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Ancient Temple Of Goddess Cybele In Bulgaria's Balchik On Sale - Sofia News Agency 21/10/2008
The ancient temple of the Hittite, Phrygian, and Greek goddess Cybele, which was discovered by accident in Bulgaria's Black Sea town of Balchik in May 2007 has been declared for sale, the Varna daily Pozvanete reported.The owner of the 680-square-meter plot in downtown Balchik, the businessman Boris Kushlev, who also owns a leather factory in Poland, has offered it for sale for the price of EUR 1 000 per square meter, or about EUR 680 000 in total.The temple of the goddess Cybele is preserved really well, and according to archeologists, is the only one of its type in Europe. The temple is also the best-preserved building from the Hellenic Age in the Balkans. It includes a number of statutes of Cybele, coins from the time of the Roman Emperor Valens, and other ancient artifacts.In the... more

Bulgarian And Russian 'fraternized' Cities Work In Collaboration 17/04/2008
35 'couples' Bulgarian and Russian cities have established working collaboration, and among 70 cities in common there are signed similar contracts during the last 10 years. That was announced during the 5th meeting of the fraternized cities between Bulgaria and Russia. Russia is not among the Top 10 investors in Bulgaria and the tourists' interest toward our country is far from the level of 17 years ago. The both countries face the problem with the visa regime and the relations on interregional level. 70 representatives of 8 ‘couples' fraternized Bulgarian and Russian cities attend the forum. The meeting will end with common declaration, in which will be marked the parameters of cooperation for the next 2 years. more