Tourism in Bulgaria

Bansko. This year again, Bansko is a major festival destination and people know we do them really well, Mayor of Bansko Georgi Ikonomov told Focus Radio - Pirin. According to him, Bansko Balkan Fest generates a lot of interest and the resort will be filled with people, Bulgarians, as well as Greeks and Macedonians. 

Bansko. For the ninth consecutive year Bansko Municipality will host the Bansko Opera Fest, Magdalena Sotirova, organiser of the event, told Focus Radio - Pirin. They always choose to stage the festival at the end of August during the last hot weekend to attract more tourists, she said.

Wizz Air low-cost air carrier reported over one million passengers to and from Varna airport for one year from opening its base in the seaside.

The investment in the base amounted to over $ 100 million and led to the opening of more than 40 jobs, the Hungarian airline said.

SOFIA, BULGARIA - The Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari is one of the biggest discoveries in the last 30 years in Bulgaria. Attracting many tourists from all parts of Bulgaria, the tomb has already gained popularity at the international level thanks to its presence on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Bulgaria has opened a tender for a 35-year concession to run Sofia Airport, the largest hub in the Balkan country, tender documents showed on July 5.

The torrential rains from yesterday in the capital flooded Terminal 1 at Sofia Airport, bTV reports.
The ceiling of the terminal was leaking, today the problem is not handled. The airport officials are waiting for the rain to stop.

Switzerland extends the restriction on the number of work permits for Bulgarians and Romanians from today until May 31 next year. Between 1 June 2018 and 31 May 2019, a total of 996 work permits may be issued to Bulgarian and Romanian migrants.
 

Residents of the Rhodope village Zaburdo began to fill the potholes on the way to Chudnite Mostove, the BNT reported. The road is municipal but for another year Chepelare Municipality has not provided funds for its repair. That's why local residents began to fill the potholes along the road using with old technology from four centuries ago.

Because of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union this spring, the traditional Book Fair in Sofia will not be held in the National Palace of Culture. Instead, it will be moved to the NDK Park, said from the "I read" portal. The event will take place from 29 May to 3 June.

Bulgarian Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov handed to the mayor of Kavarna Nina Stavreva an order with which ''Bolata'' beach is removed from the reservation ''Kaliakra''. It will be included in the "Stepite" protected area, which is a guarantee that construction will be prohibited.