Unique Eco-park Constructed Near Elena Mountain Town 09/04/2008
A unique eco - project, costing round 2 million EUR is being realized 3 kilometers away from Elena mountain town in Stara Planina Mountain. The project is called ‘Ecopark' Elena and is complex of Bulgarian national style houses and farms for rural tourism. The idea of the owner Alexander Yovchev is to turn the bought by him 350 decares land in a real peace of heaven. The project previews a complex of 8 restored unique houses and farms for raising horses and buffaloes to be finished to 2011. To the moment there are 2 fully restored houses, more than 150 years old which already receive guests and are famous as ‘The Yovchevs' House' and ‘The Granny Dana's House'. The young owner prepares additional attraction for the complex - rehabilitating of local crafts. The... more

Words Of Advice When Buying Property Abroad 05/04/2008
Phrases like ‘credit crunch’ and ‘global financial crisis’ are having little effect on us resilient Brits, and whilst we may actually be feeling something of a financial squeeze and saving less and spending more cautiously, this has had nothing of a dampening effect on our insatiable desire for a place in the sun it seems! Whether your reasons for considering buying a property abroad stem from the fact that you can’t get a foothold on the British property ladder, you’re fed up with life in the UK or you want to invest in a property abroad rather than a poor returning pension plan back home, there are some words of advice that we would like to impart for you to think about when buying property abroad. If you want a jet to let property – i.e., a home abroad that you will rent out and... more

Bulgaria And Romania To Mark Highest European Growth In Retail Property Report 12/03/2008
Bulgaria and Romania would register the highest growth in newly build retail property by the end of 2007, a real estate company Cushman & Wakefield report said. The retail property growth would reach 150 per cent by 2007, the report said as quoted by the Romanian English language daily Nine O'clock. Trade centres covering a total area of 98 000 sq m will be built in Bulgaria by the end of 2007. Once Romania enters the European Union, it will become the second biggest retail property market in Central and Eastern Europe after Poland. Romania plans to construct trade centres of total area of 560 000 sq m. The countries from Central and Eastern Europe would register the highest growth in retail property supply, the report said. more

Sofia Yacht Show-water Sports And Luxury Expo Starts 11/04/2008
First specialized exposition for yachts and water sports in Sofia will take place on April 9-13 in Inter Expo Centre. The leading firms in the sphere are gathering to satisfy Sofia citizens and guests' big interest and search in sea amusements. Scores of yachts, disposed over 4,000 sq m expo area will guarantee to the public unforgettable experience. Thirty-one companies - leading importers, distributors and representatives of different small vessels will provoke the fans of water sport and luxury. more

Bulgaria Still Looking For Its First Ecohotel 14/03/2008
Bulgaria's first eco-hotel, in line with the relevant EU standards, would open no earlier than 2009, Denimila Dencheva, senior expert with the Ministry of Environment and Water Affairs, told the Ecohotel conference held in Sofia. There were number of tourism facilities in Bulgaria that put the word “eco”, when describing the services they offer. Some of them have acquired various certificates, while others use the symbol without any authorisation, Dnevnik daily reported on March 13. The main challenges facing Bulgarian business trying to comply with environmental standards was the high cost of eco facilities, the lack of adequate information on certification systems and criteria and of the economic benefits from eco compliance, Zornitsa Stavreva, executive director of the... more