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2009/02/26

The first official training for the DH and SG World Cup Ladies in Bansko, Bulgaria started at 11 AM, on Fefruary 25th. The decision was taken by the Chief Race Director World Cup Ladies, Mr. Atle Skaardal (FIS). 47 alpine skiers took the starting positions on Banderitsa ski slope yesterday.

Ingrid Jacquemod from France started first. The Austrian skier - Andrea Fishbacher gave the best time 1:46.44 min. Tina Maze from Slovenia was about 1 second slower but she was disqualified and the second...

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2009/02/25

The Bulgarian wine VINI, a 2006 Thracian Valley Merlot, has earned the distinction of "Best Eastern European Red Wine" at the World Value Wine Challenge held by the Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago, an official PRWeb press release reported Tuesday.

VINI is produced by Sonoma-based Bulgarian Master Vintners, America's leading importer of Bulgarian wines.

During a challenging economic period for the wine industry, VINI and a few other Bulgarian brands continue to gain notoriety and...

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2009/02/24

The next 5 days, the sport world will observe Bulgaria, as Bansko’s Banderitza ski run will host the FIS World Cup Ladies’ races in less than a week (February 27 – March 1, 2009). The budget for the competition is 3,5 million BGN and 200 persons work hard to supply excellent snow cover on the ski trails for the biggest sport event in Bulgaria for 2009.

Over a meter fresh snow had to be pulled down from the Tompa slope, to provide excellent skiing conditions for the forthcoming...

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2009/02/23

The construction of the new terminal at Plovdiv airport starts today. The Prime minister of Bulgaria, Mr. Sergey Stanishev will announce the start of the construction works.

The new Plovdiv airport terminal is going to be build 250 m away from the current one, on an area of 6,759 square meters. The terminal will boost a modern system for passenger services, valued at BGN 3,6 M. The building will accommodate a large public hall, restaurants, fast food outlets, shops, air-carrier offices,...

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2009/02/20

The history museum in Gorna Oryahovitsa will open a new exhibition “Sewing Machines and Irons”. The exposition is dedicated to the International Woman’s day and 140 anniversary of the foundation of the Women Charity Association in Gorna Oryahovitsa. The museum will exhibit different types of irons, sewing and knitting machines from XIX and XX century. Different attributes from the sewing industry will be also included in the exposition.

Special attention will be paid to the role of the woman...

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2009/02/20

The Bulgarian government has granted permission to a Bulgarian-British archeological team to carry out research along the Lower Danube River, the press office of the cabinet announced, quoted by BNR.

The project is titled "The End of Antiquity along the Lower Danube. Nikopolis ad Istrum and its teritory from the end of Vth and the beginning of the VIIth century"

Members of the team come from the National Archeology Institute with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and the Department...

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2009/02/19

The 18th edition of the International Farming Exhibition Agra opened in Plovdiv, the second-biggest town in Bulgaria. The forum was inaugurated by Agriculture and Food Minister Valeri Tsvetanov. A total of 851 companies from 37 nations will participate in the exhibition. This is the first time that the European Commission will join the exhibition with a separate stand. Experts from the Directorates General for “Health and Consumers’ Protection” and “Agriculture and Rural Development” will inform...

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2009/02/18

The tickets to the biggest music event in the history in Bulgaria - Madonna's concert, scheduled for August 29 at Vassil Levski Stadium, will be available from February 19, at 9 a.m.
All willing to buy tickets can take a look at the map of the stadium with all ticket prices and sectors, published at the site of TicketPro Bulgaria.

The promoters from SME remind that tickets can be bought only at the Ticketpro official ticket centres. Tickets will also be available online at TicketPro's...

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2009/02/18

Bright sun, the endless stripes of fine golden sand, the beautiful bays with transparent waters is what you can find on the Black sea coast in Bulgaria. In general Bulgaria is wonderful place for holiday, recreation, balneology, bird watching, historical sight- seeing, wreck diving and many other activities.


The nature in the Bulgarian Black sea coast is highly varied. 130 kilometers is just beach stripes most of them consist of fine golden sand. In some places the wind has gathered...

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2009/02/16

Belogradchik rocks took the first place in the new seven wonders competition in “Caves, rock formations and valleys” category.
The unique rock formations won the Devil’s Town in Serbia and the world famous Grand Canyon in the USA.
The National Enterprising committee “Natural Phenomenon – Belogradchik Rocks” calls every Bulgarian to support the Bulgraian wonder at: www.new7wonders.com.
The voting goes on till July the 7th, when 77...

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