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2008/12/01

Bansko will become a favourite destination for tourism, managers of the top ski resorts of Wengen and St. Moritz say.

Bansko will hosts events of the men's world cup win skiing, it becomes clear from the FIS preliminary calendar, which was announced by the director of the ski resort of Wengen. The managers of the Swiss ski resorts of Wengen and St. Moritz conducted a seminar in the town of Bansko, the agenda is the benefit from the organization of FIS ski events in the resort.

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2008/12/01

Ski stars, including Olympic champions Hanni Wenzel and Gustavo Thoeni as well as legends such as Andreas Wenzel and Marc Girardelli gave the official start of the ski season in Bulgaria's winter resort of Bansko on Saturday.

They all made demonstration ski runs on the Alberto Tomba slope, accompanied by ski students and competitors from the "Yulen" ski club in the town.

After the demonstration, the ski legends gave a special press conference and praised the conditions and the...

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2008/12/01

A dug-out boat, most probably form the Prehistoric times, was found at the bottom of the Black Sea. The boat was discovered during fishing, 15 miles into the sea, east from "Maslen" Cape between Primorsko and Sozopol, BNR reports.

The boat is 2, 60 m in length and 0, 70 m in width. The prehistoric discovery was made by a fishing boat from Sozopol, Dimitar Nedkov, director of the Archaeology Museum specifies.

He says, that dug-out boats of that type, as well as all sea vessels, older than...

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2008/11/29

Well, once again Bansko proved to be one of the best winter resorts in Europe and the first one to officially open the winter fiesta on the slopes in Bulgaria.
Famous skiers, beautiful dancers, unique show and unforgettable fireworks warmed up all guests and residents of Bansko in this cold and foggy November day in the Pirin Mountain.

The official opening of the skiing season in Bansko turned into a fabulous show on the slopes.
Many enthusiasts filled Banderishka polyana to meet Marc...

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2008/11/26

Bulgaria will spend more than 40 million BGN to advertise the attractions of the country in 2009. The budget of the State Tourism Agency is 10 million BGN but the total sum is much higher because of the “Regional development” program.

10.6 milion BGN will be invested in the media advertisement. 4.2 million BGN will be put into TV commercials on CNN International, Eurosport and Euronews. Another 4 million BGN are allocated to short movies, which will be emitted in Russia and Scandinavian...

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2008/11/25

Sport centre Chepleare has prepared a total 20 km ski slopes for the tourists this year.
One of the main slopes is “the red” and it is 3250 meters long. It will be equipped with snow cannons for artificial snow.

The other is green and is around 6 km long. Skiers will have the chance to try several shorter slopes of different difficulty.
Snowboarders will enjoy 1,2 km “red” slope with deep snow.

The winter centre of Chepelare is entirely renewed and will be officially opened by the end...

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2008/11/25

The official opening of the ski season in Bansko will take place on Saturday, 29th of November. World famous skiers will show their skills on “Alberto Tomba” ski slope.

The olympics champions Hanni Wenzel and Andreas Wenzel, the world downhill champion Harti Weirather, the Italian ski legend Gustavo Thoeni and the multiple winner of the World Cup, Marc Girardelli will be the participants in the ski demonstrations.

The show of the masters will start at 12.30. The festal program will go...

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2008/11/22

Heavy snowfall covered three - thirds of Bulgaria. The now cover in Sofia is 10 cm, 12 in Kyustendil.

Snow is falling on the Aleko peak in the Vitosha Mountain and in Borovets mountain resort, and along the highest parts of the mountains in Bulgaria including the Todorka peak in Bansko. Meteorologists forecast higher temperatures for the next two days, which will be followed by a cold front.
The winter has officially settled in Bulgaria, and BulgariaSki team can’t wait to meet you all on...

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2008/11/21

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We have just launched a Russian version of VisitBulgaria.NET/ru.
All of you who prefer to receive information and individual service in Russian can contact our friendly consultants now.
We have tried to bring to you the most attractive destinations and useful...

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2008/11/20

Velingrad is “Spa Capital of the Balkans”. The title was given during the conference of the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA), which took place in Monterey - Mexico. The official holiday of Velingrad, 4th of July, is listed in IHRA’s calendar. The traditional “Holidays of the culture in Velingrad” will start on that date in 2009.

Since 2005 Velingrad is also “Spa Capital of Bulgaria”, according to Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association. Velingrad municipality has no...

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