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Bulgaria and Greece sign joint action programme on tourism

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

Bulgaria and Greece have signed a programme for joint actions in the field of tourism for 2024-2026, Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry

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Bulgaria’s Rhodope narrow-gauge railway adds carriages for bikes, ski equipment

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Two new carriages for transporting bicycles and ski equipment will be added on weekends every Saturday and Sunday from November

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport announces winter flight schedule

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

SOF Connect, the operator of Sofia Airport, has announced the start of the winter schedule at the capital’s airport. During

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Business 

Bulgaria’s foreign tourist figures for June-July 2023 still below pre-pandemic levels

September 14, 2023September 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

According to National Statistical Institute (NSI) data, there were more than 2.4 million registrations of Bulgarian and foreign tourists in

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Leisure 

Bulgarian railways offers Sofia-Bankya steam train excursion on September 23

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is organising a steam train excursion between Sofia and Bankya on September 23, part of a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursions in September

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering two steam train excursions, on September 22 and 23, during the country’s Independence Day

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Bulgaria 

Regional health inspectorate: No dangerous pollution on Bulgaria’s southern coast

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Tests of sea water samples taken from 30 places along Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast have found no dangerous pollution

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Business 

Latvian airline airBaltic to start direct flights from Sofia Airport to Riga in May 2024

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Latvia, Sofia Airport, tourism

Latvian airline Air Baltic Corporation AS (airBaltic) will start direct flights from Sofia Airport to Riga in May 2024, Sofia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues repeated assurances about cleanliness of sea water

August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The weeks of Bulgaria’s peak holiday season, accompanied by a long spell of scorching heat, have seen Bulgaria’s authorities issuing

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