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Bulgaria’s Bansko resort opening 2015/16 ski season on December 12

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The opening of the 2015/16 ski season at Bulgaria’s Bansko resort will be on December 12, beginning at 10am. Festivities

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Film review: Krampus

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

The most wonderful time of the year tends to yield some of the most sentimental films of the year, but

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Works by Picasso, Goya and Dali in European Graphic Art exhibition at Square 500

December 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Square 500 gallery in Sofia is hosting an exhibition of 80 works, entitled “European Graphic Art – the History

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Film review: Bridge of Spies

December 5, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

In Steven Spielberg’s Cold War–set Bridge of Spies, the first scene in which we see James Donovan (Tom Hanks), a

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Film review: The Little Prince

December 3, 2015December 4, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Stories about father figures are nothing new, nor are stories about father figures who teach young girls about the world

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Ice-skating rinks to open in Sofia and Plovdiv

December 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

As has become traditional in recent years, Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will again offer ice-skaters the chance to take a

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria to compete in 2016 Eurovision song contest in Stockholm after two-year absence

November 27, 2015December 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will take part in Eurovision 2016, after a two-year absence from the song contest, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television

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Queen + Adam Lambert to perform in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on June 23 2016

November 26, 2015November 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Queen, one of the most successful rock bands of all time, is to hold its first concert in Bulgaria on

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Bansko named Bulgaria’s best ski resort at 2015 World Ski Awards

November 23, 2015November 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bansko was voted Bulgaria’s best ski resort for the third consecutive year at the World Ski Awards, conferred on November

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