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| updated on 6/20/19 3:37 PM


Italian movie star Ornella Muti met with her numerous Bulgarian fans at Sofia’s Lumiere Lidl cinema hall. The star is special guest to the fourth edition of the Festival of Italian Cinema in Bulgaria, taking place June 17 through the 21.  Photo: BTA


Due to unfavorable agro-meteorological conditions in recent days and weeks, the harvest of barley is getting late in many places in the Ludogorie region, northeast Bulgaria.  Photo: BTA


Painter Dimitar Petrov, holder of a series of international and national distinctions, presented his latest works in the Burgas-based Prolet (Spring) Gallery. The collection is displayed under the motto “Salty Blue”!  Photo: BTA


In Varna the tourist season runs full speed and the city beach is filling fast with guests seeking sunshine and cooling waters in the hot summer days.  Photo: BTA


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