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Archeologists have unearthed the skeleton of an ancient Bulgarian aristocrat buried along with a horse and a ram

The tomb of a senior Bulgarian aristocrat who had probably lived between VII and IX century was discovered near the town of Pliska, northeastern Bulgaria. Pliska was the capital of the first Bulgarian kingdom - 681-893 AD.

Austrian Airlines is increasing its regular services from the Black Sea town of Varna to Vienna and back due to brisk demand.

As of August 2 the flights from Varna to Vienna and back will be performed on a daily basis and will be shared with Bulgaria Air.

National flag carrier Bulgaria Air announced in April the launch of regular services from Varna to Amsterdam, Vienna and Frankfurt in late May and early June.

Pamporovo is one of Bulgaria’s most famous ski resorts along with Bansko and Borovets. It is a purpose-built modern ski resort and the pearl of the beautiful, natural and legendary Rhodope Mountains of Bulgaria. The Rhodope Mountains are covered with magnificent pine forests, green meadows and mountain peaks bathed in sun.

Investments in hotels and restaurants that suit all tastes run at 10 million euro

In recent years the once forlorn fishermen's village of Sveti Vlas has turned into a real Black Sea Riviera. It boasts hundreds of hotels, swimming pools and even a yacht marina.

Delicious Merlot Tuida 2004, product of Vini Sliven AD was rated highest at the second session of the nation-wide wine sampling fair in Plovdiv (Bulgaria's second largest city) and received a silver medal.
"The silver medal is the highest award given at this year's Vinaria (International Exhibition of Vine-Growing and Wine-Producing)," said Lily Stoilova, secretary of the Bulgarian National Wine and Vine Chamber at the fair awarding ceremony on Friday.

MELISSA Harpen hadn’t planned to come to Bulgaria. A friend in England saw one of the ever-growing number of televsion programmes made about the country and asked whether she’d ever thought about Bulgaria as an option as a base for her events management business. “No,” was the initial reaction. But somehow the idea took root and after months of research, Melissa came over in March this year. Impressed with what she saw, Melissa decided to take the big step of relocating herself and her business here from Spain. One of the first things she did was to hire a lawyer. When it emerged that it was her lawyer’s husband who had been involved in making the English television programme which had originally sparked the whole venture, she felt that the move was “meant to be.”

ON Saturday July 23 the July Evening Disco Rock concert will be serving up a big helping of ear candy, straight out of the 60s and 70s.
This year marks the fourth consecutive year of the festival, organised by the Bulgarian-German Tanne Hotel in Bansko, and it will be held in the Bansko stadium, which has a capacity for 10 000 fans.
Here’s a look at the line-up for this year’s event.

Tourists revel in massage, picnics and fishing

If you want to combine a healthy balneology vacation and sunbathing, you need not hesitate - set off for Velingrad.

The Roman figurine confirms the hypothesis that this was the ancient singer's sanctuary

A unique Roman bronze statuette of Orpheus was discovered during archaeological excavations near the village of Tatul, Momchilgrad region. The figurine dates back to the end of 1-2 century AD.
"We are talking about a wonderful figurine of a man with a specific hairdo and excellent proportions of the body. His left hand rests on a lyre and he holds a plectrum in his right hand," explained for Standart daily Prof. Nikolay Ovchariv from the Museum of Archaeology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) who heads the team of experts working near Tatul.

Bulgaria can receive up to 15 million visitors as a congressional tourist destination. If that potential is fulfilled the country can benefit USD 9 B.