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Latest Articles

For the love of cooking - Viktor Angelov and Ivailo Petkov specialise in tasty food, not pretensions

Sunny side up - The media has exaggerated the dangers of sunbathing, leading to a risk of vitamin D deficiency if we swallow the propaganda.

Gadget magic 1 - Reinvigorate your kitchen with these stylish and labour-saving accessories.

Gadget magic 2 - Reinvigorate your kitchen with these stylish and labour-saving accessories, Part 2.

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Travel News

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Slight increase of foreign tourists holidaying in Bulgaria

The influx of foreign tourists coming to Bulgaria this summer compared to last year’s has seen an increase between four ...... read more »

Five companies compete to repair Sofia a..

Electronic ticketing in Sofia public tra..

Soviet-made Chaikas to fly out the garag..

Lifestyle & Entertainment News

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British Council library news

The library will be closed until September 7 2008 for refurbishment. If a customer has books issued until September 1 or 2, ...... read more »

Jordan will visit Bulgaria to adopt a ch..

Mind-tripping on screen at Dom na Kinoto..

British Council photo exhibition explore..

Business & Employment News

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Central European Media Enterprises enters Bulgarian market

Central European Media Enterprises (CME) announced on July 28 that it had entered into an agreement that would give it an 80 ...... read more »

Bulgaria to lose 500 million euro in EU ..

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Parliament bans construction on green areas

On July 31, Parliament decided to impose a memorandum on construction on existing green areas, parks, playgrounds, sporting ...read more »

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Foreign press: Bulgarian property market..

Recent Articles

Shoumen, south of nowhere - Patriotic ruins, a Coca-Cola branded mosque, a “stud factory” and a message for future generations: just part of Shumen’s charms.

Summer in Bansko - Ski season may be long over, but the popular winter resort has plenty to offer summer vacationers.

From tsatsa to sushi - From camp sites to building sites, from wild beaches to wireless internet, Clive Leviev-Sawyer traces the transitions along Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast.

Wining your way around Plovdiv - Our wine connoisseur-in-residence Magdalena Rahn tours the wineries around Plovdiv. Come along.

All that jazz - Bansko may attract thousands of tourists in the winter with its well-groomed ski runs, but it has never been quite the in-place to visit in summer.

Following the blue river - Having crossed the Danube dozens of times, the mighty expanse of water long ago became just another marker of progress on my travels hither and there.

The hilly route to the sea - The hilly route from Sofia to the Black Sea starts at the edge of BulgariaÕs capital and of course passes through PlovdivÕs hillocks, but from there it goes to the south through the Rhodope, Sakar and Strandja mountains until it finally ends at the blue waves of the marvelous sea.

More Recent Articles

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: The unknown numbers - Keeping proper statistics about the number of students who have dropped out of school is not easy. When Bulgaria was a people’s republic in 1947 to 1989, no such data was available, simply because the regime did its best to keep everybody in school and at work.

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: American English Academy serves the community - Frank and Ruth Munsey have resided in the Chicago/north-west Indiana area for the past 56 years.

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: High schools can suit any type of interest - Getting a high school education in Bulgaria normally takes four or five years. In addition to general educational institutions, are three main types of specialised state-run high schools – language, professional, and schools of arts and culture.

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: University, American style - On May 18, the American University in Bulgaria saw the graduation of its 14th undergraduate class. The institution welcomed its first students – all 208 of them – on September 30 1991.

Iain Grieve – Chairman of high Group Consulting - Interview by Human Value International

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: Matriculation exams - The year 2008 will be remembered in Bulgaria as the year when high school matriculation exams were re-introduced.

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: Recognition of Bulgarian diplomas – a question of where - How much does it cost to attend a Bulgarian university? What private options are there for education?

EDUCATION IN BULGARIA: Eyes open to the world - Studying abroad can increase one’s understanding of others and oneselfStudying in university might not be something that everyone desires, but it is true that it opens life's horizons.

Thursday, August 28 2008

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What`s on in Bulgaria

Cultural Institutes

  • DANA KYNDROVA, LIBUSI KYNDROVA, OCCUPATION, NORMALISATION, WITHDRAWAL
    What: A joint exhibition of photographer Dana Kyndrova and her mother, Libusi, remembering the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the troops of the Warsaw Pact forty years ago.
    When: June 30 to September 19
    Where: the Czech Centre, 100 Rakovski Str, Sofia

Art

  • GERMAN COLLECTION
    What: This general exhibition presents works by German painters from the first half of the 20th century. Executed in the style of classic German painting, the selection presents authors such as P. Pralke, H. Zeitsser, Eggert, and Arnold Baur, among others.
    When: Until September 20
    Where: Viga Gallery, 100 James Bourchier Blvd, (Kempinski Hotel Zografski), Sofia
  • LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER – ANI KARALAMBEVA AND NIYA ABRASHEVA
    What: Drawing on her experience and expertise as a long-time textile designer, Ani Karalambeva collaborates with her daughter Niya Abrasheva to create beauty in the ever-saturated world of fashion and interior design. The exhibition presents mixed media wall pa
    When: Until October 8
    Where: Azza Gallery of Modern Art, 25 Cherni Vruh Blvd, Sofia
  • IN PETAR ALEXANDROV’S SCULPTED WORLD
    What: For inspiration to create his delicate sculptures, Petar Alexandrov has looked to the artisanship of Bulgarian ancestors, feminine beauty and one imaginary dimension inhabited by mythological creatures. In his sculptures, Alexandrov tries to capture the s
    When: Until September 10
    Where: Minerva Gallery/Grand Hotel Sofia, 1 Gourko Str, Sofia