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Wine Enthusiast magazine names Bulgaria’s Plovdiv area among 10 best wine travel destinations of 2017

January 10, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Wine Enthusiast magazine has named the Bulgaria’s Thracian Lowlands area, around Plovdiv, as among its choice of the 10 best

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Ski season on Sofia’s Vitosha Mountain to open with night skiing event on January 3

January 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The 2017 ski season on Vitosha Mountain Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is to open with a night skiing event on January

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2016/17 ski season opens in Bulgaria’s Bansko, Borovets resorts

December 17, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2016/17 ski season opens officially in Bulgaria’s winter mountain resorts of Bansko and Borovets on December 17. In Bansko, the

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Sofia’s Ariana Lake ice rink opens for 2016/17 season

December 16, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ice rink at Sofia’s Ariana Lake in Borissova Gradina, the largest ice rink in the Balkans, has opened for

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria’s largest open-air ice rink opens in Plovdiv on December 3

December 1, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The now-traditional open-air ice rink near the Central Post Office in Plovdiv opens on December 3 2016, this year expanded

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition ‘A Lasting Faith: Orthodoxy in the Holy Land’ at Alexander Nevsky crypt in Sofia

November 22, 2016November 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “A Lasting Faith: Orthodoxy in the Holy Land”, of photographs by Israel’s Dafna Tal, opens on the

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Bansko wins Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria in World Travel Awards 2017

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko has been named Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria at the World Travel Awards, winning this for a fourth time in

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Annual IWC Sofia Charity Bazaar to be held on December 4 2016

November 19, 2016November 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The 22nd annual International Women’s Club Sofia Charity Bazaar is to be held on December 4 2016 from 10.30am to

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Balkan Rakia Fest to be held at Sofia’s NDK December 2 – 4

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The fourth annual Balkan Festival of Rakia and Spirits is to be held at the National Palace of Culture, NDK,

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