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Bulgaria Is Top Virgin Money Family Destination 2013

2013-01-14 by Mihaela Lica Butler

House in Sofia

Virgin Money recommends Bulgaria, Paris and Majorca as the top three family destinations in 2013. Where would you rather be?

Tags: Bulgaria, top destinations 2013, Virgin Money

Archaeologists Unearth “Penis God” Temple in Sozopol

2013-01-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have reported unearthing an unusual discovery – that of a temple devoted to the legendary ‘Phallic God’ Priapus, best known for his extraordinarily large, ahem, manhood.

Tags: Bulgaria, manhood, Penis god, phallic god, phallus, Priapus, Roman god, Sozopol

Wax Museum Brings Bulgaria’s Second Kingdom Back to Life

2013-01-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Balkans is to get its very own ‘wax museum’ later this month with the opening of a major new attraction in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, at the end of this month.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria museum, Bulgaria Second kingdom, Ivan Asen II, Tsarevets Fortress, Tsarevgrad Tarnov, Veliko Tarnovo, wax museum

Thousands in Sofia Celebrate 2013 Arrival

2013-01-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

It was a very Happy New Year in Bulgaria’s capital the other night. Thousands in Sofia celebrated on Knyaz Alexander Battenberg square there, ringing in the New Year with a light show and festival concert.

Tags: 2013 Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Bulgaria events, Sofia, Sofia events, Sofia travel

Bulgaria Unearths Thracian Gold at the Tomb of Sveshtari

2012-11-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a horde of gold treasure believed to be almost 2,400 years old at an ancient Thracian burial site in the north of the country.

Tags: archaeologists, Bulgaria, bulgaria thracians, Europe's oldest town, Thracian gold, Thracians, Tomb of Sveshtari, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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