Sport Opportunities Increase The Appeal Of Bulgarian Property 07/03/2008
Bulgaria offers sport opportunities available in already well-known international sport centres. As a result more property seekers, interested in golf and ski resorts turn to the country, 999 Network reports. Resorts in the country already offer quality golf courses and sport facilities. At the same time Black Sea developments give holiday real estate seekers the opportunity to enjoy coastal resorts. Ski and golf lovers have the chance to practice both sports in the same Bulgarian resort, according to the publication. The Pirin Golf Country Club is located near Bansko ski resort and its winter sport facilities, the online publication reports. Interest in Bansko is on the rise, with Bulgaria's application for Winter Olympics host in 2014. Bansko and Borovets in Bulgaria are... more

30unit Residential Housing Complex In Bata Village Under Construction 14/03/2008
Seven Hills Ltd will invest in the construction of a new compound, comprising 30 residential buildings in Zhitnitsa locality in the village of Bata , Pomorie municipality, Property Xpress reported.   The village lies 24 km west of the Nessebur resort in the eastern slopes of the Aitos mountain. The information was published as an investment intention in the local Bourgas dnes i utre (Bourgas – today and tomorrow) newspaper. The village lies 24 km west of the Nessebur resort in the eastern slopes of the Aitos mountain.  more

Romanians Interested In Bulgarias Property Market 14/03/2008
Increasing number of Romanian investors show interest in the purchase of lodging or a plot in  neighbouring Bulgaria or Hungary. The two countries were most attractive for investment foreign destinations, Romanian daily newspaper Gandul said. Bulgaria's Black Sea coastal resorts interested the majority of Romanian and British property investors, Gandul said. Investors purchase mainly villas. The price of vacation property in Bulgaria is half the price in Romania. A house near the coastal city of Varna costs nearly 30 000 euro. An additional advantage was the better road infrastructure in Bulgaria's coastal region as compared to the one in Romania, the report said. Developed infrastructure would contribute to investment growth in Bulgaria, Gandul reported. more

Bulgaria Examines Coastal Construction Problems 14/03/2008
Representatives of the Regional Development Ministry would discuss on Friday Bulgaria’s coastal construction problems. The regional governors of Varna and Bourgas would also take part in the talks, mediapool.bg reported. On the same day, June 30, representatives of the Nessebar municipality would decide whether to permit construction in Irakli, one of the last wild coastal regions in Bulgaria. Ecological organisations already said they would organise protests in Nessebar. They previously carried out a campaign collecting signatures in favour of ban on construction in the last remaining wild beach areas. Mediapool.bg reported in the beginning of the week that various property websites offered apartments for sale in the protected areas, despite the protests of ecological... more

The Pursuit Of Leisure 14/03/2008
Will Bulgaria's capital ever boast a large amusement park to rival other EU cities? Fun-loving Sofians will be pleased to hear that an ambitious mega-project, christened Iskur Park, is being planned. The new park is likely to make its predecessor, SofiaLand, seem modest. Iskur Park will tower above the capital's northern suburbs and bring transformation to a largely derelict industrial wasteland that has always compared unfavourably to the south. Leisure centres have not been a priority for developers in the past 15 years. The massive boom in the retail, office and residential sectors had left little room for other types of construction. In response, the previous municipal council amended the city's master zoning plan, setting aside Sofia's northern suburbs for... more