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2007/05/28

The official opening of the summer season in Bansko Mountain resort was marked by a conference, which took place in the conference room of Hotel Gardenia.
The participants of the event stressed on the development of Bansko as a summer tourism centre.

Bansko - a rich historical and cultural centre

Bansko – a modern European resort offers fascinating atmosphere with a whiff from the past, directed towards the future.

Ancient architecture, heroic history, authentic folklore,...

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2007/05/28

A 200-seats passenger ship will travel from Bulgaria's Svishtov to Romania's town of Zimnich starting from June 1.

After the successful completion of the talks for reducing the passenger ship taxes, the mayors of the two towns have also agreed to abolish the port taxes for passenger traffic.

The new Danube transport line will operate every Friday, Saturday and Sunday, twice daily. The return ticket will cost only EUR 5 and this is a fast, easy and comfortable way of travelling between the...

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2007/05/23

The possibilities for development of wine tourism and eventual formation of ‘wine paths' in Bulgaria will be soon examined closely and exploited.

This was announced by the Ministry of agriculture after the returning of the Bulgarian delegation from a work visit in Italy.

Representatives from the Executive agency of vine and wine and National vine-wine chamber participated in the delegation.

The visit continued from May 13-20, by the invitation of Italian Institute for Export Trade-...

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2007/05/22

Today the runners of the World Harmony Run will pass the town of Belogradchik (Northwestern Bulgaria), Radio FOCUS – Vidin announced. The official meeting event will take place at the central square of the town at 11.30 am.
After the celebration the fire carried by the runners will be brought to the First Plate.
The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team - the biggest sport club in the world organizes the World Harmony Run.
The European Harmony Run covers almost 27 000 km crossing 48 countries.

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2007/05/22

Shabla municipality and Oil and Gas E&P have established the joint venture Shabla Golf. Building of a new golf course between Shabla and the village of Tyulenovo, north-eastern Bulgaria, will start within the next five months, Shabla municipal council chair Svetla Atanassova said. Investments in the new project are to exceed 100 million leva. Shabla municipality will provide 135 ha of land as a contribution in kind into the new firm. The land is estimated at 3.8 million leva. Shabla municipality...

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2007/05/22

Discovery TV channel is filming the sunken Thracian city of Sevtopolis as part of a movie, dedicated to Bulgaria's Thracian Kings' Valley near the town of Kazanlak.

The underwater shoots will be done by a team of Bulgarian divers, leaded by Koliyo Radukov.

Sevtopolis' remains are at a depth of 22-27 meters and the palace of its King Sevt III - 18 meters under the water surface.
Two years ago Kazanlak Municipality launched a project for drawing Sevtopolis city out of the waters of the...

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2007/05/22

Eight bidders submitted offers to build the road and railway infrastructure on the Bulgarian side of the second bridge over Danube linking the EU's two newest member states.

Four companies made individual bids - Czech OHL ZS, Greek Terna, Spain's FCC Constuccion and Constructora Hispanica.

The other four bidders are consortia led by Turkey's Dogus, Spainish Copasa, Czech Subtera and Germany's Dywidag, respectively.

Glavbolgarstroy is the only Bulgarian company that wants to participate...

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2007/05/21

A major archaeological campaign examining the ancient Thracian cities of Perperikon and Tatul will start on May 28, expedition leader Nikolay Ovcharov said.

Perperikon is located in the eastern Rhodope Mountain region, 15km from the town of Kurdzhali. The ancient town is thought to have been a sacred place. Perperikon is the largest megalith ensemble on the Balkans.

Tatul was discovered in 2000. It supposedly dates back to the second century BC. According to Ovcharov, Ttaul was the...

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2007/05/21

Bulgaria and Romania agreed that they need a second bridge across the Danube, signed a contract to construct it seven years ago, but actually started building it only this week.

"We have been waiting for this bridge for years," Bulgarian truck driver Nikolay Haylesov says angrily. His comment reflects the view of thousands of his colleagues from across Europe.

Now drivers wait up to 12 hours to be ferried between Calafat in Romania and Vidin in Bulgaria, a bottleneck on the Pan-European...

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2007/05/21

The Cabinet approved regulations on May 10 to govern the definition of spa, wellness and business hotels and the number of stars that they may be awarded.
Before the ordinance was amended, there was no specific regulation governing the issue and any hotel could describe itself as a spa or wellness hotel.
The ordinance, drafted by the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) also sets out the conditions that will apply to such places of accommodation.
Spa hotels must have diverse water and cosmetic...

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