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2011/03/07

The Finnish company Amer Sports, will receive a "Class A" investor status from the Bulgarian government for its project to expand the ski factory in Bulgarian mountain resort Chepelare.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy, and Tourism announced that Amer Sports plans to invest BGN 7.8 M in the expansion of the "Pamporovo Ski" factory, which it bought in 2008 for EUR 5 M (BGN 10 M).

The Finnish company Amer Sports has a market share of about 30% on the global ski market.

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2011/03/02

Chepelare ski resort nearby Pamporovo presents a completely different snow competition at the foot of the Rhodope mountain in Bulgaria. Everyone is invited to participate and compete. The ski centre promises lots of surprises and guarantees lots of smiles and good mood, not to mention the chance to make a lifetime friendship with everyone attending.

The start is located 1873 m above the sea level and the final goes down to 1155 m. the ski slope is around5 km long with a total inclination of...

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2011/03/01

The Cave drawings preserved from the prehistoric period in the Magura Cave will apply for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Belogradchik Municipality has already started the applying procedure.

The cave drawings depict cult and hunting scenes, dancing women and men’s figures and the annual sun calendar. The pictures are 12 000 years old. These are cultural human evidences from the prehistoric period until the Bronze Age.

There are 34 caves of different types in the region of Belogradchik....

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2011/03/01

In 2009, Madara Horseman was chosen as Bulgaria’s emblem. As a site of world significance it has been put under UNESCO aegis. Annually it is visited by 50000 people while its capacity is for over 500000.

Shumen Municipality, on the territory of which the Horseman is situated, has started procedures via Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture to obtain rights for management and maintenance. The opportunities for attracting financing from the EU funds are huge, the project we have been working on is...

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2011/03/01

We are working for the transformation of the Bulgarian image as a year round holiday destination.

This was announced by the minster of economy, energetics and tourism Ivo Marinov, at the opening of a discussion devoted to the development of spa and wellness tourism in Bulgaria.

Bulgaria holds the second place in the world regarding mineral water resources, after Iceland. The country has the privileged to offer a unique combination of historical sites and mineral water resources.

The...

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2011/02/28

Two thirds of the Bulgarian citizens support the development of ski equipment and ski resorts in Bulgaria,shows a research of Gallup international, Bulgaria.

Most of the Bulgarians agree that the ski resorts are profitable for the economy.

Generally the young and working Bulgarians support the expansion of the ski tourism in Bulgaria.

Most of the active skiers in Bulgaria assess the ski lifts and equipment in Bulgaria as good and very good.

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2011/02/25

About 14 km to the northeast of Momchilgrad there is a village by the name of Tatul. The steep mountains around make no hint at the existence of one of the most remarkable Thracian sanctuaries in Bulgaria.
The Thracian system of rituals and beliefs revolved around the solar cult. For sure, the sanctuary in Tatul was used as an observatory of a kind for studying the movement of the Sun on certain days of the year.
The sanctuary is dated back to the 12th century BC. The complex consists of an...

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2011/02/24

Kyustendil attracts tourists with numerous offers for “green tourism” in the municipality. This was announced by the head of “Tourism” department of the municipal – Nelly Velinova.

Osogovo mountain is one of the cleanest and venerable mountains in Europe and offer incredible conditions for green tourism.
The municipality also plans to popularize the local festivals of fertility and cherries.

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2011/02/23

The intention of opening of direct flights between The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria was one of the accents in the speech of the General Secretary of the Council of the Saudi Arabian Business during his meeting with the Bulgarian Minister of the Economy, Energetics and Tourism Traicho Traikov.

The Bulgarian minister Traicho Traikov represents the official government delegation and the business delegation of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Saudi Arabia. Traicho Traikov...

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2011/02/23

The number of Russian tourists to Bulgaria in the last quarter of 2010 soared by 135.7% from a year ago, the national statistical institute said.
On the whole, the number of foreign tourists and business travelers coming to Bulgaria has increased by 21.7%, and that of the guests from USA and Canada has increased twofold.

At the same time, however, the night-stays of Bulgarian citizens in our hotels have shrunk by 0.2%. Still, the revenues from night-stays for the last quarter of 2010 amount...

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