Plovdiv celebrates official European Capital of Culture status with concert, release of 2019 balloons
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv celebrated on May 23 its official naming by EU culture ministers earlier in the week as
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Cabinet transfers properties for intermodal terminal in Plovdiv
Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on May 20 the transfer of 11 000 sq m of land to the National Railway Infrastructure
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Archaeologists find ‘Ottoman-era’ child’s grave in central Plovdiv
Archaeologists conducting a dig in central Plovdiv near the Bulgarian National Radio regional headquarters have found the grave of a
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to host Concours Mondial de Bruxelles international wine competition in 2016
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been chosen to host prestigious international wine competition the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles in 2016,
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Bulgarian court jails man for trying to set fire to Plovdiv mosque
The Plovdiv District Court sentenced Viktor Alexandrov to a year in jail for trying to set fire to the Bulgarian
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Plovdiv begins renovation of Ancient Theatre, Odeon archaeological site
A renovation and reconstruction project worth 1.5 million leva of Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre was to get underway on April 15,
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Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2015
The early warning siren system will be tested in Sofia and 10 other cities on April 1 2015 at 1pm,
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to require buskers to prove musical training
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv will allow buskers on its main street only if they can show a diploma in music
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Archaeology: Excavations of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica to begin within weeks
Excavations of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica, the largest early Christian church found in Bulgaria and among the largest in South Eastern
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