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Buyers remorse

wildbarn — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:43:00 +0000

Buyers remorse
2010-09-03
Bulgaria’s property boom was always inextricably linked to tourism – the same factors that made it an attractive tourist destination were also responsible for the interest of foreign property buyers. That is, until the credit crunch wiped out access to easy credit and the oversupply of new developments, which combined to end the cycle of ever-growing ……

Buyer's remorse

scipida — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:43:00 +0000

Buyer’s remorse
2010-09-03
Bulgaria’s property boom was always inextricably linked to tourism – the same factors that made it an attractive tourist destination were also responsible for the interest of foreign property buyers. That is, until the credit crunch wiped out access to easy credit and the oversupply of new developments, which combined to end the cycle of ever-…..

Russian Real Estate Website Enthusiastic about Bulgaria

scipida — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:55:00 +0000

Russian Real Estate Website Enthusiastic about Bulgaria
2010-09-02
Bulgaria is a worldwide leader in residential and commercial real estate and will remain to be so, writes Russian real estate analytic portal RWay-ru …..

Russian Real Estate Website Enthusiastic about Bulgaria

wildbarn — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:55:00 +0000

Cabinet votes 420 000 leva to restore church ‘holding John the Baptist relics’

wildbarn — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:00 +0000

Cabinet votes 420 000 leva to restore church ‘holding John the Baptist relics’
2010-09-01
Bulgaria’s Cabinet announced on September 1 2010 that it was giving 420 000 leva (about 210 000 euro) to the church in the Black Sea town of Sozopol that, according to claims among some Bulgarian Orthodox Church leaders, an archeologist and a Cabinet minister, holds relics of John the Baptist. The plan to vote the money …..

Cabinet votes 420 000 leva to restore church ‘holding John the Baptist relics’

scipida — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:54:00 +0000

Top Bulgarian Archaeologist Stumbles Upon 2 Ancient Thrace Tombs

wildbarn — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:53:00 +0000

Top Bulgarian Archaeologist Stumbles Upon 2 Ancient Thrace Tombs
2010-09-01
Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov has discovered two tombs of Ancient Thracian rulers near the famous rock city and sanctuary of Perperikon. The tombs are dated to 1100-1000 BC judging by the pottery and ceramics ……

Top Bulgarian Archaeologist Stumbles Upon 2 Ancient Thrace Tombs

scipida — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:53:00 +0000

Legendary 'Orient Express' Pulls in Bulgaria's Varna

scipida — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Legendary ‘Orient Express’ Pulls in Bulgaria’s Varna
2010-08-31
The legendary “Orient Express,” described in Agatha Christie’s novel “Murder on the Orient Express,” arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea capital Varna at 4:15 pm Tuesday. Scores of Varna residents, visitors, and media representatives gathered at the railway station to meet ……

Legendary 'Orient Express' Pulls in Bulgaria's Varna

wildbarn — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Locals Back Bulgarian Diaspora Minister in St. John Issue

wildbarn — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:00 +0000

Locals Back Bulgarian Diaspora Minister in St. John Issue
2010-08-30
Local authorities from Bulgarias southern Black Sea coast united in defense of the Minister without Portfolio, Bozhidar Dimitorv, regarding the issue with the recently discovered of the relics of St. John the Baptist. The Mayor of the beach town of Sozopol ……

Locals Back Bulgarian Diaspora Minister in St. John Issue

scipida — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:43:00 +0000

Locals Back Bulgarian Diaspora Minister in St. John Issue
2010-08-30
Local authorities from Bulgarias southern Black Sea coast united in defense of the Minister without Portfolio for Bulgarians Abroad, Bozhidar Dimitorv, regarding the issue with the recently discovered of the relics of St. John the Baptist. The Mayor of the beach town of Sozopol and ……

Archeology: Roman tomb near Silistra opens to public

wildbarn — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Archeology: Roman tomb near Silistra opens to public
2010-08-30
A fourth century Roman tomb that is one of the most valuable archeological sites in Silistra, north-eastern Bulgaria, is being reopened to the public for the first time in 20 years, Bulgarian National Television said on August 30 2010. The tomb …….

Archeology: Roman tomb near Silistra opens to public

scipida — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Bulgaria's Varna to Host Film Festival 'Golden Rose' in Oct

wildbarn — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:39:00 +0000

Bulgaria’s Varna to Host Film Festival ‘Golden Rose’ in Oct
2010-08-30
The 29th edition of the festival for Bulgarian feature film Golden Rose will be held October 2-8 in the Black Sea city of Varna. The organizers will be the Agency National Film Center, supported by the Ministry of Culture, the municipality of Varna, ……

Bulgaria's Varna to Host Film Festival 'Golden Rose' in Oct

scipida — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:39:00 +0000

Burgas Airport Welcomes 1.5 Millionth Passenger

wildbarn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:41:00 +0000

Burgas Airport Welcomes 1.5 Millionth Passenger
2010-08-29
Olga Andreevna, who arrived at Burgas Airport on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Saturday night 22.27 EET from Moscow, turned out to be the airport’s 1,500,000th passenger for year 2010 …..

Irakli 'eco village' plan

wildbarn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:39:00 +0000

Irakli ‘eco village’ plan
2010-08-27
Reported approval by Nessebur municipality of investment plans in the protected area at Irakli, a wild beach area on Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast, has environmentalists up in arms. Irakli has been at the centre of struggles between ….

Segregation of beaches for rich and poor in Bulgaria is unconstitutional - Minister

wildbarn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:36:00 +0000

Segregation of beaches for rich and poor in Bulgaria is unconstitutional – Minister
2010-08-25
Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Rossen Plevneliev has spoken against a rich-poor divide when it comes to accessing the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. Access to Bulgarian beaches cannot, and must not, be …..

Bulgaria FinMin: John the Baptist Relics Genuine, Vatican Says So

wildbarn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:34:00 +0000

Bulgaria FinMin: John the Baptist Relics Genuine, Vatican Says So
2010-08-22
Bulgarias finance minister has expressed confidence the relics, recently unearthed near the coastal town of Sozopol and purported to be John the Baptist, are authentic, apparently looking to the discovery for …….

A sainted discovery

wildbarn — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:25:00 +0000

www.bulgariancoast.com/news-A_sainted_discovery-524.htm
2010-08-19
Flaunting an old tooth and a few bones is an unusual way to attract tourists and distract voters. Not in Bulgaria, where a recently excavated box of ancient bone fragments is said to contain partial remains of St John the Baptist. On July Popconstantinov, an archaeologist, found the box while digging under the altar of an early Christian church on a Black Sea islet off the coast of Sozopol ……

Bulgarian tourism still struggles to get higher up quality ladder

wildbarn — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:53:00 +0000

www.bulgariancoast.com/news-Bulgarian_tourism_still_struggles_to_get_higher_up_quality_ladder-511.htm
2010-08-18
For decades the beach holiday of choice for students and budget package tours, Bulgaria still struggles to get higher up the quality ladder. Bulgaria’s tourism sector accounts for 8.7% of gross domestic product in this former Soviet bloc country. But people in the industry complain about the heavy dependence on all-inclusive mega resorts, an underdeveloped service mentality among employees and a rundown infrastructure. Agamemnon Zaharopoulos and his wife last month flew to Sofia and rented a car there for what they expected to be a four-hour drive to the beachside town of Varna. It took seven hours after a police detour took them through dirt …….

Bulgarian Black Sea Coast Enjoys More Tourists in July, August

wildbarn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:50:00 +0000

2010-08-17
There were about 10% more tourists at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in July and August in comparison to the same period last year. The statement was made by Elena Ivanova, head of the Union of Owners of Nesebar. “The interest towards the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is due to the fact that the resorts offer prices that are similar or even better than those in …….

World Scuba Diving Champ Fascinated by Bulgarian Sea Artifacts

wildbarn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:49:00 +0000

2010-08-17
The world Scuba Diving Champion, Pascal Bernabe, is searching for remnants of sunken ships in Black Sea waters near the Bulgarian coastal town of Sozopol, the TV channel bTV reports Tuesday. Since 2005, Bernabe, who is French, holds the the world record for depth on a deep dive on self-contained breathing apparatus, at 330 meters. He made his first dive at the age of 25 and since then,…….

Bulgaria's the Best for Summer 2010

wildbarn — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 15:44:00 +0000

2010-08-14
Bulgaria is the best place to head for a 2010 summer a holiday, according to the Kelkoo Beach Index. The study, commissioned by Kelkoo, and conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, rated the world’s most popular beach destinations using the latest official statistics to assess the performance of ten key travel criteria, including: security, climate, local affordability of goods and services, quality of food, the cost of flights and accommodation, ……