Traveling to Eastern Europe? Check out our list of the 10 best things to do in Sofia, Bulgaria so you can make the most of your time in the capital.
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Bulgaria’s Pirin National Park saved from destruction, for now; Craig Turp; Emerging Europe
Plans to extend Bulgaria’s largest ski resort, Bansko, appear to have been dealt a fatal blow by the country’s highest court. On January 15, Bulgaria’s supreme administrative court overturned controversial changes made by the government in December 2017 to the management plan for Pirin National Park. The changes would have allowed construction of new ski runs and […]
Source: Bulgaria’s Pirin National Park saved from destruction, for now – Emerging Europe
Final court decision stops attempt to open up Pirin World Heritage sit; WWF
Bulgaria activists win case to save UNESCO-listed forest; AFP
Environmentalists in Bulgaria scored a victory Wednesday in a long-running court battle to prevent enlargement of a ski resort in the Pirin mountains, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In a ruling that cannot be appealed, Bulgaria’s supreme administrative court overturned controversial changes made
Source: Bulgaria activists win case to save UNESCO-listed forest
Conservation wins in the Danube-Carpathian region in 2018; WWF
As the year draws to a close, we reflect on what we have accomplished…
Source: Conservation wins in the Danube-Carpathian region in 2018
Fourteenth-century church in Bulgaria’s Nessebur re-opened after US-funded restoration; Sofia Globe
US ambassador Eric Rubin, Nessebur mayor Nikolai Dimitrov, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova and Deputy Culture Minister Amelia Gesheva officially re-opened on November 8 the 14th century medieval…
Source: Fourteenth-century church in Bulgaria’s Nessebur re-opened after US-funded restoration
From Sofia: Rila Monastery and Boyana Church Tour; Get Your Guide
See 2 of Bulgaria’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites on an exciting minibus tour from Sofia. Go to Rila Monastery and get breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains. Then, see stunning frescoes from the Bulgarian National Revival at Boyana Church.
Plans to open up Pirin World Heritage site for construction are illegal, Court rules
WWF and other NGOs in the For the Nature coalition have won a second court case against the government of Bulgaria’s plans to open Pirin National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Bulgaria’s…..
Source: Plans to open up Pirin World Heritage site for construction are illega
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari: Part of the UNESCO World Heritage List; EU Scoop
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari: Part of the UNESCO World Heritage List; EU Scoop
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.
