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German tourist in coma after falling from balcony in Bulgarian hotel

June 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

A 22-year-old German tourist was in coma after falling four storeys from the balcony of his hotel room in Bulgaria’s

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UK tourist dies in 10-storey fall at Bulgarian beach resort

June 16, 2013June 19, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

A 19-year-old tourist from the UK died on June 16 after falling 10 storeys from the balcony of his hotel

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort opens 2013 summer season

June 9, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach opened its 2013 summer season on June 8 with a big concert

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Bulgaria News 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Bourgas rejects Christians’ call for ban on topless bathing

May 28, 2013May 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, Bourgas

The mayor of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas has rejected a petition by local Protestant, Roman Catholic and

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgaria scores high in EU bathing water survey

May 22, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Close to 99 per cent of Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters met European Union standards, the exception being a spot on

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Bulgaria’s Bourgas bans barkers on beaches

May 8, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, Bourgas

The city of Bourgas, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, has banned dog owners from taking their pets to public beaches,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s Parliament outlaws construction on country’s Black Sea dunes

February 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 28 2013 to impose an almost-complete ban on dunes at the country’s Black Sea coast,

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgarian Cabinet to end Shkorpilovtsi beach concession contract

February 13, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was scheduled, at a regular meeting on February 13 2013, to terminate unilaterally a concession contract with the

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgaria’s Public Works Minister asks prosecutors to act against building permits at Coral beach

February 1, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova has asked prosecutors to intervene to ensure the revocation of all

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