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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv holds fourth annual ‘Cafe of Tolerance’ gathering

February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Representatives of various religions and ethnicities were set to gather on February 14 2018 at the Dzhumaya mosque in Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Plan for protective cover of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site unveiled

February 13, 2018February 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The design for a protective lightweight metal-and-glass protective cover for the Great Basilica in Plovdiv has been unveiled. The Great

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019: Call for ‘small projects’ proposals

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation has announced an open call for small projects to be part of the city’s place as

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Bulgaria 

Communist monuments in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv vandalised

February 3, 2018February 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Communist monuments in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv were vandalised overnight, the day after the country observed the annual day in

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Mediaeval tomb found at Plovdiv’s Odeon site

December 8, 2017December 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the Odeon site in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a mediaeval tomb, at the start of

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‘Gold coin treasure from Karlovo’ exhibition at Plovdiv Archaeological Museum until March 2018

December 4, 2017December 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

An exhibition entitled “Gold Coin Treasure from Karlovo” opened at the Regional Archaeological Museum in Plovdiv on December 4 and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in cost of living

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in terms of cost of living, according to

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Leisure 

2017 Balkan Rakia and Spirits Fest to be held from December 1 to 3

November 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

The fifth Balkan Rakia and Spirits Fest is to be held from December 1 to 3 2017 at the House

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Leisure 

Young Wine Festival in Plovdiv from November 24 to 26

November 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The eighth Young Wine Festival opens officially in Plovdiv on November 24 2017, with a Dionysian procession at 1pm from

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