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News Ski resort of Bansko brimming with tourists published on 2/1/21 3:25 PM
Photo: Keti Trencheva
The requirement by the Bulgarian government for a negative PCR test upon entry into the country has resulted in the cancellation of 25-30% of the reservations from abroad for the ski resort of
Bansko in Mount Pirin. Nevertheless during the weekend the resort was
bursting at the seams with Romanian and Bulgarian tourists. A queue formed for the gondola lift that was almost one kilometer long.
The Tourism Business Union is to demand of the ministries concerned that foreign tourists be able to present antigen tests, which are cheaper, and also that this requirement be dropped for people who present a vaccination certificate.
Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Day 331 published on 2/1/21 7:51 PM
Photo: BGNES
New shipment of vaccines arrives at Sofia Airport
A new delivery of 17,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 has arrived in Bulgaria. Another 260,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine are expected this month, said Bogdan Kirilov, chairman of the Bulgarian Medicines Agency. The AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved by the European Medicines Agency, we are waiting for the product information about it and the brief description, which will be sent to the specialists. Regarding the Russian vaccine, Kirilov commented that the scientific consultations held in the EU continue. Delivery of the Moderna vaccines is expected to be delayed. Instead of 8,000 doses, only 6,000 doses will arrive in early February. The delay will be compensated by the end of the month, BTA reported.
Melnik, Bulgaraia (Shutterstock)
In the years when I was a frequent face in Bulgaria, the wine region I liked most was Melnik in the south-west of the country, just north of the Greek border at Fort Roupel. It was the hottest region in Bulgaria and centred on the Struma Valley. Surrounded by steep mountains, the hillside vineyards were unsuitable for the collective
kolkhoz treatment meted out on the plains south of the Balkan Range, where quantity had triumphed over quality. The eponymous broad-leaved Melnik cultivar was interesting, not least because it was not one of the international “Mac” varieties favoured in many places elsewhere. There was also a variation in the “Melnik 55”, a hybrid grape created in 1963, which had an advantage over its parent for being an early-ripener.