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2007/05/31

Two delegations of brother towns of Vratsa will arrive for the celebrations of the town day and the 131-anniversary of the heroic deed of Hristo Botev and his detachment.
Today the mayor of Vratsa met representatives of Krayova, Romania and guests from Bor, Serbia. The delegations are to visit the Historical Museum of Vratsa.

Each year on 01 of June - the day of Vratsa, the town celebrates with fireworks and a march parade takes place at Hristo Botev Square.
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2007/05/30

Gurmen municipality near the town of Gotse Delchev in the Pirin Mountain region will launch the reconstruction of the antique Roman town of Nikopolis ad Nestrum.

Gurmen will co-operate with Greek Agios Athanasios (St Atanas) municipality.

The town will be preserved and turned into tourism attraction. Illumination, security and video control will be provided for the whole area.

Nikopolis ad Nestum spreads on 100 000 sq m. It was built in 105 to honour Roman emperor Trajan.

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2007/05/30

Bulgaria's Burgas Airport staff was really surprised Tuesday when 8000 foreign tourists flooded the airport grounds, Bulgarian National TV Channel reported.

A total of 8000 Scandinavians, Germans and Britons stepped on Bulgarian land and the airport expects another 10 000 to land by midnight on Tuesday. Airport staff had to attend 113 charter flights in a single day, which is a record number for the month of May.

The tourist "attack" started around 10 in the morning when the first 10...

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2007/05/30

Two ancient necropolises and a church dating back to the late Middle Ages were destroyed at construction works in the town of Silistra on the Danube. In Balchik, northern Bulgarian Black Sea coast, the only temple to the Roman Cybele, also known as the Mother of Gods, found in Bulgaria, was demolished and grouted with concrete. It is high time the state stopped the vandalism of construction companies ruining the historical and cultural heritage of Bulgaria, archaeologists insist, in a special...

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2007/05/29

Bulgaria takes 54th place in attractiveness in the World tourist destinations Ranking, made in 2007.
This points a report of the World economic forum, which defined the ranking of 124 countries in the field of tourism.

Bulgaria ranking is 4,31 from a maximum of 5,66 for Switzerland. Bulgarian rank is the same is that of Turkey and Latvia. In the same group are countries like Dominican republic and Mexico.

The assessment is made on the basis of 13 criteria, the most important of which...

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2007/05/29

The regional governor of Vidin eng. Krastio Spasov greeted the organizers and participants in the First international craft fair, which opened yesterday in Vidin. “The craft fair offers great opportunities for every participant in the event, because it is a way to exhibit their products and exchange experience and to create profitable contacts with foreign colleagues”, announced the municipal governor. Krastio Spasov determined the initiative as a step forward to the revival of the fair...

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2007/05/29

The choice of investor, who will construct the ski centre over Dobrinishte in Pirin Mountain, is legal. This was announced by the municipal governor of Blagoevgrad Vladimir Dimitrov.
The counselors have already authorized the Mayor of Bansko – Mr. Alexander Kravarov to start talks with the company that won the bid.
The company of the construction enterpriser Nikolai Galchev “Galchev Engineering Group” will invest over 200 million BGN in the project.

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2007/05/29

A blue rose bloomed for the first time this month in the Botanic garden in Balchik, the news was announced by the department which is under the jurisdiction of the Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”
The plant is unique with its ability to change its colour from saturated blue to violet, depending on the acidity of the soil, reported Focus agency.

Specialists explained that the blue rose is from the tea- hybrid type and around 40 specimen of the kind grow in the Botanic garden in...

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2007/05/28

A monument of Tsar Simeon The Great will be opened in the old capital of Bulgaria- Preslav. The initiative will mark 1080 years from the death of the Bulgarian ruler.
The monument will be raised close by the “Golden” (Zlatnata) church, which together with the throne hall, impress with their magnificent outlook. The Old Town called Veliki Preslav, was built during the rule of Tsar Simeon the Great and competed with Constantinople.

The image of Simeon the Great is carved by two types of...

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2007/05/28

Four Finish journalists will write articles about the Bulgarian tourism opportunities in the popular magazines Anna and Pirkka. The journalists’ tour is organized by the State Agency of Tourism in Bulgaria and will go on till 30 May.

The main topics of the info tour will be stressed on the opportunity development of cultural and historical tourism, balneology and spa tourism, golf tourism and city breaks.
The tour will include visits to Sofia, Rila Monastery, Borovets, Plovdiv,...

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