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| Culture: Bachkovo Monastery near Asenovgrad keeps part of Christ’s cross Village of Bachkovo >> Friday, 2008-05-16 12:12 Source: Focus Agency |
| Bulgaria’s second largest monastery – Bachkovo Monastery – is situated in the valley of the Chaya river, about 10 km south of the town of Asenovgrad. The monastery keeps a 10 cm part of Jesus Christ’s cross and a wonder making icon of Holy Virgin, which is believed to heal sick people, Bachkovo Monastery’s tourist guide Stamen Pepelishev told Focus – Veliko Tarnovo Radio. The icon is one of the monastery’s symbols and has golden and silver cover; it was brought in 1311 from Georgia |
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| Travel: READING ROOM Easter in the Rhodopes largest monastery Village of Bachkovo >> Friday, 2008-03-21 15:00 Source: SofiaEcho.com |
| The distance between Sofia and the Rhodope mountain town of Assenovgrad is 150km. Only 10km further into the mountain is nestled Bachkovski manastir ( Bachkovo Monastery ) – the second-largest monastery in Bulgaria and certainly the largest in the Rhodope Mountains . The Rhodopes start when you enter the hilly Assenovgrad . Further on, the route passes by Assenova krepost (Assen’s Fortress), which is picturesquely hewed out in the august high rocks, welcoming visitors to this part of the mount... |
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| Accidents: Ranger Dies after Falling over Cliff in Bulgaria`s Stara Planina Village of Dobrostan >> Wednesday, 2008-02-27 13:23 Source: Novinite.com |
The dead body of a ranger was found Wednesday near Lyulyakovitsa area (near village of Dobrostan) after a two-day search in Bulgaria`s Stara Planina. Immediate reports claim the 56-year-old man fell over a cliff while being on a beat in the area on Monday. The victim was serving as a security guard in the Regional Forest Management Office in the town of Asenovgrad. The body was discovered by the man`s colleagues from the mountain rescue services. Officers from the regional police station have also taken part in the search. |
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| Travel: Bulgaria`s Health Tourism Flourishing Town of Hissarya >> Wednesday, 2008-02-20 10:46 Source: Novinite.com |
| Health tourism in Bulgaria is an increasing trend with more and more citizens of European Union member states, Africa, the Arab world and the United States, who combine a holiday to the Balkan country with a visit at the doctor. Bulgaria is cashing in from a growing number of Britons, Germans, Americans, as well as citizens of wealthy Arab countries and Bulgarians living abroad, who cannot get treatment on the NHS or cannot afford to pay huge bills for going private, local experts commented, as cited b... |
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| Accidents: Bulgarian Mathematician Nabbed over Mother`s Murder Town of Asenovgrad >> Friday, 2008-02-01 12:26 Source: Novinite.com |
Bulgaria police in the southern town of Asenovgrad arrested Thursday night a mathematician over murdering his 80-year old mother. The 48-year-old man personally signalled the police minutes after midnight and cops found the mathematician completely inadequate and his mother stabbed numerous times in the neck. The son is the main suspect in the case, authorities confirmed. Investigation has been immediately launched and a psychiatric expertise ordered for the mathematician. |
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| Travel: Spa resorts and mineral water springs in Bulgaria Rated Municipality Asenovgrad >> Friday, 2007-06-08 00:00 Source: Guide-Bulgaria.com |
| Bulgaria has a variety of mineral waters with temperatures up to 100oC. Thermal waters with high alkalinity and low level of TDS are predominant. The country is situated at the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and is an heir of ancient civilizations. There are extremely good bio-climatic resources which combined with the existing ancient Mediterranean traditions in thermal water use, provide a base for the balneological development in the country. A number of large spa resorts have develope... |
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| Travel: The Unconquerable Fortress Town of Asenovgrad >> Friday, 2007-02-09 00:00 Source: Lora Petrova - Novinite.com |
| You don`t need to go to Denmark, France or Britain if you want to see medieval fotresses and palaces. You can just come to visit Bulgaria and see with your own eyes what an unscalable fotress means. 2 km south of the town of Asenovgrad , above the road to Smolyan stands the historical Assenova Krepost (Assen`s Fortress), which had existed even during the Thracian ages. The earliest archaeological findings date from the time of the Thracians, the area of the fortress being also inhabited during the An... |
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