Interesting Facts News from Bulgaria

Interesting Facts

14 June 2012

'Vampire' skeletons found in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's history museum has an unusual display on show: a "vampire" skeleton, discovered after the unearthing of the 800-year-old remains of two skeletons stabbed throu...

Interesting Facts

1 June 2012

Full Smoking Ban Effective in Bulgaria

The full smoking ban in Bulgaria became effective on Friday, June 1, at midnight. In April, after heated debates, Bulgaria's Parliament passed on first reading a bill ban...

Interesting Facts

21 May 2012

Moderate earthquake rattles Bulgaria

Moderate earthquake rattles Bulgaria A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Bulgaria on Tuesday, about 14 miles outside the capital of Sofia, the U.S. Geological Survey said....

Interesting Facts

7 May 2012

Tourism: Bulgaria to spend 300M leva on restoring castles, ancient sites

Bulgaria is to spend about 300 million leva (about 150 million euro) in European Union funds over the next two years restoring 11 castles and a large number of ancient si...

Interesting Facts

21 September 2011

Bulgaria Ranks Third in Global Internet Speed Survey

Download speeds in Bulgaria were among the fastest in the world, behind only South Korea and Romania, according to research by online content delivery company Pando Netwo...

Interesting Facts

20 July 2008

Final attempt to solve Markov umbrella killing

Scotland Yard detectives have twice visited Bulgaria in three months in a final attempt to solve the murder of Georgi Markov, in which the Bulgarian dissident was jabbed...