Free tours in Plovdiv will be organized in English, so for many Russian-speaking tourists this proposal is free of charge only at first glance. Because they will have to pay for the English courses in order to understand the guide.

Vampire’s skeleton, which was found near the Bulgarian resort of Sozopol and caused a sensation, will be exhibit at the National Museum of History in Sofia. According to museum director Bozidar Dimitrov, the skeleton will be available for public in the coming weekend.

Bulgaria intends to start a large-scale reconstruction of its historic monuments. Today across the country there are hundreds of colorful historical sites that require serious restoration. Castles, churches, houses and villas in Bulgaria will receive state support this year. The country intends to invest about 300 million levs (150 villion Euros) in restoration of monuments. According to bTV channel, the largest part of this sum will be granted by the European Union.

Bulgaria opens new consulate in Germany, which will be located in Frankfurt am Main. This information was reported by the Bulgarian media on Tuesday citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.

In order to support prestigious title of the "European cultural capital" of the two Bulgarian cities Sofia and Varna in early spring a propaganda train will be launched from the capital of Bulgaria. It has already been called the "Art train", because it will carry representatives of different art directions.

The Bulgarian government decided to simplify for many tourists the procedure of entering the country. From now on all people with a valid Schengen visa can go on holiday to Bulgaria without national visa. In such way Bulgaria is preparing its structures for the upcoming country’s entry into the visa-free regime, which today functions between the EU countries. The decision to introduce new visa rules was taken by the Bulgarian cabinet of ministers on Wednesday January 26, 2011. According to the Bulgarian cabinet, the new visa policy will spur the tourist interest and will make Bulgaria more attractive to foreign investors. Schengen visa owners will be able to get permission to enter Bulgaria and stay on its territory for a period of up to 3 months during the six months from the date of first entry. It should be noted that the new visa rules in Bulgaria will be useful not only for the EU citizens, but also tourists from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, who have a Schengen visa. New measures, inter alia, must stir up not only the tourism sector, but also resort property market in Bulgaria. Since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 leading Black Sea resorts in Bulgaria have marked decreasing of the square meter price. Opportunity to visit the country for Schengen owners will facilitate entry of potential buyers and will indirectly stimulate the demand for Bulgarian property. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, in 2011 its consulates issued in total 733 623 visas, which is by 18% more than in 2010.

Proposals for privates to lease public beaches have recently appeared on the website of the Ministry of Regional Development of Bulgaria. The beaches can be rented for five years with annual payments not later than the fifteenth of February.

Bulgarian advertising campaign marks another milestone. This time the country will use 12 documentaries to attract tourists’ interest.

On the territory of the mineral baths in Sofia it is supposed to create a museum and a spa during the next two years, according to novinite.com. Funding of the baths reconstruction project was approved on Wednesday in the Bulgarian capital. The grant for the restoration and modernization works will be given by the Operational Program for Regional Development.

Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was named the most budget tourist city in Europe. These data were presented in the BackPacker Index rating, published on the portal PriceOfTravel, which is one of the most popular US resources for backpackers.

Shooting of the "Expendables 2" with a whole galaxy of action movie stars will be held in Bulgaria in the near future. It was reported by the Bulgarian media, in particular, sofiaecho.com.

In Bulgaria decided to seriously deal with alcoholic tourism. Immediately several owners of hotels proposed the creation of a "black list" of tour operators who offer tours to the alcoholic Black Sea resorts of the country, according to Sofia Echo

In Bulgaria, near the coast of Varna, on May 24, 2011 will be sunk the former plane of the communist ruler of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov. The plane of the former Bulgarian dictator will be an underwater attraction that can draw in Bulgaria diving amateurs.

Holidays in Bulgaria remains one of the most popular ways to spend summer vacations in Eastern Europe. This season the authorities expect that resorts in Bulgaria will be able to set a new record on the number of foreign tourists.

Albena can officially announce opening of its summer season. At this resort in Bulgaria on April 19, 2011 arrived the first tourists. They were a group of Germans, who intend to improve their health in Albena.

Accor, one of the leaders in the global hotel market, is launching its new project in Bulgaria. New hotel in Bulgaria by Accor will appear in Sofia. It will be created in collaboration with the Bulgarian investment holding MHQ.

Several famous artists have confirmed their participation in the music festival in Burgas. Spirit of Burgas is the festival at one of the most famous resorts in Bulgaria that will be held from 13 to 15 August.

February 14 is a very popular date in many countries, because on this day throughout the Christian world is celebrated St. Valentine's Day, patron saint of lovers. However, in Bulgaria this holiday is celebrated not only by the loving couples. The fact is

Bulgaria, which has been known for a long time to many tourists thanks to the magnificent golden beaches, mild Black Sea climate, quality wines and reasonable prices, has recently faced the problem of inflow of "alcohol" tourists.

Bulgaria and Romania, two EU member states, will not be able to take advantage of the Schengen agreement in the nearest future. Both countries should have entered into the zone of the EU visa-free regime in 2011. However, the leading EU countries - France

Holidays in Bulgaria on the Black Sea: its popularity has led to mass house building on the coast in recent years. However, many hotels in Bulgaria, as well as villas, apartments and even piers were built on the Black Sea coast with violation of building

U.S. transnational company Coca-Cola has chosen Bulgaria as the location of filming of its new commercial. The new movie will be filmed in Bulgaria as part of Christmas advertising company of Coca-Cola. One of the main sites for the filming will be the Bu

Bulgaria in the coming winter season expects growth in tourist inflow. Official Bulgarian tourist authorities predict an increase in tourist traffic in winter by on average 3%. Such figures in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio were announced by t

Holidays in Bulgaria is losing its popularity due to the aggressive marketing, which is conducting by neighboring Turkey. However, Bulgaria this season can expect to change the situation. So, summer 2010 in Bulgaria promises to be the time and place of va

Adriana III liner this year will open the cruise season in Bulgaria. As expected, the ship will come into the port of Nesebr on Friday April 16, 2010.

The Medieval church was founded by the builders on Monday, March 15, 2010. And on Tuesday for the inspection to the site arrived the Minister of Culture of Bulgaria and the chief architect of Sofia.

Now it is easier to get for a holiday to Bulgaria for the residents of the three states of the former Yugoslavia.

In the Bulgarian city of Haskovo there is a «insurance boom», the number of concluded insurance agreements has increased more than three times. The reason for the sudden upsurge of the insurance business is a projection of a series of horrific destructive

The unique Bulgarian sight the Belogradchik Rocks came out on top in the preliminary list of the second round of the competition for being called the most amazing wonder of the world