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Bulgaria heads for ice rink season

November 27, 2014November 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Get your skates on: Sofia and a number of Bulgarian towns will be offering Festive Season holidaymakers the chance to

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Film review: Ouija

November 27, 2014November 27, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Sometimes we laugh because we are scared, and sometimes we laugh because something is funny to us. In the case

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What’s on: Northern Lights 2014 film festival

November 27, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

Scandinavia has secured its place in world cinema for decades now and directors like Ingmar Bergman and Lars von Trier

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What’s On: Portuguese Fado Singer Carminho at NDK on December 2

November 25, 2014December 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Portuguese fado singer Carminho, whose two albums have achieved platinum and gold status in her native country, is to perform

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

November 24, 2014November 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

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

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German Christmas market in Sofia

November 23, 2014November 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A traditional German Christmas market has opened in Sofia near the Ivan Vazov National Theatre in the City Garden. The

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Film review: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Besides having a title that is a mouthful, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part I will also make very little sense

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What’s On: St Petersburg Ballet on Ice performs Cinderella at Sofia’s NDK, November 29

November 20, 2014December 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The St Petersburg State Ballet on Ice is to perform Cinderella at the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in Sofia

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Open-air exhibition of photos of Sofia street dogs and cats by Dutch expatriate

November 19, 2014November 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Animal protection organisation Four Paws has opened an exhibition of photos of Sofia’s stray dogs and cats by Dutch photographer Marcel

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