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Works by prominent Bulgarian artist Ivan Milev on exhibition at Sofia City Art Gallery until August 6

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

An impressive and moving exhibition of numerous works by prominent Bulgarian artist Ivan Milev, who was just 30 when he

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2017 ‘Opera in the Park’ at Sofia’s Rakovski military academy from June 30 to July 16

June 11, 2017June 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ballet Petrushka the Firebird, to music by Igor Stravinsky, opens the popular annual Opera in the Park series at

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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens new tourist information centre

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

A modern information centre for tourists opens in Bulgaria’s second city, and future European Capital of Culture, Plovdiv on June

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A barge, a fortress and a cave: Sofia Opera and Ballet to tour in Belogradchik and Vidin in July and August

June 6, 2017June 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Opera and Ballet is to perform in Belogradchik and Vidin in north-western Bulgaria in late July and early August,

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A cave, an island, an ancient theatre: Fascinating venues for Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 +1 concerts in Bulgaria

June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 +1 will give four concerts in Bulgaria in June 2017, at a range of unconventional

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Fee to rent umbrella and chaise longue on Bulgarian beaches this summer ranges from 72 stotinki to 16 leva – report

May 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

If price is your only consideration in renting an umbrella and chaise longue – a deckchair, if you will –

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Opera Open 2017 summer festival is on in Plovdiv from June 10 to July 29

May 21, 2017May 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Virtuoso Mario Hossen, Quartetto di Arena di Verona, Michel Denueve, and mezzo soprano Nicole Brandolino together with soloists, orchestra, choir

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Bulgaria scores record-high second place in Eurovision 2017

May 14, 2017May 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Eurovision

Kristian Kostov and his song Beautiful Mess took Bulgaria to a record-high second place in the 2017 Eurovision song contest

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2017 Sofia Science Festival officially opens at Sofia Tech Park

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

The 2017 Sofia Science Festival, the seventh annual such event, opened on May 11 and continues until May 14. The

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