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25° Sofia, Bulgaria

16° Plovdiv, Bulgaria

21° Varna, Bulgaria

21° Burgas, Bulgaria

BNB Fixing - August 28 2008

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Sports

Opportunities to get fit and let off steam at the same time in Bulgaria are widely available. Prices are reasonable compared to those in Western Europe.
Tennis clubs abound, all offering instruction, with squash also increasing in popularity. All cities have gyms that also offer sessions with instructors focusing on aerobics, tae bo, dance and callisthenics, to name just a few. Most centres also offer other services like sauna, massage and solarium. Prices vary from one fitness club to the next, depending on the equipment available, instructors and location.
Most major hotels have their own health centres, offering fitness and sport opportunities, as well as cosmetic and aesthetic procedures.
Outdoor sports are big here: skiing, snowboarding, climbing, mountain biking and paragliding in the fantastic mountain ranges, kayaking in the rivers, and at the Black Sea you can choose between diving, windsurfing, waterskiing and other more extreme sports.
Golf is also entering in a big way, with three courses already opened and a whole array of new ones under construction at the Black Sea and the mountain resort of Bansko.

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Central Park

fitness, sauna, steam bath, studio dance area, tae-bo.....

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Location: Sofia
Address: 7 Sheinovo Str
Phone: 02/ 942 31 10
info@fitnesscentralpark.com
www.fitnesscentralpark.com

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Spa and Fitness Centre Dream

Pool and jacuzzi, massage, steam bath, sauna, solarium, relaxation procedures, fitness.....

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Location: Sofia
Address: Bulgaria Blvd/Okolovrusten Put
Phone: 0896/ 08 86 77
office@dreamspa-bg.com
www.dreamspa-bg.com

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R5 Sports Club

Tennis, squash, football, fitness, aerobics, massage, steam bath.....

Category: fitness halls | 0 comments
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Location: Sofia
Address: 60 Dobrinova Skala Str
Work time: 8am - 12am
Phone: 0885/ 00 50 15, 0885/ 00 15 16
info@R5club.com
www.r5club.com

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