Plovdiv had the most fatal car accidents per capita in Bulgaria in 2016 – union of motorists
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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Free 3D film open-air screenings in Plovdiv from July 5 to 7
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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Archaeology: Ancient glass bracelets found at newly-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica
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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Archaeology: ‘Oldest prehistoric settlement site’ in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv bulldozed
Construction workers using bulldozers have destroyed the remains of a prehistoric settlement site, said to date back 8000 years and
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Residents of Bulgarian village Trud again protest over foul air
Residents of the village of Trud, about 10km from Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv, this week held their latest protest against
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Bulgarian government approves 7M leva transfer to Plovdiv for European Capital of Culture 2019
At a regular meeting on June 8, Bulgaria’s coalition government approved the financial transfer for 2017, amounting to seven million
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Archaeology: Mediaeval necropolis with 40 graves found in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Archaeologists working in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have found a necropolis dating from the Middle Ages. The site, with 40
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv opens new tourist information centre
A modern information centre for tourists opens in Bulgaria’s second city, and future European Capital of Culture, Plovdiv on June
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Archaeology: Further 400 sq m of mosaics, 65 graves uncovered at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site
A further 400 square metres of mosaics and 65 graves have been uncovered since the beginning of the 2017 archaeological
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