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Albena resort

Albena seaside resort of is located 32 km north of Varna and about 12km southwest of the small coastal town of Balchik - on a long sand stretch. The resort officially opened in 1968. It is situated beneath a relatively high hill and is close to the Baltata forest, part of which is declared natural preserved area....
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American Made World Record on Kaliakra Cape

 

Ashrita Furman
Breaking the Underwater Rope-Jumping Record
August 2001
Photo: ashrita.com

Kavarna. The US citizen Ashrita Furman (52) made a new Guiness world record on Kaliakra Cape, municipality of Kavarna reports for FOCUS Agency. The American made 1,330 forward rolls from 990 possible. The setting of the record took him one hour and he made them on a distance of 2,400 m. This is the first record of the American in Bulgaria. He chose Kaliakra Ca...
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British snooker star loves Bulgarian property




Bulgarian property has been attracting the type of property investors who may have never considered buying property abroad. Snooker star Willie Thorne is one such potential buyer , he has recently set his heart on buying a house in Bulgaria.
"Mr Maximum", as he is known in the snooker world because he holds the record for maximum 147 breaks, hopes to pot a house at Lighthouse Golf Course at Balchik.
Just 20 minutes away from Varna and the airport,...
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ST. SAVA (also: St. Savva or St. Sabbas the Sanctified)


 
December 05, 2006


Name day of everyone named Sava, Slavka, Slav, Vladislav, Slavi. The name Sava comes from the Old Greek for "Saturday" (having the meaning of "foreseeing").

In folk legends this is the holiday of saint Androgin. That is why in some villages Sava is a woman, a saint, sister of St. Varvara and St. Nicholas. At other places Sava is a man, protector of wolves, also called "wolf herd".

That day childless women get up very early and si...
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Bulgaria Excels Spain in Golf Tourism


 

"For the first time ever Bulgaria is included in the catalogue for golf tourism of the Association of British Travel Agents - ABTA for 2007," said Rumen Todorov from the International College Albena based in the Bulgarian Black Sea Resort Albena.
Mr. Todorov took part in the biggest golf tourism exhibition in the Spanish resort Marbella.
A lot of companies have expressed sound interest in the possibilities for constructions of golf courses in Bul...
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St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist is commemorated in the Orthodox Church on November 16



Name day of everyone named Matey.

St. Matthew (meaning "gift of God") was identified as a tax collector, and was of Jewish race. In the other accounts of his meeting with Jesus, he is called Levi. This use of two different names has led some scholars to argue for two different persons, due to the absence of Levi from the apostolic lists. Others, however, have argued that Matthew had a double name, because the Jews frequently carried two names - s...

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40-day Christmas Fasting starts today



November 15th, 2006, starts the 40-day Christmas Fasting, introduced by the Church later than the Holy Fasting for Easter. In 1166 the Patriarch of Constantinople, Luke Chrysoberges, defined the Christmas Fasting Days to be exactly 40.

The celebrations of the Holy Nativity feast became popular around the year of 350 AD in the western Europe, while in Eastern Europe they were first introduced by St Gregorii Bogoslov (i.e. St Gregory the Theologian...

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Introduction to Bulgaria

Bulgaria was founded in the year 681, but now is not the time to discuss its Medieval history. Later we will also speak of the ancient Thracian, Greek, and Roman civilizations which each left their mark on these Bulgarian lands. At this moment, we must concern ourselves with understanding the nature of Bulgaria today and will quickly summarize key events of more recent times.

The Turkish Yoke

In the 14th century Bulgaria was captured and brutally ...