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Dragon and Cobra Guard Perperikon

by MacBesT on 07/11/2007 07:00   0 comments , 127 views
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Dragon and Cobra Guard Perperikon

July 11, 2007


Prof. Nikolay Ovcharov shows the unique cult figures found at Perperikon
Photo Ivan Bachvarov

The finds are more valuable than gold, says Prof. Ovcharov

Twounique earthen heads were excavated from the ancient Thracian town ofPerperikon. One of the finds represents a head of a dragon and theother one is a head of a cobra. Yesterday, archaeologist Prof. NikolayOvcharov showed the precious excavati...

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Tatul Sanctuary Turns into Tourist Attraction

by MacBesT on 06/29/2007 05:36   0 comments , 164 views
Categories: Things to know, News, Local Events, History, Cultural Heritage

Tatul Sanctuary Turns into Tourist Attraction

by MacBesT on 29 June 2007, 05:34 AM

Categories : Cultural Events - News - Figures of the City - Things to know

 

 

The sanctuary in Tatul will soon turn into a tourist attraction
Photo BGNES

Theonly sanctuary known to have been dedicated to legendary Orpheus was inthe village...
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Foreigners Buy Out Villages in the Rhodopes

by MacBesT on 02/19/2007 08:59   0 comments , 212 views
Categories: Things to know, News, Business of the Week
Tags: Rhodope Mountain, calmness, remoteness, romantic, real estates
Prices have reached 160-170 euro per sq. m., say brokers

Buying out deserted Bulgarian villages (like the village Kovachevitsa, on the picture above) is the latest hit among foreigners that want to invest in Bulgaria. Estates in the Rhodope Mountains are the most sought after. Investors look for buildings with the typical Rhodopean architecture. Eccentric rich men buy them because of the calmness, remoteness and the romantic atmosphere of the Bul...
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Ivailovgrad’s Public Holiday

by MacBesT on 02/14/2007 10:50   0 comments , 254 views
Categories: Things to know, Places To See, News, History, Figures of the City, Cultural Heritage
Tags: country, The annihilation of the Bulgarians, murder Hafaz Sali, voevodas Dimitar Madjarov and Rusi Slavov

Cource of photo: snimka.bg. author - slowmacher

The first data about the existence of a settlement on the place of the nowadays town of Ivailovgrad (Southeastern Bulgaria) are dated back to 9th-10th century. In the Middle Ages the fortress Lititsa (or Lyutitsa) erected here on the place of the today’s district Ladja.

When the Ottomans conquered the Balkans the settlement was destroyed, and for the period of the Ottoman yoke there is a scanty infor...
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Jump in Icy Water for Health!

by MacBesT on 01/08/2007 06:05   0 comments , 283 views
Categories: Traditions, Things to know, Places To See, News, Local Events, Cultural Heritage
Tags: Plovdiv, traditions, religion, Bulgaria, orthodox church, Christianity, Perishtica, Ivanov Den (St John's Day)
 


The river under Cholakov Bridge flows red with wine


In the Rhodopean town of Perushtitsa, near Plovdiv, nobody knows when and how the "kapanki" (river bathing) custom has originated. As the folklore tradition goes, "kapanki" is performed on Ivanov Den (St John's Day), January 7 and is devoted to the young families who wed during the previous year. The ritual is carried out always in the icy waters of the river that runs through town. According t...

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Skiing Conditions in Bulgaria Attract Foreigners

by MacBesT on 01/08/2007 04:19   0 comments , 342 views
Categories: Things to know, Sport, Places To See, News, Business of the Week
Tags: Bulgaria, Pamporovo, skiing, Bansko, Borovets, bulgarian ski resorts

 



The mild weather around Europe seems to have sent many a skiers to Bulgaria's resorts.

Borovets, one of the top three winter resorts in the country, offered this weekend good skiing opportunities for its guests, mostly Russians and Britons. The resort has three runs open.

Skiers will find functional runs in Vitosha mountain, Bansko and Pamporovo.

Meanwhile experts commented that northern Europe could reap big benefits from global warming.

"The Medi...
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Artificial Snow Saves Ski Season in Bulgaria

by MacBesT on 12/21/2006 09:11   0 comments , 298 views
Categories: Trips, Things to know, Places To See, News, Local Events
Tags: Bulgaria, Smolyan, Pamporovo, ski resorts, lifts, snow gun

 

Bulgaria's EU accession on January 1 won't send up the cost of the ski lift passes, a poll of Standart shows. Bulgaria's four big winter resorts, Bansko, Borovets, Pamporovo and Vitosha, announced that this winter they won't increase the prices of ski services. Bansko and Pamporovo keep their tradition and preserve the preferential prices for the Bulgarian tourists who are considered regular guests.
 Bansko uses 75 snowguns to fight the global w...
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Snow Business in Bulgaria and Switzerland

by MacBesT on 12/05/2006 08:36   0 comments , 253 views
Categories: Things to know, Sport, News, Local Events, Business of the Week
Tags: Bulgaria, Pamporovo, EU, Bansko, UK, Snow Business, Switzerland, Boroverts, Brits, Rhodopi Mouintin, Pirin Mountun, Rila Mountin



By Stephen Wood
The Independent

They make an odd couple, as ski destinations and in most other respects. One country is a wealthy federation of great age, renowned for its service standards, and historically significant as the venue for the earliest British ski holidays. The other is an impoverished former socialist republic whose low-cost skiing experience "bears no comparison to skiing in the mainstream Alpine countries" according to the Good Sk...
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Kastrakli Natural Reserve

by MacBesT on 10/25/2006 04:40   0 comments , 286 views
Categories: Things to know, Places To See
Tags: Kastrakli, natural reserve, Rhodopi mountain, Borino
Kastrakli Natural Reserve
 
The Kastrakli natural reserve is situated in the  , on the territory of Borino municipality. It occupies an area of 124 hectares and was established for the purpose of preserving the century-old pine forest, the unique rock formations and typical scenery. An artificial lake has been built in the reserve. It is situated in a high-mountain valley. The natural relief has been used as a wall. According to scientists, the Ka...
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Rhodope Mountains

by MacBesT on 10/24/2006 08:45   0 comments , 294 views
Categories: Things to know, Places To See, Photo Galleries
Tags: Belintash, Rhodope Mountains, Pamporovo, Krastova gora

 

 
 
 
 Clearly visible from Plovdiv and just a few minutes drive are the wonderfully scenic Rhodope Mountains.  Legend says that it was from this area that Orpheus came. Here there are many marvels awaiting discovery by the nature lover; the eco-tourist. 
   
 
 
 
 Haberlea  ?he Rhodope Mountains  The rocky bridge  The rocky bridge 
 
 The Rhodope Mountains  The Yugovska River  The Rhodope Mountains  The Pamporovo ski resort 
 
 The Rhodope Mountains  The...
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