Created: 2005-09-28

  Business: 14 June 2005, Tuesday

  A new golf field will be opened near the Dolna Banya town, located near Sofia, it appeared at a press conference on Tuesday. The golf filed of the complex "Ibar" which spreads at some 870 000 sq.m., will be 7071 meters long and will have nearly 12 km circumference. Preliminary data shows that over EUR 20 M will be invested in the project, whose construction will be launched in the autumn of 2005. The first nine wholes will be inaugurated a year later - in the autumn of 2006. The investors are planning to turn the sports place in a family orientated club. A special vila zone will be built near golf complex. A small 5 star hotel with 20 rooms and 10 suites and a spa centre will also be built near the golf complex. Some 500 new jobs will be opened during the construction of the project. Currently, there are three golf fields in Bulgaria - one in Elin Pelin and two others in Ihtiman and Slivan. The construction of another three golf fields is also being planned due to the increased interest of foreign tourists. One of the golf fields will be located in Razgrad and Primorsko.

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