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Giro d’Italia in Bulgaria: Information in English for motorists and spectators

May 6, 2026May 6, 2026 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Veliko Turnovo

Part of the 2026 Giro d’Italia bicycle race is being held in Bulgaria, from May 8 to 10 inclusive, and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering Christmas trains drawn by steam engines

November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has announced a series of festive excursions of trains drawn by steam trains in connection with

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Roman emperor Caracalla medallion among finds in Bulgaria’s Nova Varbovka

February 4, 2024February 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Veliko Turnovo

A medallion of Caracalla, Roman emperor from 198 to 217 CE, was among finds at the site of Roman graves

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo municipalities close schools until February 8

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Veliko Turnovo

The mayors of the Plovdiv and Veliko Turnovo municipalities have ordered schools to remain closed on February 6 and 7,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Construction of Rousse – Veliko Turnovo motorway begins

December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Rousse, Veliko Turnovo

A ceremony on December 3 marked the beginning of construction of Bulgaria’s 133km Rousse – Veliko Turnovo motorway. The motorway

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo faces weekend without water because of supply system failure

March 10, 2018March 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Veliko Turnovo

The city of Veliko Turnovo in north-central Bulgaria and 14 villages in the region faced a weekend without water on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 parliamentary elections: Battles for the cities shape up

February 22, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Volen Siderov

With the deadline for political parties and coalitions competing in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections having passed, the

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Bulgaria 

Free admission to several museums in Bulgaria on September 6, Unification Day

September 5, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Veliko Turnovo

Admission to several municipal museums in Bulgarian cities will be free on September 6 2016 as the country celebrates Unification

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian supreme court jails judge for four years for corruption

April 8, 2016April 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation has jailed a Veliko Turnovo judge for four years for accepting a bribe of 6000

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