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Terrorist attack in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv thwarted – reports

June 8, 2019June 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgarian authorities have thwarted a planned terrorist bomb attack in the city of Plovdiv, arresting a boy in his late

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6

June 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The first Plovdiv Food Park Festival opens on June 6 and continues to June 9, the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation said.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways mulls Sofia – Edirne train, after suspending Plovdiv service

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv

Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s new train service connecting Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and the Turkish city of Edirne has proved short-lived, at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues flood warning for night of June 3

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s weather forecasters have issued a warning of a risk of floods in the evening hours of June 3 and

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Bulgaria 

Floodwaters inundate Forum archaeological site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

June 3, 2019June 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The torrential rains that have hit Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv in recent days have flooded the ancient Forum site at

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Bulgaria 

Torrential rains in Bulgaria cause landslides, transport problems

June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Traffic was disrupted on the road between Assenovgrad and Smolyan in the Plovdiv district on June 3 as a result

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria faces week of thunderstorms after heavy rains inundate Plovdiv, Haskovo

June 3, 2019June 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv was mopping up on June 3 after a second round of torrential rain inundated the city,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Finds at Forum site in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ‘change view of history’

May 30, 2019June 1, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Artefacts found at the Forum West site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv change the understanding of the history of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways to inaugurate regular Plovdiv – Edirne train on May 24

May 18, 2019May 21, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Plovdiv, tourism, Turkey

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to launch a regular train service at weekends and on public holidays between Plovdiv and

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