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2008/08/28

Four treasures of silver and copper coins were accepted in the National Historic Museum (NIM).

Two of these are silver and are the biggest of all Ivan Strazimir (Bulgarian tsar 1371-1396) treasures discovered by now. They were found by accident in the digging on a construction site and were immediately submitted to NIM.

The first coin treasure comes from the Vidin region and consists of 421 coins - early silver aspers of Ivan Strazimir, minted in the 60s and 70s of...

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2008/08/27

The next issue of "Burgas Blues Fest" will take place on 29, 30 and 31 August. This year the festival will gather by the sea the best Bulgarian blues players and several proven names from abroad.

They will be playing on a stage in the Sea garden just under "Primoretz" hotel. The stage will be located on the site of the Latino zone during the Spirit of Burgas festival.

Another 12 groups and performers will jam on the "Burgas Blues Fest" 2008. Music will be played...

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2008/08/27

Through the whole season Sozopol is tightly covered with sun-towels, but the real tourists' tide comes at the end of August - the most respected summer fest Apolonia leads in the town everybody who needs a sip of art in the heat. (30th August - 10th September 2008)

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2008/08/26

An Original float light of colour glass was found in the old capital of Bulgaria Veliko Tarnovo. Such a thing has ever been found before. It was found by the archeologist Konstantin Totev in the newly found church at the hill of Trapezitza.

The unique find was made most probably in Byzantium and was as big as a glass. It was kept in a small niche in the wall of the church. Next to it the archeologists also found a piece of a big iron cross. It is supposed that the crucifix was looted by...

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2008/08/26

La Scala will be a guest at the Ancient Theatre in Plovdiv on 19th September. The tickets for the happening can be bought now on, announced the Mayor of the city Slavcho Atanasov. He personally negotiated the concert of the famous philharmonic orchestra with the Mayor of Milano.

By the municipality announced that the ticket prize range between 10 to 20 leva (5 – 10 EURO). All the earnings, that according to the advance data will be amounting to 27 000 leva, will be donated to the National...

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2008/08/26

The Valley of the Thracian Kings literally will get alive for a period of two days. Scientists, tourists, photographers, artists and dancers are about to besiege the Town of Roses on Friday and Saturday. At that time there will take place the Days of the Thracian Culture.

Specialists of thracology, history and anthropology will discuss the new problems, challenges and discoveries concerning the ancient Thracians.
The prize named after the founder of the Bulgarian...

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2008/08/25

A monument of the "opulchentsi" - the Bulgarian volunteer units who fought with the Russian Army against Ottoman Turkey in the Liberation War of 1877-78 - was opened in downtown Sofia 131 years after the fiercest battles at the Shipka Pass.

The monument is located behind the Military Club, and is a seven-meter high copy of the figure of the standard-bearer from the famous painting of Jaroslav Vesin "The Samara Flag" (1911).

The base of the monument is in the shape of a military cross,...

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2008/08/25

Hundreds of Bulgarians flocked to the Shipka Pass Saturday to honor the 131 year since the historic battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, which led to the country's liberation, and to see its recreation by volunteers.

The Battle of the Shipka Pass, which is located in the central part of the Balkan Mountain, took place on August 21-23, 1877.

The pass turned out to be of strategic importance for the outcome of the twelfth war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire but it was...

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2008/08/25

A seal of Tsar Simeon was found in Veliki Preslav, archeologist Irina Shtereva, manager of the research team, said, BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) announced.

The seal is intact. It is made of lead, with an image of Jesus Christ on one side and the Holy Mother - on the other.

Similar is the recently found seal of Boris-Mihail, father of Simeon, but the inscription is in Greek. Archeologists dated the seal from the first years of Simeon's rule.

This year Irina Shtereva's team will work on...

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2008/08/22

USA technical death metal band NILE will headline the Most Of Evil Festival on 7th September at the Blue Box Hall in Sofia. The concert is a part of their first world tour. But NILE won't be alone:

18:00 - THE REVENGE PROJECT
18:45 - AMON DIN (Serbia)
19:30 - BELPHEGOR (Austria)
20:45 - GRAVE (Sweden)
22:00 - 23:30 - NILE

The gates open at 15:00. Fans of metal should prepere for a long night!

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