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2007/08/07

Varna is the largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, 3rd largest in Bulgaria after the capital of Sofia and Plovdiv city (Central Bulgaria).

Varna is 91st-largest in the EU, with a population of 357,752.

The city is considered as the summer capital of Bulgaria, major tourist destination, seaport, and headquarters of the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine.

Varna is also the centre of Varna Province and Bulgaria's North-Eastern planning region comprising the provinces of Dobrich,...

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2007/08/07

Archaeologists from the Bulgaria's National History Museum have unearthed a tomb of a citizen, who lived in the ancient city of Apollonia, which is today's Black Sea town of Sozopol.

The team of Krastina Panayotova is working on the Harmani beach of Sozopol, a site which archaeologist have been exploring for many years now. During regular excavations Panayotova's team stumbled upon the tomb.

When the scientist opened it they found many pottery, the skeleton of a man, who lived some 2,500...

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2007/08/07

Fashion TV will lead a casting for the international competition ‘Еuromodel World 2007' that will take place in Bulgaria's capital in October, 2007.
The competition will be organized by ‘Euromodels' agency. The beauty participants will be winners of prestigious titles like: Queen of the world, Miss Beauty, Miss Asia TV, Miss Europe Junior and many more.

Members of the jury will be producers from Fashion TV, most probably Morgan Freeman and the Hollywood producer Randall Emmett.

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2007/08/06

According to Bulgarian golf players and members of the golf association, at the moment playing golf in Bulgaria is still twice cheaper than abroad.

A game at the Sofia playground “Ravno pole” is 50 BGN (25EUR)and the trolley rent is 20 BGN (10EUR).

In Greece those who are not members of the golf club on which playground they play, the game will cost then 70EUR and the trolley 20 EUR.

In Turkey, which has 100 playgrounds, to play on one of the best -the “National” playground, one has...

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2007/08/06

Nothing but billions of corn and wheat stalks, as far as the passengers could discern as their bus jostled along the bumpy, pot-holed road somewhere between Shoumen and Silistra.

The organiser of the tour, Elena Yurchenko, a native of the area, sought to assuage everyone.

“This place may look provincial and boring...but I’ve got a big surprise for you.”

Passing through one Poluchik Veshanovo village, she revealed how not far away, a phenomenon never mentioned in history class, let...

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2007/08/06

Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin will sign an agreement with Japanese ambassador to Bulgaria Koichiro Fukui on a grant from the Japanese government of close to two million euro.

The funds will be used to set up a museum of Thracian art found in the eastern Rhodope Mountains.

The joint project by the Culture Ministry, Haskovo municipality and Japan envisions the construction of a modern museum near the Thracian tomb in the village of Alexandrovo, the Foreign Ministry said, as quoted by Focus...

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2007/08/03

The golf legend and one of the five winners of the golf's Grand Slam of all the times Gary Player visited the region of Dobrich again. Seventy-two-year-old Player, nicknamed the Black Knight, inspected two of the golf courses constructed after his projects. He checked up the sites and gave further instructions.

Gary Player believes that Bulgaria could become an excellent golf destination.
"You have wonderful climate, delicious food and hard-working people. Your country boasts beautiful...

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2007/08/03

The Bansko international jazz festival will travel around the country for the first time in its history.

Blues, gospel and jazz signer Janis Harrington and the Dutch nu jazz band Praful will stage concerts in Sofia, Plovdiv and the Golden Sands resort.

Festival organisers wanted to help more people get in touch with the music which attracts thousands of people to Bansko every year, avtora.com reported.

Praful’s concert will please nu-jazz, electronica, down-tempo and world music fans....

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2007/08/02

After 15 years interruption, Vidin residents and guests will be able to enjoy the famous fair. The event will take place from 30th august until 9th September in Nora Pizanti Park. Numerous auto exhibitions, shops and pubs will entertain guests, announced the mayor of Vidin – Ivan Tsenov. Kids will enjoy a large Luna park and circus. Musicians from Bulgaria and Serbia will perform on open stage in the park. At the moment the municipal prepares the lights and alleys of the park.

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2007/07/31

This year’s Bansko Jazz Festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary, bringing together jazz fans from all over Bulgaria on August 8 to 13.

Artists from 16 countries and three continents will participate in the grand celebrations.

The first day of the festival will see the performance of one of the most popular English jazz blues, Papa George. To open the festival, organisers have invited Bulgarian National Radio’s big band with soloist the prima of Dutch jazz, Denis Djana.

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