World of DMC`s - Lidia Tours ( Bulgaria DMC)

1. BULGARIA – NEW AND UNKNOWN
DESTINATION FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL

2. History
 More than 1300 years of
history since year 681
 The Thracian civilization
inhabited the lands of current
Bulgaria
 Plovdiv is Europe’s Oldest
Inhabited City, even older
than Athens
 Bulgaria brought the world
the Cyrillic alphabet – which
today is used in Russia and
throughout the Balkans and
other Slavic nations.

3. Ancient civilizations
 The world oldest processed
gold is found in Bulgaria
 Thracians left unique golden
and silver treasures dated 2
– 5 century BC
 Recently in Rodopi
mountain was found a
whole Thracian town
 Sofia and Plovdiv were one
of the biggest Roman cities

4. Nature
 A third of Bulgaria is forested
 Bulgaria ranks third in Europe
in biodiversity
 Bulgaria Has The 2nd Most
Mineral Springs In Europe
 Highest mountain on the
Balkans is Rila 2925 m.
 The roses grown in Bulgaria’s
“Rose Valley” produce most
(70-85%) of the world’s rose oil
 Black sea, rivers, mountains
and mineral springs

5. Wine and cuisine
 The country is one of the
world’s biggest winemakers
– 200,000 tones a year
 Unique food dishes:
banitsa, kebapche, kufte,
kavarma, kachamak etc.
 Homemade “rakia” –
national spirit
 Different style of dining

6. Unique venues
 Museums and galleries for
private events at relatively
cheep rates
 Dolphinarium in Varna
 Palaces in Sofia and Varna
 Antic Roman Theatre in
Plovdiv
 Luxury train of the last
Bulgarian king Boris III from
1938

7. Activities
 Rafting and kayaking
 Hiking and orientation
 Biking, ATV, Jeep safaris
 Snowmobile, snowshoeing,
skiing, snowboarding
 Extreme caving, climbing,
ice climbing
 Jets, bananas, catamaran,
boat trips

8. Unique festivals
 Rose Festival every 1st week
of June
 Baba Marta on 1st of March
connecting with the unique
“martenitsa” presents
 Jordanov Day – first week of
January people enter in the
ice-cold river waters to
dance (t. is – 10/15 C)
 Kukeri Festival: unique
dancers

9. Folklore
 Nestinari – people dancing
with bear foots on hot coals
 Horo – typical Bulgarian
dance
 Unique national music,
costumes and dances

10. Sofia – the capital
 Sofia “the small Jerusalem”
– you will find in a distance
of 2 sq. km temples of the
four dominant religions in
Europe and Middle East:
Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim,
Jewish
 The history of Sofia trace back
5000 years ago
 When Romulus established
Rome only two of the current
European capitals existed:
Sofia and Athens
 The largest Orthodox church
on the Balkan Peninsula – the
Alexander Nevski Cathedral
 Sofia is marked by the
Thracian civilization, the
Roman civilization, the
Ottomans and the Slav
people

11. Unique village architecture
 Unique villages at a close
distance to the main cities
and thus excellent for
excursions
 Different architecture than
rest of the world
 Many villages declared
open museum towns and
architectural reserves