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2007/02/14

According to preliminary projections Bulgaria will attract four billion euro foreign direct investment in 2007.
In 2006 the country attracted the record-high level of 3.5 billion euro of foreign investment, InvestBulgaria Agency said.
A growth of 20 to 30 per cent is expected in 2007, head of the agency Stoyan Stalev told private national channel bTV.
The country's tourism and real estate sectors attracted nearly 35 per cent of the foreign investment, Stalev said. To increase the amount in...

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2007/02/13

In three years the coastal city of Varna is to have a new stadium and sports complex. The facility will meet all FIFA requirements for a football stadium, Focus Sport agency reported. The project was presented on February 7 in Varna’s municipality. The currently used city stadium will be torn down and the place will be used for the construction of the new facility.

Sports Complext-Varna will feature a stadium among other sports facilities. The entire area of the complex is 173 000 sq m.Among...

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2007/02/09

The city of Vidin, situated on the Danube riverbank, will host Balkan Festival of Love and Wine on February 14 2007.

The festival will combine the celebrations of two holidays, local St Trifon Zarezan and international St. Valentine's day, Bulgarian news agency BTA said.

St Trifon Zarezan's day is dedicated to vine growing and wine making, as St Trifon is considered guardian of the vineyards.

Participants from Serbia, Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria will take part in the festival.

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2007/02/09

9th February – Friday

- Extreme snowboarding – Super jumps and flips by the best snowboarders in Bulgaria. Numerous prizes for those who dare to give it a try.

10th February – Saturday

- Party in the children snow park “Borokids” with clowns from theatre house “Marieta and Marioneta”


• Every Wednesday - night SKI SHOW is performed by the Borosport ski instructors. Enjoy the fireworks, ski ballet, illuminations, good music and a great mood.
• Every...

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2007/02/07

Bulgaria is country with a future in winter and summer tourism, says world- renowned Alpine skiing celebrity Marc Girardelli. Austria’s skiing legend, with an impressive track record of 13 medals to his name from Olympic and World Skiing championships is a keen aficionado of Bulgaria’s skiing resort of Bansko and has been personally committed to promoting winter sports capacities in Bulgaria.
This year, for the second time in a row, five-times Alpine Skiing Cup holder Girardelli...

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2007/02/06

The building of a luxurious eco resort is to start in the seaside village of Topola, Northeastern Bulgaria.

The main investor of the project, called "Topola Skies", is Varna Company Aquatech. The investment is set at EUR 25 M.

The resort, whose total area is 22,500 square meters, is expected to be built by 2008.

It will be situated nearby the biggest golf course in the region, Thracian Cliffs that is under construction at the moment.

The eco resort will include a business centre,...

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2007/02/05

National Museum of History will exhibit some of Bulgaria’s most valuable gold Thracian treasures, the Panagyursko, Rogozensko and Borovsko treasures.

The exhibition will open at 11am on February 10. Visitors can see the treasures until February 24, Focus news agency said.

Panagyursko, Rogozensko and Borovsko treasures are considered part of the world’s most valuable cultural and historical heritage. All three treasures were found by chance and date back to fifth and sixth centuries...

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2007/02/05

Andon Totev, mayor of Sandanski's Municipality (Southern-Western Bulgaria) met with consultants from the National Network for Business Development is Switzerland.
The Swiss network will assist the municipalities in developing of the villages of Rojen, Liubovishte, Kovachevo, Kashina and Pirin as a rural tourist's spots.

Our purpose is to be used on maximum the natural datums and cultural-historical heritage of the region so could became a touristic one, said Totev.

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2007/02/02

Beklemeto tourism complex, near the town of Troyan in Stara Planina Mountain, will be expanded.
The new draft zoning plan of the complex was ready, Dnevnik daily said. Municipal administration gave a one-month period for objections.
Troyan municipal council will discuss the draft zoning plan after the end of the deadline.
The plan is based on the location of existing rest stations and other building and includes the construction of new edifices, Dnevnik said.
The complex would have an...

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2007/02/01

Foreign tourists, who have visited Bulgaria's old capital of Veliko Tarnovo, often stop by the local dentists to have their teeth fixed cheaper, Standart daily reported.
Bulgarian tour operators have added dental services to their tourist packages, banking on the professionalism of the dentists and the low prices.

"Bulgaria may very well become a top destination for dental tourism," dentist Nikolay Voychev explained, "because there is a niche in this sector and we are willing to fill it, no...

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