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Oldest Gold Treasure Found in Bulgarian Burial Site

Archaeology is a very hopeful science. They study and dig, sometimes finding nothing at all, and then all of a sudden history-making finds can be unearthed quite by accident in an unplanned location. Such was the case in Bulgaria in 1972, when an excavator operator digging a trench for an electric cable in the western industrial part of the city of Varna discovered several gold objects, and what appeared to be pieces of ceramics, in the soil discarded by the machine.

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Vampire Tourism in Bulgaria and the Skeleton Discovery That Sparked It

Romania has long held claim to the vampire tourism title, owing to Bram Stoker’s famous 1897 novel Dracula, set in the Romanian countryside of Transylvania. While a work of fiction, Dracula nonetheless had its roots in Romanian history and historical tales of vampires, and Transylvania has become culturally synonymous with vampirism. Continue reading Vampire Tourism in Bulgaria and the Skeleton Discovery That Sparked It →

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Native Bulgarian Nina Dobrev’s Sexy Red Carpet Looks

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Bulgarian beauty Nina Dobrev almost isn’t fair. She magically skirts the line between cutie-pie and sexpot, and she doesn’t look at all out of place when her style veers significantly toward one lane or the other. The talented 27-year old actress, best known for starring in the CW series The Vampire Diaries, was born Nikolina Constantinova Dobrevain in Sofia, Bulgaria. Continue reading Native Bulgarian Nina Dobrev’s Sexy Red Carpet Looks →

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Best Shots From Bulgarian Beauties’ Instagram

  1. Is Stella Angelova a total badass? Let’s take a quick inventory – the Varna, Bulgaria native is a Bulgarian World and Europe Champion Rhythmic Gymnast, actress, dancer, fitness model, and choreographer. Her Instagram account includes her dance videos, where she kicks ass in tiny tank tops and baggy cargo pants. And then there’s this picture. So, yes. Total badass achievement unlocked.

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