The document provides information about Bulgaria, including its coat of arms, flag, borders, anthem, cities, and tourist destinations. The coat of arms features a golden lion over a red shield. The flag has horizontal white, green, and red stripes. Bulgaria borders Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece, and Turkey. Some of its major cities mentioned are Sofia, the capital; Plovdiv; Varna; Veliko Tarnovo, the historical capital; and Gorna Oryahovitsa, the author's hometown. Popular tourist destinations include Belogradchik Rocks, Shipka Peak, Rila Monastery, Old Town of Nesebar, and Peak Musala.

1. E-TREASURE MY LOVELY EUROPE
Giannitsa, Greece 04-10.03.2018

2. BULGARIA ON THE MAP OF EUROPE

3. COAT OF ARMS AND FLAG
• Coat of arms – The Bulgarian
coat of arms consists of a
crowned golden lion rampant
over a dark red shield; above the
shield is the Bulgarian historical
crown. The shield is supported by
two crowned golden lions
rampant; below the shield there is
compartment in the shape of oak
twigs and white bands with the
national motto "Unity makes
strength" inscribed on them.

4. COAT OF ARMS AND FLAG
• Flag – The Bulgarian flag
consists of three
horizontally placed
colored lines. White, green
and red. The white
symbolizes our freedom,
green is for our beautiful
and unique nature and red
is for the blood of the
heroes who bravely fought
for our country.

5. TOTAL AREA AND BORDERS
• Boarders of Bulgaria
• East – Тhe Black Sea
• West - Serbia and
Macedonia
• North- Romania
• South- Greece and
Turkey
• Total area -
110 994 km²

6. ANTHEM
Bulgarian (Cyrillic):
• Горда Стара планина,
до ней Дунава синей,
слънце Тракия огрява,
над Пирина пламеней.
• Mила Родино,
ти си земен рай,
твойта хубост, твойта прелест,
ах, те нямат край.
English:
• Proud Stara Planina,
next to it the Danube sparkles,
the sun shines over Thrace,
and blazes over Pirin.
• Dear Motherland,
you are heaven on earth,
your beauty, your loveliness,
ah, they are boundless.

7. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
GORNA ORYAHOVITSA
• Our hometown is located
in Northern Bulgaria. Here
there is a train station
which is the second
biggest in our country. The
hill Kamaka (or The Rock)
is interesting for tourists.
According to the old
citizens, the height of the
stone was formed through
centuries. Many years ago
it was a big harbour but
now it’s the top of our
town.

8. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
VELIKO TARNOVO
• Close to our town (7km) is the
historical capital of Bulgaria - Veliko
Tarnovo. The city is one of the most
preferred tourist destinations
because of its attractions. Its
location is different because it’s
located on three hills – Tsarevets,
Trapezitsa and Sveta gora (Great
forest).
• The city has the following
cultural monuments:
• Tsarevets Fortress
• Hill Trapezitsa
• 40 Holy Martyrs Church
• The monument Asenevtsi

9. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
SOFIA
• The capital of our country is Sofia. The city is
administrative, industrial, cultural and university centre
of Bulgaria. The earliest data about the settlement of the
ancient city centre date from the Bronze Ages ( second
millenium before Christ). Information about the region
of today’s Sofia appears in ancient Greek sources after
the middle of the 5th century before Christ, at that time
this part of the Balkan Peninsula is populated with
Thracians.

10. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
SOFIA
• The city has the
following monuments :
• St. Sofia Church
• St. Alexander Nevski
Cathedral Church
• Theatres
• Museums

11. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
PLOVDIV
• Plovdiv is the second biggest city in
Bulgaria. It’s chosen for European
capital of culture for 2019. The
most popular symbols of the city
are Plovdiv hills – Djendem hill also
known as the haunted hill, Sahat
hill, Bunarjika, Markovo hill and
Triangle hill which consists Nebet
hill, Taksim hill and Djambaz hill.
Another very popular attraction in
the city is the Plovdiv Fair which is
the biggest fair in our country.
• Other popular attractions
there are :
• The Roman antique forum
• The Singing Fountains

12. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
VARNA
• Varna as our sea capital is the
third biggest city in Bulgaria.
The city keeps a gold treasure
from the Chalcolithic Age. It is
known as the oldest gold
treasure in Europe. In Varna is
located the only attraction of
its kind in Bulgaria – The
Dolphinarium. Other popular
attraction in the district are
the Fossil stones (Pobitite
stones). The natural
phenomenon without an
analogue in the world is one of
the three geological places in
Bulgaria with acknowledged
world significance.

13. CITIES AND MONUMENTS
VARNA
• Other popular
attractions and cultural
monuments in
the district are:
• Petrich Kale
• Roman Baths
• Sea Garden

14. TOURIST DESTINATIONS
Some of the tourist
destinations include:
• Belogradchic Rocks in
Belogradchik
• Shipka Peak and Shipka
Passage
• Rila Monastery
• Old Town of Nesebar
• Peak Musala – the
highest on the Balkan
Peninsula (2925m)

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