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2007/07/17

At the end of June, the Bulgarian yacht importer Yachting Bularia exhibited boats at the port in Sozopol Black Sea resort. The most expensive one was sold for 3.6 million leva on June 23.
One of the yachts Atlantis 55, was sold to a Bulgarian businessman for 2,25 million lv, and Azimut 43 for 1.4 million leva, to a construction entrepreneur. Yachting.bg is one of the three biggest yachts traders in Europe, reported Bulgarian news agency BTA.
The yacht show was the first of its kind in Bulgaria...

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2007/07/17

A unique antique Roman swimming pool emerged from the ruins of Novae - an ancient town in the vicinity of Svishtov. The discovery was made by Polish archeologist Dr. Andrjei Biernadski, who has been working on the excavations since mid June. Historians' term for the ancient pool is "nymphaeum." "No equivalent of this pool has been excavated in Bulgaria so far," said archeologist Pavlina Vladkova, who has been exploring Novae for the past 20 years.
The nymphaeum has a portal, which, seemingly,...

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2007/07/13

Bulgaria has been chosen to host the general assembly of the World Association of Travel Agencies (WATA) in November 2007.

Tourism representatives from 40 countries will meet during the event, Dnevnik daily reported.

Bulgaria will host the assembly for the first time in 58 years. The theme of the 2007 conference will be the challenges facing WATA in view of the increasing number of tourism services.

Conference participants will also discuss the opportunity for Bulgaria to popularise...

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2007/07/12

The first dig of the investment project in the Bulgarian town of Varshets was made on Monday.

SPA Resort Park will be built on an area of 5000 sq m. and is situated in the very city center next to a 800-dеcare park.

The future spa complex includes 4-star hotel, SPA Center on more than 1500 sq m. and 42 holiday apartments. The hotel will have 72 double rooms, 9 apartments, lobby bar, European and national restaurant, multifunction congress center with 120 places, business center,...

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2007/07/11

A National Geographic team will shoot a film in Bulgarian town of Trigrad during the celebrations of Orphic mysteries.

The film will show Bulgarian rituals and beliefs that have been passed on from generation to generation, Focus news agency reported.

Trigrad municipality and the Culture Ministry are the organisers of the Orphic mysteries. The organisers expect that more than 2000 people from Belgium, Russia, Greece and Macedonia will visit the event to experience the unique...

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2007/07/11

More than 500 000 UK tourists visited Bulgaria in 2006.

Many tourists came to Bulgaria, bought real estate and stayed in the country, UK deputy chief of mission Nick Leake said, as quoted by Focus news agency.

Leake was on a day visit to Smolyan during which he met the mayor of Smolyan and management of the regional administration.

With tourism sector representatives, he discussed opportunities for the development of the region. Leake said that it was important for tourism companies to...

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2007/07/11

The investment company Equest Investments Balkans Ltd (EIB) announced that it has acquired strategic indirect shares of 33% of Rila Samokov 2004 JSC – the company which will develop the Super Borovets project and possess land plots in the resort

According to the contract, EIB acquires 33,5 % shares in Rila Samokov, which has 1 977 131 land plots for construction in the resort. EIB invests 25,9 million Euro cash, which includes payment for shares and capital contribution in Rila...

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2007/07/10

Bulgaria's Rhodope Mountains are gaining popularity among summer tourists. The most popular alternative holiday destinations are the villages around the rivers of Arda, Shirokolushka and those close to the town of Smolyan.

Accommodation in these villages costs from 10 to 15 leva (5 to 7.5 euro). The region is known for its traditional meals.

Extreme sports lovers are also attracted by the great number of caves in the region. The region around the town of Trigrad features a variety of...

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2007/07/10

An archaeological expedition, led by prominent Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov, discovered various gold and silver artifacts in a Thracian funeral mound near the town of Sliven.

The expedition found several burial sites under the hill, dating back to the second and third century, Focus news agency reported.

Iordanka Radancheva, a member of the expedition, said that most of the bodies were unusually laid out, with the head pointing east, instead of west.

The archaeologists found...

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2007/07/09

In April 2007, Bulgarian Ecoengineering-S company started the construction of eco village Azareia in Stara Planina Mountain, close to the town of Troyan.

Azraeia will function as a health and sports centre. Houses in Azareia village will have the typical for Ecoengineering S style pyramid structure.

PropertyWise magazine already reported about the unique houses inspired by the ancient construction technologies and the pyramid shape. The pyramid construction provides for a healthy living...

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