Yoana Vasileva

The cost of the project is 50,000 lv

Veliko Tarnovo approved the new roundabout project in the town centre, in front of Iskra Community Centre. The new traffic organization will comprise of three separate roundabout sections and will also have its own defrosting system that will apply chemicals on command in the winter months.

The project has been developed by a team of experts from the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in Sofia.

The new roundabouts will be coordinated with Traffic police requirements; the new traffic organization will be marked and road sign will be erected. There will be no street digging up. The Dutch-style turbo-roundabouts are to be constructed via plastic-and-rubber dividers and separators which are not going to inflict damages on cars in case of contact. The dividers will be phosphorescent and will glow in the night.

There will be three small roundabout sections starting from the Green market to Iskra Community Centre. This way traffic jams that usually occur in that area will be avoided. The innovation is borrowed from Holland and will be the only one of its kind in Bulgaria. After the completion of the project, time spent in traffic will be reduced 5 times. All the vehicles passing through the central part of Veliko Tarnovo will feel the difference. Currently the traffic in the area is the heaviest in the whole town. The implementation of the project should be completed by the autumn.

Veliko Tarnovo’s Tsarevets Fortress will light up in blue on April, 2nd from 20.04 pm. In this way the town will show its support for people with autism.  The seventh annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2014. Its aim is to raise awareness of autism on all levels in society.

The initiative is held under the slogan Light It Up Blue and various participant are emblematic buildings and monuments like the iconic statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Empire State Building in New York, Sydney Opera House and Niagara Falls.

20,000 lv are invested in Veliko Tarnovo’s newest attraction

The first of its kind action centre for the region and Central Northern Bulgaria opened up on Sunday. People from Veliko Tarnovo and the region finally have a place to let steam off  . They can wage pretend battles coping computer games and Hollywood action movies.

The battle field is situated next to Trapezitsa Railway Station, just outside Veliko Tarnovo and includes abandoned industrial halls that are now given new life. There are several action sites with different terrain specifications. The complex will be further expanded and in the near future will also offer other recreational activities such as an Indoor Rope Park.

The creators of the venue wanted to show that besides the profound cultural and historical sites Veliko Tarnovo has to offer, it can be chosen as a sports and recreation destination.

Paintball is extremely popular all over the world. The game is fun and develops different skills. Many companies use the past-time activity to build the team spirit of their employees. The owners of the Paintball Arena said that they will actively encourage children to go and spend some time at the centre as an alternative to simply staying in front of the computers at home.

Breath-taking Veliko Tarnovo.
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For the first time the ‘Best Town to Live in Bulgaria’ prize is awarded to two towns; the competition is organized by one of the leading radio stations in Bulgaria in cooperation with a top-rank newspaper.  ‘The Best Town to Live in Bulgaria’ campaign was first organized in 2007.

Veliko Tarnovo and Burgas won the top spot with 40 points. All participating towns were appraised by 20 criteria. Veliko Tarnovo was crowned for the first time and Burgas for the third. The two winners received their awards by the Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski at a ceremony held at the National Art Gallery in Sofia.

Both towns were scrutinized according to the following criteria: ecological conditions, in town sports options, availability of bicycle lanes, number of kindergartens, main streets condition, number of parking spaces, time spent in traffic jams, free Wi-Fi in public areas, hospitals equipment and conditions, proximity to airports, number of universities and high schools with foreign languages learning, criminal activity statistics, per capita birth rates, etc.

Twenty-seven Bulgarian municipalities took part in the campaign.