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The Melnik Pyramids

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The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
The Melnik Pyramids
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| Pirin Planina, Melnik, Bulgaria

100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria is a Bulgarian national movement established in 1966 to promote tourism among Bulgaria's most significant cultural, historic, and natural landmarks. As part of this program, sites of cultural and historical significance have been selected, ranging from historic places and monuments to archaeological and architectural sanctuaries, museums, monasteries, as well as national parks, mountain peaks and other geological phenomena. Each of the chosen landmarks has its own individual seal, which is stamped onto pages of an official passport-like booklet issued by the Bulgarian Tourist Union . A booklet can be purchased at any tourist union center or on location at any of the sites and it costs a symbolic 1 lev. The booklet comes with a separate map which includes a list of the sites, their addresses and working hours. The maximum number of collectible stamps per booklet is 100 and, contrary to the movement's title, the exact number of official sites exceeds the number 100. A reward scheme has been developed to encourage collection of as many stamps as possible. Depending on the number of stamps collected, participants may receive bronze, silver or gold badges. 25 stamps earn bronze, 50 stamps earn silver and 100 stamps earn gold. The National Organizational Committee of the BTU holds an annual lottery for the previous year's badge earners every August. Prizes include domestic and overseas excursions, bicycles, tents, sleeping bags, and other travel-related items. Some landmarks in the original program highlighted Bulgaria's Communist government, which collapsed on November 10, 1989. In 2003 the BTU removed many of these sites from the official list. Both the original and current lists appear below. The list has since seen minor changes in 2007, 2008 and 2009. A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. These include: The Bulgarian Tourist Union The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria The Bulgarian State Agency for Youth and Sports The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church The Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria The Union of Bulgarian Motorists The Bulgarian Red Cross The Bulgarian National Radio Bulgarian National Television
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