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The concept for the construction of Super Borovets has received a greenlight from the Sofia Governor and the members of the special working group dealing with the mega project.

The concept outlining the strategy of development of Samokov Municipality and the resort of Borovets is worked out so as to fit a candidature of Bulgaria to host 2014 Winter Olympics, Sofia district's press office announced on Wednesday.

There are all needed premises in Bulgaria for the construction of a resort - nice beaches, ski tracks in the mountains, interesting cuisine and landscapes reminding of Toscana and Umbria, Russian Vedomosti newspaper reports.

Just recently another inevitable part needed for the construction of the resort joined the things mentioned above- the quickly developing real estate market, the article reads on.

Representatives of large French companies are coming to Bulgaria from the 6th to the 10th of December to have a close look at the projects for development of the winter resorts Borovets and Vitosha. This was announced by the executive director of “Balkantourist” Ms. Nedjalka Sandalska, who is also a tourist manager in “MG Corporation” (owner of hotel “Rila” and “Borosport” joint-stock company, which is managing the pistes and ski equipment in Borovets). The delegation is coming with the cooperation of Balkantourist. It is led by the director of the association France Neige International Gerard Bowie.

The price of the bricks, concrete and reinforcement will increase due to an increase in the price of the petrol and metals
If you are planning to build a house next year, you have to keep in mind the increase in the prices of the building materials including concrete, reinforcement, steel forms, pipes for the water drainage system, etc. warn the entrepreneurs. The increase is expected to become a fact at the beginning of the year and reach approx. 10-12%. The price raise of the building materials will bring to increase in the price per sq.m. and respectfully the final price of the apartments.

While the likes of Sunny Beach have been compared with Blackpool, all-inclusive resorts such as Elenite (above) are aiming for more well-to-do customers.
These past few years have been nervous times for world tourism. Popular short-haul destinations such as Spain are doing all they can to stanch an ebbing tide, but one former joke destination is having the last laugh: Bulgaria.

An investment of 18 million BGN (9 mln. Euros) is to be made at Pamporovo winter resort till the start of the new season. This was announced during a business meeting between Cvetelina Borislavova - Chairperson of the Supervisors Council of CIBank and the mayor of the town of Smoljan – Mrs. Dora Yankova. The meeting was organized by the Regional Governor Mr. Dimitar Palagchiev.

Bulgaria, one of the richest European countries in historical vestiges, seeks to make tourists discover its inheritance.

But it butts against a lack of funds and poor infrastructures.

"Bulgaria is one of the richest European countries in ancient and medieval monuments. Located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it has kept traces of civilizations Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Slavic and Islamic ", the director of the national historical museum, Bozhidar Dimitrov, underlined.

On Monday, the Mayor of Sliven Mr. Yordan Lechkov (and former player at the National Football Team) opened the second golf playground in Bulgaria. The sports center is owned by “Air Sofia” Company, which already runs the first similar playground near the town of Ihtiman.

A second playground has opened doors for the worldwide popular game fans in Bulgaria.

Air Sofia inaugurated its second golf terrain in the country at the town of Sliven, about 200 km east of Sofia and less than 100 km from the Black Coast.

The playground spreads over an area of nearly 5,000 decares, with a 3,800-metre solid fence surrounding the golf complex.

A strategy for building up golf courses across the country is currently under development.

Bulgaria's Golf Federation sees the project quite promising as foreign tourists, and especially locally residing diplomats are among the most avid golf players.