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About 300 years ago, thousands of cuttings of oilseed roses were brought from Turkey to Bulgaria, carefully as the most expensive cargo. One fine morning a miracle happened. Thousands of rose buds bloomed with the grandeur of velvet petals, greeting the morning light, and the simple village of Kazanlak turned into a fragrant kingdom of amazing fields, into the very Valley of Roses that medieval musicians dreamed about and lovers dreamed about, which poets saw in romantic dreams.

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Every year, Bulgarian legislation presents immigrants with new bureaucratic surprises. 2019 was no exception - all representatives of foreign companies are forced to fill out and submit a list of documents to the Bulstat Register. There is information about the amount of fines from 500 to 5000 leva for those who “did not know”, “did not hear” or simply ignored the legislation. The official reason for the bureaucratic innovation is the release of the law “On Measures to Combat Money Laundering.”

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Ikea appeared in Bulgaria not so long ago, but has already greatly simplified life for our compatriots, property owners who are accustomed to spacious showrooms, a wide range of Swedish furniture and accessories collected under one roof, flat packs and lingonberry sauce with meatballs in a cafe.

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Hut Vihren (“hut” in Bulgarian) is located in the Pirin Mountains in southwestern Bulgaria, 16 km from the town of Bansko, 35 minutes drive from Polyana Banderitsa, at an altitude of 1972 meters above sea level. This is the starting point for the ascent to Vihren Peak and the beginning of the main routes “Sinanitsa”, “Demyanitsa”, “Tevnoto Ezero”, “Yane Sandanski”, “Koncheto”.

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The full name of the hotel is Ruskovets Thermal SPA & Ski Resort 4. The complex is quite famous in Bulgaria, moreover, many tourists speak very positively about it. The hotel is positioned as a holiday based on SPA treatments, which is not entirely true, given the features of the complex. The article will be useful to those who are planning to visit it, as the main pros and cons of the complex will be discussed below.

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All products presented on the Ikea Bulgaria website can be purchased online, as well as delivery, and it is not necessary to register on the website for this. To calculate the cost of delivery, you need to enter the zip code of your locality; Ikea offers a convenient search in the Bulgarian Post database. The system will make a calculation and show you the price and delivery time (on average no more than 7 days). Express delivery within 2 hours is available for an additional cost (+60%), but only for the city of Sofia. The purchase can be paid by card, bank transfer, ePay.bg, or cash on delivery (+0.5% to the price).

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If your driver's license is coming to an end, but you do not plan to return to the territory of the Russian Federation, this article is just for you. The author, who went through the entire procedure on his own, gives detailed instructions on how to exchange Russian licenses for Bulgarian ones.

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Having a residence permit card opens up to our compatriots a “truly unique opportunity” to obtain a visa to other countries, without having to return to their homeland. The most actively practiced is obtaining visas to the Schengen zone. The required documents and conditions for submission/receipt are different for all countries. The most difficult thing is to get a visa to Germany. The easiest way is to Greece. The Greek destination is especially popular among those living in southern Bulgaria. In particular, the travel time to the Mediterranean coast from the resort town of Bansko takes only a few hours (about three times closer than to the Black Sea).

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Quite recently, namely on April 7, the next ski season came to an end in a place called Bansko. In winter, the town is filled with tourist bustle; closer to summer, life here calms down almost to a complete stop. The article will be useful to those who are just planning to visit Bansko, choosing between ski resorts. The author of the article, who has lived here for several years, listed in this article the main features of the resort, and also highlighted the pros and cons of a ski holiday in this place.

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Not many people know that you can get from Bulgaria to Turkey in a comfortable train overnight. A compartment for two is equivalent to the cost of a bus ticket. The train follows the route Sofia - Istanbul (Halkali station). Some call it the "Orient Express", but this comparison is not entirely accurate, since the predecessor of the modern train (on which French general Charles de Gaulle, Queen Elizabeth of England and, of course, the literary character Hercule Poirot traveled) was abolished in 1950. At one time, the quality of the service provided and the finishing of the Orient Express train was incomparably higher, just like the cost of the ticket. Nevertheless, today everyone has the opportunity to follow the legendary route.

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