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2011/03/17

Bulgarian culture institute is going to be opened in the British capital.

The mission of the Bulgarian culture institute in London will be to expand the influence of the Bulgarian culture in the United Kingdom. The focus will be on preserving the Bulgarian national culture identity of the Bulgarians who live in UK.

The Culture institute is going be placed in the building of the Bulgarian national embassy in London.

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2011/03/16

Samokov municipality presented a project for restoration and preservation of the antique roman fortress “Tsari maligrad” in the “St. Spas” site nearby Belchin.

The history museum in Samokov and the late-medieval church “St. Petka” are already included in the list of the 100 national tourism sites.

We aim to develop the potential for culture tourism in the region and thus transform it into a year round destination.
The preliminary assessment show that the realization of the project will...

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2011/03/15

There is a high possibility for Bulgaria to become a leading destination for SPA tourism, as it has been discussed between the Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Ivo Marinov and representatives of the General Union of the State Health Insurance Funds in Germany on the international tourist fair ITB Berlin. Bulgaria offers 600 mineral water springs.

German citizens can use the Bulgarian hotels for prophylactic and rehabilitation, as the German Health Insurance Funds cover...

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2011/03/10

Heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Alice Cooper, Apocalyptica and Mastodon will participate in the second edition of Sonisphere Festival in Bulgaria.

The organizers from Balkan Entertainment announced Thursday that this year, the festival will be held only one day – June 21. It will be staged at the hippodrome in the town of Bankya, 10 km west of Sofia.

"The hippodrome does not have a limit. We expect about 30 000 people to visit the festival and 5000 of them will be able to sit,"...

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2011/03/10

The award ceremony for the winners of the Bulgaria's Miracles contest was held on 09 March 2011.

The initiative belongs to the Bulgarian daily "Standart." The ceremony was held Wednesday evening at the National History Museum under the patronage of Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov. The guests included politicians, intellectuals and journalists.

Each of the 10 awarded miracles received financing in the amount of BGN 1 M while the cabinet announced its pledge to invest BGN 10 M each year in...

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2011/03/10

Bulgaria is 48th in terms of travel and tourism competitiveness out of 139 countries, according to a report of the World Economic Forum.

The WEF ranking evaluates the countries according to 14 different criteria – from infrastructure and safety to regulatory framework and human, cultural, and natural resources.

Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, and Sweden take up the top five spots. Tunisia and Israel are right in front of Bulgaria, while Turkey and Poland are right after...

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2011/03/08

The mayor of Silistra - Ivo Andonov has sent a letter to the General Director of UNESCO Irina Bokova asking for help with the renovation of the Srebarna Museum of Natural Sciences, part of the Srebarna Nature Reserve.

180 000 lv. were invested for an inside repair of the building and of the exhibition in 2009 and 2010. Unfortunately, the roof has started to leak. The show-windows also need renovation. The museum needs 250 000 lv. to be ready for the opening of the tourist season.

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2011/03/08

A bicycle route is to be built along the Bulgarian and Romanian banks of the Danube river until 2013, Building and Real Estates weekly reported. The project called Danube bicycle route is to be financed by the program for international cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania.

The aim of the bicycle route along the shores of Danube is to become a tourist attraction. This project is to be part of the route from Budapest to the Black Sea. There will be an informative internet site which to...

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2011/03/08

Bulgaria decreases some of the charges for the Danube Bridge from Bulgaria to Romania, the Bulgarian minister of foreign affairs Nikolay Mladenov said, BGNES reported.

The fee for cars passing through the Danube Bridge will be just 2 euro. The fee for vans and tracks between 3,5 and 7,5 tons will become 4 euro. For buses the charge is to be decreased from 25 euro to 8 euro.

The main goal of the initiative is to be support the business, tourism and connections between the two countries,...

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2011/03/08

10M leva grant for the promotion of Bulgaria's ten most important wonders will be awarded at a special ceremony in the National Museum of History tomorrow. Few minutes before the awarding PM Boyko Borissov will sign the checks with the exact amount for the restoration and preservation of each of the cultural and historical sites. The awarding ceremony is the conclusion event of the Bulgaria's Wonders campaign organized by The Standart. In a hard-fought two-stage national contest Bulgarians voted...

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