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Bulgaria’s Bansko resort opening 2015/16 ski season on December 12

December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The opening of the 2015/16 ski season at Bulgaria’s Bansko resort will be on December 12, beginning at 10am. Festivities

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bansko named Bulgaria’s best ski resort at 2015 World Ski Awards

November 23, 2015November 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bansko was voted Bulgaria’s best ski resort for the third consecutive year at the World Ski Awards, conferred on November

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Leisure People 

Park Inn by Radisson Sofia celebrates fifth birthday

October 26, 2015October 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The Park Inn by Radisson Sofia hotel celebrated its fifth anniversary on October 21 with a party attended by more

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Stallone, Banderas and Hayek among Hollywood stars in video promoting Bulgarian tourism

October 11, 2015October 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Hollywood stars Sylvester Stallone, Salma Hayek, Jason Statham and Antonio Banderas appear in a new video promoting Bulgaria as a

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian railways BDZ offering steam train rides in October

October 10, 2015October 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering lovers of vintage trains two steam train excursions, on October 17 and 18 2015,

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Business 

First Plovdiv wine route map published

September 27, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Eight wineries in Plovdiv and the region, two institutions and Plovdiv municipality have created the first wine route map. The

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgarian railways brings back dining cars on Sofia – Varna line

September 6, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bulgarian State Railways, BDZ, said that from September 7, it would bring back “bistro” dining cars on fast trains between

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer protection inspectors shut down Black Sea dining, entertainment places

August 31, 2015September 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission this summer have ordered 30 establishments closed down, 15 of them at the Black

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Beach at Lozenets on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria 

Bulgaria cancels concessions on three beaches, grants seven

August 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s cabinet on August 19 cancelled concession contracts for three Black Sea beaches while granting concessions for seven others, a

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