eco- inspection had litigated 53 approvals of investment intentions for re-estimation of their influence over environment.

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2007/12/11

International Mountain Day is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development.

The Day also aims to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world's mountains and highlands.

The Mountain Day was officially announced for 'International Mountain Day' by UN General Assembly on December 11, 4 years ago.

After the great success of UN International Year of Mountains in 2002...

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2007/12/11

The owner of C Bank – Mrs. Tsvetelina Borislavova will unite the mayors of the municipal centres Sapareva Banya, Bansko, Dupnitsa and Rila together with investors in the new Bulgarian association for stable development of the mountains. The first meeting will take place today in Sofia.

The birth of this association is a necessity. Thus enterprisers and investors in the sphere of mountain tourism will unite their efforts to transform Bulgaria into an European mountain destination with...

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2007/12/11

An unforgettable experience starts in December, the month of the never ending winter holidays. On the 15th of December a constellation of ski and snowboard masters will open the ski season 2007/08 in Bansko. The forthcoming snow fall also will contribute to the perfect atmosphere.

The show program starts at 11.30 at Bunderishka Polyana site. Yanitsa Kostelich Kjetil André Aamodt and Marc Ghirardelli will prove their high level skills and mostly the perfect winter sports conditions in the...

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