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2007/11/13

Roman Fortress Found Near Ruse

Ruins of a little late-Roman fortress, part of the defense system of the Romans in nowadays Northern Bulgaria, archaeologists have found by excavations in Svalenik village.

The fortress was raised in IV Century as a watch fortification, controlling the road in the River Valley of Malki Lom River.

For now archaeologist revealed the south wall and two inner rooms of the fortress.

The finds- coins and pottery- give a reason to claim the fortress had survived after the big Huns and Goths...

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2007/11/12

Congress and Cultural Tourism – a priority in Bulgaria for Next Year

Accent should be put on congress and cultural tourism for the next year in Bulgaria, was decided at a conference, which was held between the state agency for tourism in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Federation for Congress Tourism and Sofia Congress Board. The main goal will be Bulgaria to line up amongst the first 10 countries, developing business tourism worldwide.

For this year the growth of business travels in Bulgaria goes up to 22 % of all travels. The average stay of the business tourists is...

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2007/11/12

Kostelich, Aamod and Ghirardelli in Bansko for the Beginning of the New Skiing Season

The megastars of the alpine ski Yanitsa Kostelich, Kjetil André Aamodt and Marc Ghirardelli will be among the special guests for the opening ceremony of the new skiing season in Bansko on 15th December. This was announced by the head of the ski zone in Bansko Mr. Ivan Obreikov from the “Ulen” company.

The lower zone of the ski centre in the region of Chaloin Valog was renovated for the new skiing season. The two ski slopes were also renovated and equipped with snow canons for artificial snow....

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2007/11/12

Bansko Hosts International Festival of Alpinist Film

83 participations from 22 countries from 5 continents are expected on this years 7th edition of International festival for alpinist films in Bansko ski resort.
The fest will start on November 29 and will continue for 4 days, the organizers informed.

Serious will be the participation of countries with highly developed cinema production: Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France.

For first time at the fest, movies from South Africa, Mexico, Turkey, Norway, and Holland will be emitted...

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2007/11/12

Water Parks to Appear in the Valley of Iskar River

Sofia's main architect Peter Dikov announced that the common structural plan of the city foresees massive enlargement of the capital in North direction.

One of the biggest projects is constructions of water park complexes in the valley of Iskar River.

The complexes will be situated over an area of 2,000 decares in the regions of Kremikovtsi and Novi Iskar.

The project plans the building sides of water and amusement parks along with recreation parks.

Still there are no concrete...

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2007/11/09

Sun-Powered Golf Course Built in Bulgaria

Solar energy will sustain a golf course near Sofia. Yesterday Spanish Ferry Group officially announced the start of the project for the construction of a golf course in the region of the village of Katina.

Eighty percent of the energy consumed in the golf complex will come from the sun and bio-fuels. Waste water will be treated under a special technology and will be used anew for watering the course.

The Spanish investors have decided to increase the investment from 180 to 500 million...

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2007/11/09

Bulgaria Attends 'World Travel Market' Expo in London

Bulgaria will take part in the international tourism expo ‘World Travel Market' informed from the State Agency of Tourism (SAT).

The agency's chairperson Anelia Krushkova will give a press conference in relation with the upcoming event.

The expo will start on Sunday, November 11 and will continue the next 4 days in London, UK.World Travel Market takes 2nd place among the world biggest and significant tourism expositions.

It is also the biggest market opened only for professional...

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2007/11/09

Sandanski Hosts Third Expo ‘Spa and Wine’

For third year Sandanski (South-Western Bulgaria) hosts the ‘SPA and Wine' expo, organized by Sandanski Municipality and local Association of Hoteliers, Restaurateurs and Tour-Operators.
Expo will conduct from 20 to 22 November in Interhotel ‘Sandanski'. Co-organizer of the activity is Bulgarian Union for Balneology and SPA tourism.

Special guests this year will be representatives of the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria. Stronger interest in the expo show representatives as from Bulgaria, so...

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2007/11/08

Borovets Ski Resort it's More Sports Spot than a Tourist Centre

Three are the main factors for the development of a winter resort: runs, terrains and climate conditions, stated the best Bulgarian competitor on ski alpine discipline Peter Popangelov.
Nowadays ithe importance of the climate falls down, while the facilities for making artificial snow are compensating the bad weather conditions.

The ski runs are three of a kind: blue, red and black.

The blue tracks are for beginners, the red ones are for tourists that already can ski and the black runs...

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2007/11/08

The technical attendance in Borovets ski resort ends till the 1st of December

A fully technical attendance in Borovets ski resort goes. Maintaining works last till the 1 of December. This was announced by Deyan Nikolov, the assistant director of Borosport Technical Department. There are no damages on the cable cars and other facilities, and everything will be ready till the end of November.

There will be 12 % more visitors this season compared to the previous one. The total length of the slopes is 42 km, including ski centres Borovets, Yastrebets and Markudjik....

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