{"id":23,"date":"2025-01-27T14:37:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T12:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balkanbio.uni-plovdiv.bg\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-07-30T16:21:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:21:13","slug":"venue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/balkanbio.uni-plovdiv.bg\/index.php\/venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-green-cyan-color\">GRAND HOTEL PLOVDIV<\/mark><\/strong><br>2 Zlatiu Boyadjiev Street, 4003 Plovdiv, Bulgaria<br><a href=\"https:\/\/grandhotelplovdiv.bg\/en\/\">https:\/\/grandhotelplovdiv.bg\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please use our special conference discount code if you are planning to book a room: <strong>BIO2025<\/strong> &#8211; at <a href=\"https:\/\/grandhotelplovdiv.bg\/en\/#\">https:\/\/grandhotelplovdiv.bg\/en\/<\/a> (room availability is limited). Please email us if you have questions or difficulties about the booking process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Plovdiv:<\/strong><br>Plovdiv is Bulgaria\u2019s second-largest city and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. It is known for its rich cultural heritage, ancient Roman ruins, colorful Old Town, and lively arts and culinary scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Currency:<\/strong><br>The official currency is the&nbsp;<strong>Bulgarian Lev (BGN)<\/strong>. The exchange rate is fixed at approximately&nbsp;<strong>1 EUR = 1.95 BGN<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>Please note:<\/strong>&nbsp;As of now,&nbsp;<strong>payments can only be made in BGN<\/strong>. Bulgaria is set to adopt the euro starting&nbsp;<strong>1 January 2026<\/strong>, but the euro is not yet accepted for payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Airport Access:<\/strong><br><strong>Sofia Airport (SOF):<\/strong>\u00a0The main international gateway to Bulgaria, located about 1.5 hours from Plovdiv by car or bus. 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