Press Releases

The Rabisha Lake – summer getaway for connoisseurs

Kamelia Krumova, 2008/05/02

General information: The Rabisha lake is situated around 40 km away from Vidin city in close proximity to the Rabisha village, nearby the famous “Magura” cave. The lake is huge, with oval shape and no branching or arms. The water in the lake comes from subsoil springs, coming from the cave.
The waters of the Rabisha Lake are mainly used for irrigation via pumps. During the warmer months of the year, the water level of the lake considerably lowers and attracts numerous fishermen. Typical...

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Rafting in Struma – the wildest party in the roughest river

Georgi Georgiev, VisitBulgaria.NET , 2008/04/08

Every year, at the beginning of April, the banks of Struma River in the region of Kresna Gorge become a basic camp of the lovers of rafting and kayaking. This is the time when the rafting season in Bulgaria starts. There are colorful tents among the blossoming trees. Vans and minibuses with boats loaded on trailers hurry up and down the picturesque road in the gorge to transfer the rafters and kayakers to the starting points. The river is full of boats and bold men and women, challenging the...

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St. Todor's day – the celebration of the flying horses

Georgi Georgiev, VisitBulgaria.NET, 2008/03/18

On the 15th of March Bulgaria celebrates the day of St. Todor. This holiday is a mixture between the Christianity and the pagan rituals which is typical for the Bulgarian traditions. St. Teodor (Todor) is represented as rider on a white horse so he was well accepted as a horse patron in Bulgaria after the Conversion in 864. The horses are very reputable in Bulgaria. Proto-Bulgarians were nomads and they were known horse people.

The graceful animal was their war machine, their transport...

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Recent Media Coverages

Golf Courses Here, There and Everywhere

SofiaEcho, Anelia Zaharieva, April 07, 2008, 2008/04/07

Traditionally, football-mad Bulgaria has had little time for more upmarket sports such as golf or cricket. Nonetheless, to date, there are four functioning golf courses –St. Sofia Golf Club & Spa, 15km from Sofia; Golf Club Air Sofia in Ihtiman, 40km from the capital; the Golf Course in Sliven; Ibar Golf Club in Dolna Banya near Borovets ski resort –and more than 15 are in the pipeline.

Obviously, the latest craze for announcing golf projects shows an explicit interest in the sector from...

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The Bulgarian Scene: Golf Resorts Vs. Alternative Tourism

News.bg, Blaga Bangieva, March 27, 2008, 2008/03/27

The municipality council of Shabla town presents land for three golf resorts, money.bg reveals quoting local online daily.

The construction works still hasn't started, but the project foreseen to extend over 1,400 decares seaside lands is at its most advanced phase.

One of the golf complexes, which will include residential part, swimming pools, hotels, garages and perking lots, will be constructed over an area between Tiulenovo village and Shabla lighthouse (North - Eastern...

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Yachts - expensive boy toys or a savvy investment?

Sofia Echo, Anelia Zaharieva, March 10, 2008, 2008/03/10

While Bulgaria’s north Black Sea coast has decided to persuade affluent tourists to visit with promises of lush green golf courses, the southern coast is taking a different approach: yachts.

“Yachts are for rich successful men, who have a passion for sea,” Luchezar Bratoev, chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Yacht Ports and owner of Transcommerce – Yachtshop Ltd...

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