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Plovdiv begins renovation of Ancient Theatre, Odeon archaeological site

April 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

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 

Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2015

March 31, 2015April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

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 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to require buskers to prove musical training

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

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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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Excavations of Plovdiv’s Great Basilica to begin within weeks

March 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

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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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv wins 740 000 euro project to digitise cultural heritage

March 10, 2015March 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv municipality has been awarded 740 000 euro by the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area to digitise close

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv traffic police fine ambulances for speeding

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Traffic police in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have issued speeding fines to 10 ambulances transporting patients in critical condition in

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Balkans’ largest wine exhibition Vinaria opens in Plovdiv on March 4 2015

February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Vinaria, the largest wine exhibition on the Balkans, is to be held in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv for the 23rd

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Apocalyptica to open Sounds of the Ages festival in Plovdiv in September 2015

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Finnish metal band Apocalyptica will be at Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre on September 18 2015 to open the fifth Sounds of

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Bulgaria 

Head of Plovdiv Airport resigns over unpaid state funding, staff threaten strike over unpaid salaries

February 17, 2015February 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The director of Plovdiv Airport, Ivan Karnabitov, has resigned because of disagreement with government policy on financing the airport and

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