Old Village House With Huge Yard Near Troyan - ID 2970

Greekbulgarian Company To Build Holiday Complex Near Blagoevgrad 11/03/2008
Greek-Bulgarian company FIA Bulgaria will construct a holiday complex in Hadjidimovo municipality, near Blagoevgrad. The complex will have a footprint of 56 000 sq m and will consist of hotels and villas. It will also include a medical centre, parks, parking places and a church. FIA Bulgaria would invest 15 million leva in the project, Standard daily reported. The construction was to begin by the end of 2008. This would be the biggest investment in the region. The complex construction would open 200 work places. Hadjidimovo municipality said that investors’ interest in the municipality increased after the opening of Ilinden-Exohi border checkpoint in late 2005. more

Balchik Botanical Garden Dispute Solved After Years Of Confrontation 29/05/2008
The dispute between the Culture Ministry and Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski, which both claimed ownership of the botanical garden and the palace complex in Balchik Black Sea resort, ended on May 27 2008, Bulgarian news agency Focus said. The two sides shook hands to put an end to the conflict that started in 2004 and made visitors pay two entrance fees. Both institutions have claimed that they have the right to maintain the largest botanical garden in Bulgaria and collect entrance fees for  it. That way two entrances were set - one by the ministry and one by the university just a couple of metres from one another. On May 27, Culture Minister Stefan Danailov and Ivan Ilchev, the dean of the university, signed an agreement to have just one entrance fee of 10 leva. Proceeds would... more