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Finnish Alvar Aalto vases
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A window to a Finnish home

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 Hristina Dimitrova

An exhibition entitled Finnish Design Room is being held at the Alma Mater Gallery of Sofia University until June 15. The

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tequila shot glasses on a bar counter
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The Venue: Lorka

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Nick Iliev Sofia

Good old Shishman street, in the Sofia city centre – a shabby little stretch of road spanning from Graf Ignatiev

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Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova, left, Italian ambassador Stefano Benazzo, centre
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Ninth Italian Festival in Sofia

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Hristina Dimitrova Sofia

On June 2, Italian ambassador to Bulgaria Stefano Benazzo and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova launched the ninth annual Italian Festival

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The Venue: Mixtape 5 – Resurrect your stereo

June 4, 2012May 27, 2013 Lora Petrova Sofia

Mixtape 5 has always been a club, mainly because of its size and location near the National Palace of Culture

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Film review: 2 Days in New York

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Marion (Julie Delpy) is not a nice person; she might even be crazy. But almost always, people – and most

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Poster for the German comedy film fest to be held in Sofia Bulgaria in June 2012
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German comedy film festival in Sofia

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The question is, “humour from Germany? Why not?” The answer is the week-long event organised by Berlin’s embassy in Sofia,

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Wine lovers will have much to choose from at wine tastings in Sofia in June 2012
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Major wine events in Sofia in June

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The fifth Grand Austrian Tasting, which is to showcase more than 40 wines from all over Austria, is to be

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Leisure 

Restaurant Review: Motto

June 4, 2012May 27, 2013 Gabriel Hershman Sofia

Motto was the scene of one of our most memorable meals when we arrived in Bulgaria five years ago. And

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a bunch of cherries
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The cherries were dark red and plump

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 David Clark

The cherries were dark red and plump. They hung in large clusters, gleaming in the afternoon sun. Two tousle-headed boys,

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