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25 artists work on restoration of facade of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv railway station

August 31, 2017September 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Twenty-five artists are working to restore the facade of Plovdiv Central Railway Station, restoring the glory to the work of

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What’s On: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv holds ‘Night’ from September 15 to 17

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The bumper collection of events in Plovdiv known as “NIGHT” – founded originally as the Night of the Museums and

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Business 

Bulgarian government awards 27-year concession for Plovdiv intermodal transport terminal

August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

At a regular meeting on August 16, the Bulgarian government awarded a 27-year concession to the Terminali company for the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Deputy PM promises stepped-up police presence in Roma area of Plovdiv

August 3, 2017August 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov, who is one of the co-leaders of the nationalist United Patriots minority partner in

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient stone baptismal vessel found at Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica site

July 28, 2017July 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A team of archaeologists coming to the close of a 10-month project at Plovdiv’s Episcopal Basilica site have found a

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv had the most fatal car accidents per capita in Bulgaria in 2016 – union of motorists

July 12, 2017July 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv had the highest rate of fatal road accidents per capita in the country in 2016, the

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Leisure 

Free 3D film open-air screenings in Plovdiv from July 5 to 7

July 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

An 80 square metre screen has been put up in Sentralen Square in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv for free screenings

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient glass bracelets found at newly-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Very well-preserved glass bracelets have been found in a grave in a recently-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica. The necropolis

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: ‘Oldest prehistoric settlement site’ in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv bulldozed

June 22, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Construction workers using bulldozers have destroyed the remains of a prehistoric settlement site, said to date back 8000 years and

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