Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo has been selected to become member of World League of Historical Cities, an organization based in Kyoto, 24 Chasa daily reported.
Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu and Japanese ambassador to Bulgaria Tsuneharu …

The city Veliko Tarnovo is busy preparing the opening of the festival “Scene of the centuries”. According to the announcement of the Municipal agency for tourism “Tsarevgrad Tarnov”, the cultural event will open on August …

The church “St. George” in the village Arbanasi near Veliko Tarnovo will be renovated with 900 000 leva. The funds came from the renovation project, part of the operative program “Regional development”.
The project begins this …

The 12th edition of the international folklore festival Veliko Tarnovo 2009 will take place between July 18th – August 1st.
Participants from 14 other countries will join the festival. Martinique, Japan, Venezuela, Mexico, Uzbekistan are among …

The Bulgarian hotel and restaurant business association (BHRA) nominated Veliko Tarnovo for a capital of culture tourism of the Balkans. This was announced yesterday by Blagoi Ragin, chairman of BHRA.
The nomination was discussed yesterday by …

The tourist paths in the region of Veliko Tarnovo are over 120 km. long, announced Georgi Dimitrov – secretary of the union “Trapezitsa 1902”.
The numerous tourist paths that cross the city lead to places of …

The temperature in Silistra at 12:00 AM today reached 35 degrees, announced the local meteorology observatory. The weathermen predicted even higher temperatures later on.
The temperature in Veliko Tarnovo was 34 degrees.
In Ruse, the temperature was …

A hotel with a forest on it’s roof will be constructed in the city Veliko Tarnovo. The curious project belongs to the architect Edward Riffa, who is also the author of the project for the …

The park Xillifor near Veliko Tarnovo will be turned into a modern resort with an investment of one million euro, announced the newspaper “Iantra Today”.
The project involves the thorough re-structuring and renovation of the park.
Places …

A unique ducat and a golden ring with a pearl were found during the excavations of the Catholic church “Assumption of Mary” in Veliko Tarnovo.
The artifacts are from the 16th and 17th centuries, announced the …

Traditional Bulgarian dishes from seven villages will be presented at the culinary exhibition of the festival “Motley table” in Veliko Tarnovo.
The event is organized by the Association for development of arts and crafts and aims …

Over 22 thousand tourists visited Veliko Tarnovo during the holidays. This was announced by the director of the Regional history museum of the city, mr. Ivan Tsarov. According to him, that’s a record setting number.
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