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Eleventh Balkan Wine Festival opens in Bulgaria’s capital on June 16

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff wine

For the 11th year in a row, Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia will host an event that focuses on Balkan wines

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Bulgaria scores well on EU bathing waters survey, but fewer ‘excellent’ sites

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, but the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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Bulgaria’s beaches score improvement in 2019 EU bathing waters survey

June 8, 2020June 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, with the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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From DC, LA and the West End: Chef Georgi Yaneff presides at Sofia’s Koto

June 13, 2019October 8, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

There is soon to be a new feature at Koto restaurant in Sofia, the Chef’s Room, a place for excellence

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Bulgaria scores well on EU bathing waters survey, ‘excellent’ sites number up

June 6, 2019June 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, with the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian National Gallery showing selection of artworks donated between 2015 and 2018

January 31, 2019February 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of a selection of the more than 360 artworks donated to the National Art Gallery in Bulgaria’s capital

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Israeli mentalist Lior Suchard set for two shows in Sofia

December 12, 2018December 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Israel

Lior Suchard, considered to be the best mentalist in the world comes to Sofia for two unforgettable shows, the embassy

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Whitesnake to headline Hills of Rock 2019 festival in Plovdiv

November 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Whitesnake is to headline the 2019 Hills of Rock festival in Plovdiv, the organisers said on November 8. The performance

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Bulgaria Leisure 

2018 Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26

October 25, 2018October 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The ninth Sofia Independent Film Festival opens on October 26 and continues until November 3 2018, the organisers said. The

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