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	<description>Bulgarian properties for sale. Real estates in Bulgaria.</description>
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		<title>Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Football is the most popular sport in the city. Plovdiv is famous for its football teams. Botev Plovdiv was founded in 1912, and is named after one of the most ardent Bulgarian poets and revolutionaries, Hristo Botyov. The city has another popular football club, Lokomotiv, founded in 1936. Both teams are a regular fixture in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sights</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
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The Old Town
Eirene mosaic
Ancient synagogue
St. Constantine and Helena Church
Sahat Tepe hill and clock tower
Nebet Tepe hill complex
Dzhumaya Mosque
Imaret Mosque
Old Turkish Bath (now an art gallery)
Virgin Mary Church
St Petka Church
St Marina Church
St Ludovic Roman Catholic Cathedral
Gothic Evangelist Church
Tsar Simeon&#8217;s Garden and The Singing Fountains
The main street
Plovdiv International Fair
The Rowing Canal (sports and recreation park)

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		<title>Transport</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two key highways run into or near Plovdiv, the Sofia-Edirne-Istanbul and the Sofia-Stara Zagora-Burgas routes. A major tourist center, Plovdiv lies at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains, and most people wishing to explore the mountains choose it as their trip&#8217;s starting point. There are three train stations and three bus terminals.
Plovdiv has an extensive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several huge hypermarkets have been built in recent years: Metro, Kaufland, Sani, Praktiker, Billa, Mr. Bricolage and others. Many more are planned or under construction, including two large malls. The main shopping area is the central street with its numerous shops, cafes and restaurants. There are several shopping malls and trade centres.
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		<title>Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plovdiv is the centre of the important Thracian agricultural region, and food processing is among the most important industries. The city also produces machinery, textiles, and chemicals. After the fall of Communism in 1989 and the collapse of Bulgaria&#8217;s planned economy, a number of industrial complexes were closed. Industry has been expanding again since the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City government</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The territory of Plovdiv Municipality is subdivided into six district administrations, their respective mayors being appointed following approval by the Municipal Council. The Mayor of the Municipality of Plovdiv Slavcho Atanasov, together with the six district mayors represent the local executive authorities. The Municipal Council which consists of 51 municipal counselors, represents the legislative power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city&#8217;s traditions as a literary centre are preserved by the first public library in Bulgaria, the Ivan Vazov National Library, by the 19 chitalishta (cultural centres) and by numerous booksellers and publishers. Today the Ivan Vazov National Library is the second largest national library institution, owning rare Bulgarian and European publications. The modern publishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another post of the culture of Plovdiv is the Philharmonic, founded in 1945. Works of the classic and of the modern symphony are included in its repertory. Soloists such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yuri Boukov and Mincho Minchev worked with the Plovdiv Philharmonic. The orchestra toured in almost all of the European [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The existing infrastructure of the city adds to the development of cultural activities. The Plovdiv Drama Theatre is an inheritor of the first professional theatre group in Bulgaria founded in 1881. The Plovdiv Puppet Theatre, founded in 1948, remains one of the leading institutions in this genre. Established in 1953, Plovdiv Opera achieves serious professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Churches mosques and temples</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of 19th century churches, most of which follow the distinctive Eastern Orthodox construction style. Those are the Saint Constantine and Saint Helena, the Saint Marina, the Saint Nedelya, the Saint Petka and the Holy Mother of God Churches. There are also the Roman Catholic Cathedrals in Plovdiv, the largest of them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museums and protected sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plovdiv has more than 200 known archaeological sites, 30 of which are of national importance. Some of the most famous sites include the Roman theatre (early 2nd century AD) and Stadium (late 2nd century AD), the magnificent colored mosaics of the villas, the ones of the episcopal temple, the Nebet Tepe archaeological complex and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:41:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It is a contemporary of Troy and Mycenae, and older than Rome, Carthage or Constantinople. Archaeologists have discovered fine pottery and other objects of everyday life from as early as the Neolithic Age, showing that in the end of the 7th millennium B.C there already was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summers are generally extremely hot and dry. Winters tend to either have a very mild Mediterranean character, or a very cold Siberian character, and sometimes see elements of both. The wettest month of the year is June with an average precipitation of 65 mm, while the driest is August with an average of 27 mm. The average [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geography and name</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plovdiv is located on the banks of the Maritsa river in the central part of Upper Thrace. The surrounding countryside resembles the great plains in the US, yet the city itself is particularly striking, since it, like Rome, is nestled in between seven hills. Tourists, however, are likely to count only six of those, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mass media</title>
		<link>http://www.efeproperties.com/sofia/mass-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the biggest and most popular telecommunications companies, TV and radio stations, cable television companies, newspapers, magazines, and web portals are based in Sofia. Some television companies and channels include Bulgarian National Television (featuring BNT Channel 1 and TV Bulgaria), bTV and Nova Television among others. Top-circulation newspapers include 24 chasa, Trud, Sega and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sport</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being the country&#8217;s capital, Sofia is also the centre of Bulgaria&#8217;s sport activities, with a large number of sports clubs being based in the city, including most of Bulgaria&#8217;s primary, such as Levski Sofia, CSKA Sofia, Akademik Sofia, Spartak Sofia, Lokomotiv Sofia and Slavia Sofia. Football is arguably the most popular sport in the city, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are 16 universities in Sofia. The Saint Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia is often regarded as the most prestigious university of Bulgaria, being founded in 1888 and having an incoming class of 14,000 students each year. Other important universities include the National Academy of Arts, the Technical University of Sofia, the University for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1878 and the establishment of an autonomous Bulgarian monarchy with its capital in Sofia, Knyaz Alexander Battenberg invited architects from Austria-Hungary to shape the new capital&#8217;s architectural appearance.
Among the architects invited to work in Bulgaria were Friedrich Gr?nanger, Adolf V?clav Kol??, Viktor Rumpelmayer and others, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transport and infrastructure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With its well-developed infrastructure and strategic location, Sofia is an important centre for international railway and automobile routes. All major types of transport (except water transport) are represented in the city, which is home to 8 railway stations, the Centre for Flight Control and the Sofia Airport (hub for flag-carrier Bulgaria Air). Three Trans-European Transport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia is the major centre of Bulgaria&#8217;s economic life. The manufacturing sector of the economy, represented by over 800 large manufacturing plants, includes metal products (75% of the total output in the country), textiles, rubber and leather goods, printing (50% of output) and electronics (15% of output). Sofia is also the country&#8217;s financial hub, home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Places of special interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city also offers many places of special interest such as the Sts. Cyril and Methodius National Library (which houses the largest national book collection and is Bulgaria&#8217;s oldest cultural institute), the Sofia State Library, the British Council, the Russian Cultural Institute, the Polish Cultural Institute, the Hungarian Institute, the Czech and the Slovak Cultural [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Museums</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia houses numerous museums, notably the National Historical Museum, the Bulgarian Natural History Museum, the Museum of Earth and Men, the Ethnographic Museum, the National Museum of Military History, the National Polytechnical Museum and the National Archaeological Museum. In addition, there are the Sofia City Art Gallery, the Bulgarian National Gallery of Arts, the Bulgarian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia is one of the oldest capital cities in Europe, blending its past and present in a remarkable architectural style. Historic landmarks include the 10th century Boyana Church (one of the UNESCO World Heritage protected sites), the Alexander Nevski Cathedral (one of the world&#8217;s largest Orthodox churches), and the early Byzantine Church of St Sophia.
Sofia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demographics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to 1999 data, the whole Capital Municipality, with a population of 1,326,377 as of June 2006, had a population density of 917.8, by far the highest in the country. The city itself has a population of 1,203,680.
The ratio of women per 1,000 men was 1,114 and the rate of population ageing was 100.3. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Administration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The city of Sofia is one of 28 Provinces of Bulgaria (not to be confused with Sofia Province, which surrounds but does not include the city). Besides the city of Sofia, the capital province encompasses three other cities and 34 villages, being split into a total of 24 municipalities. Each municipality has a head person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End of Ottoman Rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia was taken by Russian forces on 4 January 1878, during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, and became the capital of the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria in 1879, which became Kingdom of Bulgaria in 1908. It was proposed for capital by Marin Drinov and was accepted as such on 3 April 1879. By the time of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ottoman rule</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the campaign of Wladyslaw III of Poland in 1443 towards Sofia, the city&#8217;s Christian elite was annihilated and became the capital of the Ottoman province (beylerbeylik) of Rumelia for more than 4 centuries, which encouraged many Turks to settle there. From 16th century Sofia&#8217;s appearance changed to Oriental town with many mosques, fountains, hamam [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle Ages</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia first became part of the First Bulgarian Empire during the reign of Khan Krum in 809 after a long siege. Afterwards, it was known by the Slavic name Sredets and grew into an important fortress and administrative centre. After the fall of North-eastern Bulgaria under John I Tzimiskes&#8217;s armies in 971, the Bulgarian Patriarch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Antiquity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia was originally a Thracian settlement called Serdica, named after the Thracian tribe Serdi. Around 500 BC another tribe settled in the region, the Odrysi, known as an ethnos with their own kingdom. For a short period during the 4th century BC, the city was ruled by Philip of Macedon and his son Alexander the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia has a moderate continental climate with high temperature amplitudes. The hottest month is August while January is the coldest. Up to 1936 the average annual temperature was 10.0 °C (50 °F) and since then it has risen with +0.5 °C (+1 °F). The city receives around 650 millimetres (25.6 in) annual precipitation with summer maximum and winter minimum. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Geography</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sofia&#8217;s development as a significant settlement owes much to its central position in the Balkans. It is situated in western Bulgaria, at the northern foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the Sofia Valley that is surrounded by mountains on all sides. The valley is the largest one in the country with territory of 1,186 square kilometres [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian Cuisine</title>
		<link>http://www.efeproperties.com/bulgaria/bulgarian-cuisine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food is one of the great pleasures of Bulgarian lifestyle. Because of its geographical position and long history Bulgarian cuisine is a mixture between the Slavonic, Greek and Turkish cuisines. The basic food products used in the Bulgarian cuisine are beans, milk, yogurt, cheese, tomatoes, potatoes, apples, water-melons, grapes, etc. National specialties include: Shopska salad [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulgarian culture is a mix mostly of Thracian, Slavic and Bulgar cultures, but there are Byzantine, Turkish, Greek and other influences.
Bulgarian is a South Slavic language written in the Cyrillic alphabet and remains one of the strong bonding points between Bulgarians and Russians. Russian is the second language of older Bulgarians. Younger people are more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transport in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria is situated at a crossroads between Europe and Asia and is easily accessible by road, river and sea transport from a large group of countries. There are 4 International Airports at Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Bourgas with regular flights from many local UK, European and worldwide airports.
Transport types available in Bulgaria:

Air transport - Two-way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourism in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:58:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria has benefited from a great increase in international exposure as a desirable holiday destination and this has created an increasingly exclusive market. As with most major tourist destinations, visitor numbers vary seasonally. The summer months see the arrival of over 50% of Bulgaria’s annual tourists, compared with only 14% between January and March. Peak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare in Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you consider a property purchase in Bulgaria, it is important to know something about the medical provisions available to foreigners. Below is some general advice and information on Bulgarian health care and what you should expect.
The British Department of Health website clearly states that Britons travelling to or living in Bulgaria are entitled to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Banking in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://www.efeproperties.com/bulgaria/banking-in-bulgaria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In any investment situation it is important to know what facilities are available.
The banking system in Bulgaria has done a lot to reform itself over the past years, becoming more open and transparent. As in any country, if you open a bank account in one of Bulgaria&#8217;s banks, you should compare commission rates for money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investments in Bulgaria</title>
		<link>http://www.efeproperties.com/bulgaria/investments-in-bulgaria/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Country
Bulgaria is considered to be one of the most rapidly advancing nations in Europe today and is renowned for foreign property investment in its coastal and mountain areas. With the average property price having risen by an incredible 31% during the 2004 alone, it is easy to see why investment in Bulgaria is becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria, a former Communist country striving to enter the European Union in 2007, has experienced great recovery over recent years and the government is fully committed to economic reform and responsible fiscal planning.
The main components of the reform program continue to be restructuring of the state-owned enterprises, the financial and banking sector reform, the liberalization [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulgarian Map</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bulgaria is beautiful and interesting place to visit. It is small country with ancient history, amazing beauty and warm and hospitable people. The mountain landscape combined with golden sandy beaches make Bulgaria perfect for tourism. The country is divided into 28 provinces ( Blagoevgrad, Bourgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Haskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History Of Bulgaria</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bulgarian lands are ancient crossroads. They were populated from remote antiquity and remember many ancient civilizations.
The state of Bulgaria has 1300 years old history and according to the statistics it is ranked third (after Greece and Italy) for the number of its archaeological monuments.
The earliest inhabitants of the present Bulgarian lands were the Thracians. [...]]]></description>
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