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2007/06/04

The Strandja village of Bulgari celebrates the day of St St. Constantine & Elena, at which traditiona fire dancers’ games take place.
Traditionally, each year the fire dancing takes place on June 3rd. The old heathen custom attracts many people from all over. The fire-dancer’s fireplace gathers tourists, photo reporters, TV medias and ancient researchers from all parts of the world.
According to the scientists the fire dancing is found on different beliefs and rituals, in which the cult of St...

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2007/06/04

Some sage advice for classical music lovers in Bulgaria: make plans to spend as much time as possible in Plovdiv this June. With the International Festival of Opera Arts, the International Festival of Chamber Music and the Festival of Old Town Songs, life cannot get much better for music fans. And for those even just a bit curious, there is plenty going on in Plovdiv (in additional to its usually vibrant art scene) this summer to make a visit worthwhile.

Posters all along the glavnata,...

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2007/06/02

Hisar offers year-round vacation opportunities but it attracts the largest number of tourists in the period between May and October, Focus news agency reported.
The town boasts its cultural, sports and eco tourism opportunities. Its renovated hotel complexes answering the requirements for high-quality tourism services, its green areas and cleanness attract increasing number of tourists each year.

The 2007 season will see the launch of three new spa hotels. A paintball course, motor-cycle...

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2007/06/02

On Saturday, June, 02 Bulgaria marks the 131-st anniversary of the heroic death of the Bulgarian revolutionary and poet Hristo Botev and his detachment.

At 12 o'clock sharp, with a 5-minute silence and hooters knelling, Bulgarian people remain still and bow heads to commemorate the heroes of the country who had fallen victims to the national freedom.

On the eve of the solemn day, June 2, statesmen and ordinary people gather in the town of Vratsa, where the biggest monument of Botev...

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2007/06/02

Bulgarian fans of the hard rocking INXS were led to an excess of enthusiasm on Friday night when the band finally staged their debut show in Sofia.

The first surprise for the audience was J.D. Fortune's deep, captivating voice, because many people were a bit skeptical over his participation in INXS. But after the young Canadian opened his mouth and sang the first notes, the screaming audience just could not stop singing along with him.

The second surprise came when the concert started...

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2007/06/01

Bulgaria will receive from Germany more than 1.5 million euro for the setting up of two professional qualification projects in the sphere of tourism.
Government has already approved the draft contract for funding between Labour and Social Policy Ministry and German Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) banking group, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported.

Funding will be used for equipment supply for the two centres for professional qualification in the sphere of tourism.
Three such centres...

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2007/06/01

The representatives of the yacht business in Bulgaria and reps of different state departments will take part in discussion for the development of yachting and sailing tourism in Bulgaria.
Host of the event is Riviera Vacation Club. Accent of the program will be the needed law and normative changes, which the development of yachting is dependant from. The frontier and the customs regimes for the sailing of Bulgarian and foreigner’s yachts in inner seaports are to be discussed as well. Special...

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2007/05/31

Bulgaria has made it to the top 3 of preferred tourist destinations among the Europeans, together with Greece and Tunisia, Bulgarian National TV Channel reported.

This summer the travelling agencies expect a 12% growth in the number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria and 60% of them will come from the EU member states.

In the last four years the country has gained popularity because of its luxurious hotels, unconventional tourist offers and the attractive venues. Still, there is a chance...

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2007/05/31

A European tourism board will be set up soon to align the benchmarking rules of the hospitality industries of the member states, Anelia Krushkova, chairperson of the Bulgarian State Tourism Agency, told a gathering of industry executives. The local accommodation facilities will likely be checked and assigned a star-rating by foreign experts. At the moment, the agency is working on a project to divide the country into different regions that will be marketed as stand-alone destinations at industry...

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2007/05/31

International cycling championship for youths will take place from 1 – 3 June in Vidin. The cycling round is organized with the kind cooperation of the regional governor eng. Krastio Spasov and the mayors of Bregovo, Dimovo and Kula. Majour initiator and organizer of the sport event is the local cycling club “Romulus investment”.
Participants from Serbia, Macedonia and Bulgaria will compete in the championship with a praise fund of 1500 BGN. Bulgaria will be represented by the cycling clubs...

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