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Sofia city hall opens weekend bus line to Vrana park

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall will operate a weekend bus line, starting on June 15, to the Vrana residence and park on

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Pamporovo Velo Park opens summer cycling season

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

As Bulgaria’s winter resort that claims the highest number of sunny days a year, Pamporovo has made an effort to

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Film review: Now You See Me

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

What we generally perceive to be magic is a phenomenon that requires something very fundamental to be effective: your presence

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Film review: After Earth

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

After Earth garnered stunningly negative reviews when opened stateside May 31, with most reviewers taking director M. Night Shyamalan to

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Sofia Design Week to begin on June 21

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The annual Sofia Design Week is being held this year from June 21 to 30, the fifth consecutive year for

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Sofia Motor Show 2013 opens on June 15

June 14, 2013June 13, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The annual Sofia Motor Show is being held from June 15 to 23 2013 at the Inter Expo Centre in

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Restaurant Review: Gusto

June 14, 2013October 30, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Plovdiv

As a youth, I once was among a group of people who – for reasons too dreary to go into

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French air traffic controllers strike against pan-EU airspace plans

June 11, 2013June 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

French air traffic controllers began a three-day strike on June 11 to protest European Union plans to create a single

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Spanish and Ibero-American film week in Sofia

June 11, 2013June 15, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Antonio Banderas will open the 20th annual Spanish and Ibero-American films week in Sofia on June 11 and celebrated film

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