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Archaeology: Incense vessel in shape of bull’s head found on island off Bulgaria’s Sozopol

August 31, 2012August 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An ancient incense vessel in the shape of a bull’s head, estimated to date from the sixth century BCE, has

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Sofia Airport opens smokers’ lounge

August 30, 2012August 30, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A new smoking room opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 30 2012. Those who want to indulge in

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Art, classical music and jazz, theatre at Sozopol’s Apollonia Festival 2012

August 28, 2012August 28, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The 2012 Apollonia festival of the arts starts in Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea town of Sozopol on August 30, continuing

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgarian Black Sea resorts cut prices after peak season passes

August 28, 2012August 28, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

With the end of August and the passing of the peak summer season, Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal resort hotels have

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Bulgaria’s first electronic border control counters opened at Sofia Airport

August 28, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The first electronic border control desks in Bulgaria were opened at Sofia Airport’s Terminal 2 on August 28 2012. The

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Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach complain about foreign tourist complaints

August 27, 2012August 26, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach say that shortcomings in legislation on the tourism industry expose them

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Seagulls at Riviera resort Golden Sands Bulgarian Black Sea coast photo Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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The shape of summer 2012: Some notes on tourism in Bulgaria

August 27, 2012June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

Strolling the tourist area alleyways of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal resort of Golden Sands in August 2012, any passerby with

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Archaeology: Plovdiv wants to expand Roman Forum dig after several finds

August 27, 2012August 26, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Archaeologists working on digs at the Roman Forum and Odeon sites in Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv have unearthed a

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Film Review: Brave

August 27, 2012August 26, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

It is difficult to make a film with a teenager in the lead, especially when she is an animated princess,

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