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  • Date: 09 October 2008 Author: information and photos by Gerogie Georgiev

    The official start of the super Borovets Project was marked on 8th October 2007. New opportunities for the appearance of Bulgaria on the international tourism market. “We are among the dreamers of this project” –... more

  • Date: 25 June 2008 Author: BNR, Roumyana Tsvetkova, Margarita Dikanarova

    Tourism is a major priority in the agenda of Smolyan district in Southeastern Bulgaria. Local authorities have been motivated by the exceptional natural resources and the lack of industrial pollution- some areas have negative air... more

  • Date: 17 June 2008 Author: information by Bansko Municipal

    01 July – 07 July 2008 Bansko municipal welcomes all theatre lovers on a unique event at the foot of the Pirin Mountain. The resort is about to be transformed into a theater town, offering an annual theatre festival... more

  • Date: 11 June 2008 Author: Standart Daily, Nikolai Genov

    The beauty and calmness of the mountain attract many tourists. The resorts around the dam are working through the whole year. The big summer invasion of tourists to the Black sea coast and the huge construction works which disfigures the resorts,... more

  • Date: 18 May 2008 Author: to be launched for the new season 2002/2003

    27 November 2002 Borosport, the company operating the slopes and lifts in Borovets officially informed us today that a number of new facilities for skiers and snowboarders will be launched for the new season:»1 new piste,... more

  • Date: 10 May 2008 Author:

    Advice when coming to ski in Bulgaria

    MOUNTAIN RESCUE Please, just in case, write down and take with you the phone numbers of the Bulgarian Mountain Rescue Service. more

  • Date: 10 May 2008 Author:

    Latest update Information from Discover-Bulgaria)

    This winter the ski season in Bansko starts on the 20th of December and will end on the 30th of April 2003. All existing equipment is repaired and ready for use. There are also two new anchor type lifts with a capacity of 900 people per hour. They... more

  • Date: 05 May 2008 Author:

    In 1964 a young surf freak called Sherman Poppen was dreaming about surfing the magic winter landscape of the Rockies. As a consequence, he built a surfboard for the snow.

    THE HISTORY OF SNOWBOARDING In 1964 a young surf freak called Sherman Poppen was dreaming about surfing the magic winter landscape of the Rockies. As a consequence, he built a surfboard for the snow. His first prototype was an about 1,20 m... more

  • Date: 04 April 2008 Author: Capital weekly, Svetla Stoyanova

    New ski projects are launched in Samokov region, while “Super Borovets” awaits its start. Hristo Kovachki is the new big investor in the region. Companies close to TIM Ltd also intend to invest in the region. Samokov and Borovets are... more

  • Date: 30 March 2008 Author: SofiaEcho, Owain Llewellyn, 27.03.2006

    “Owain, welcome to Bezbog mountain!” Iveta called out. Even the name sounded threatening. “It means “Godless” in Bulgarian!” The wind pulled a steady crest of snow that glowed like a halo around the peak... more