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2008/08/07

A team of Bulgarian archeologists has discovered a unique, fully preserved four-wheeled Thracian chariot, which is more than 1900 years old.

The discovery was made close to the village of Borisovo, Yambol District in southeast Bulgaria by a team of the Archeological Institute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

The expedition is led by the leading Bulgarian archeologist Daniela Agre. The chariot is unique because it is the only one found in Bulgaria in the very way the ancient...

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2008/08/05

A total of fourteen new shopping malls will open doors in Bulgaria in 2009 according to the Bulgarian newspaper 24 Chasa Daily, which cites data from several real estate agencies.

Bulgaria's capital Sofia will have four new shopping centers in 2009 - Carrefour, Serdica Center, Mega Mall, and DV South Mall.

Three malls will be opened in the southern city of Plovdiv, and two in the Danube city of Rousse....

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2008/08/05

Archaeologists have found a 900-year-old lead ampoule of fragrance at the excavations on Tzarevetz hill in the town of Veliko Tarnovo. The find dates back to 12-13 century and was discovered by the team of archaeologist Mirko Robov by the South fortress wall. The ampoule is 8 cm high and 5 cm wide. On one of the sides features The Mother of God and on the other is a picture of a saint. The ampoule was used to carry holy oil from the Holy Grounds to Veliko Tarnovo. A few days ago at the same hill...

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2008/08/05

A festival dedicated to arts will be held in Bansko between August 8 and August 13, reports www.avtora.com.

It will include a lot of music and arts, putting jazz and painting "under the same roof". For the first time, jazz BBQs at noon will be organized with the participation of Angel Zaberski Jr. and Mihail Yosifov. This year's edition of the festival in Bansko pays attention to Bulgarian painting.

The culture forum will include an exhibition by Juliana Sotirova. During the special...

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2008/08/05

The open festival will take place from 8-9th August in the Predela site. This year guests of the event will see Epizod, Obraten Efekt, Lavina, Granulom, Eridan and etc.

Rock Predela is one of the oldest rock fests in Bulgaria. Rock Predela took place every summer in July, at the Predela site, Razlog municipal since 1994. In 2005 the festival broke off for luck of sponsors.

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2008/08/05

One of the world’s best guitarists – Paul Gilbert - will perform a concert in Plovdiv on October 18.
His visit will be in the context of the Guitar Festival, which will be held in Plovdiv, the SME organizers informed.
The Bulgarian support will be delivered by the guitar trio Vesselin Koychev, Ivan Lechev and Cvetan Nedyalkov.
Paul Gilbert is one of the most famous American guitarists and was named #4 on GuitarOne's "Top Shredders of All Time".
He is best known for his long-year career in...

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2008/08/04

Konstantin Totev's team of archaeologists dug up the foundations of a building under Trapesitsa Hill considered to be "the first Asen dynasty castle - that of Asen, Teodor and Kaloyan" in Bozhidar Dimitrov's (director of the National History Museum in Bulgaria) words.
The building is situated in the northern part of the temple on steep rocks which guarded the Arbanassi road in the past. Its walls seem to have been extremely wide - 4, 5 m., having in mind that the usual Mediaeval walls width...

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2008/08/01

02 August 2008 – Celebrations for the 105 anniversary of the Ilinden-Preobrajensko upraise – “Chalin Valog” Site;

02 August 2008 – XI-th fair for national art – Pirin Sings 2008 – Razlog, Predela site;

03 August 2008 – Festival of Yavorov chalet;

06 August 2008 – God’s Transfiguration
8:00 – 10:30 – Ceremonial liturgy in the “St. Trinity Church”;

08 August 2008 – 13 August 2008 –

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2008/07/31

The Bulgarian audience will have the chance to enjoy the first-class performance of the legendary lead opera singers of the Milan "La Scala".
120 musicians will perform in Plovdiv's Antique Theatre on September 19. Milan's mayor, mrs. Leticia Moratti, who arranged the special visit, will arrive with the group.

The show will include one and a half hours of world-famous arias and symphony pieces.

The Antique theatre in Plovdiv is one of the most famous monuments from the Antiquity in...

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2008/07/30

New trade complex – Street of Crafts – was opened today in Nessebar. The project is entirely financed by Nessebar Municipality and is a part of new conception for the trade sites in the Old Town.
The plan includes new zones for trade that corespond with the requirement and specific character of the resort as town-museum and consider with its appearance to be built in the Old Town.
The trade centre is located by the fortress in the Old Town under the restaurant “Capitan meeting”. In the...

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