Bulgaria is one of Europe's most varied and genuinely attractive country. It offers high mountains and extensive valleys, giving tourists brilliant chances for skiing, trekking, strolling and mountain biking. There are six separate pastures with plenty to provide, from alpine peaks to rich green jungles with warm springs and cold spas. In comparison the picturesque Black Sea shoreline consists of excellent sandy beaches and alluring blue waters making Bulgaria a famous destination for sightseers and tourists.

1. Bulgaria
The Land of Roses.
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2. Content
1. What this Country can offer you……………………………………………..........Page 01
2. A Glimpse into Bulgaria.………………………………………………………………….Page 01
3. How to Get to Bulgaria. .…………………………………………………………………Page 02
4. Passports. .……………………………………………………………………………………. Page 04
5. Visas. .…………………………………………………………………………………………… Page 04
6. Things you can do in Bulgaria. .……………………………………………………… Page 05
7. Destinations in the Country. .………………………………………………………….Page 07
8. Best Time to Visit Bulgaria. .……………………………………………………………Page 08

3. What this Country can offer you.
Bulgaria is one of Europe's most varied and genuinely attractive country. It offers high mountains and extensive valleys,
giving tourists brilliant chances for skiing, trekking, strolling and mountain biking. There are six separate pastures with
plenty to provide, from alpine peaks to rich green jungles with warm springs and cold spas. In comparison the
picturesque Black Sea shoreline consists of excellent sandy beaches and alluring blue waters making Bulgaria a famous
destination for sightseers and tourists.
There are ten UNESCO World Heritage Sites that Bulgaria has to offer. The initial four lands were written in the World
Heritage List during 1979, and the final during 2017.
The country also has various ski regions which provide superb weather for snowboarding, ski running, skiing and other
winter activities.
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A Glimpse into Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is one of the rare tropical countries of Europe, because of the reality that it possesses marvellous beaches,
beautiful chapels, winter sport options and brilliant trekking, to mention a couple. Even though it has customarily not
been frequently toured by Westerners in contrast to other European countries, this is starting to turn. It is a stunning
location, with a broad scale of pursuits for a tourist to do.
The radiant lifestyle, warmth and historic customs still prevail and have remained unaltered for years.
Bulgarian is the formal dialect and the Cyrillic alphabet is utilised – Bulgaria is the single EU nation to utilise it. Turkish and
Macedonian are amid the lesser dialects. Russian, French, German and English are conversed in leading tourist hotels and
retreats.
The Bulgarian Lev is the money that is utilised in Bulgaria. The initials for Leva is BGN, and the sign is лв.

4. How to Get to Bulgaria.
Bulgaria is a state in the Balkans on the western part of the Black Sea. It is encircled by Romania in the north, Serbia in
the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia in the southwest, Greece in the south, and Turkey in the southeast. Being
situated next to the Turkish Straits means the major land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia pass via Bulgaria.
The terrain is excessively developed, blanketed with jungles and covered by rivers. While Bulgaria rests in the very
southeast portion of Europe, the weather is never severe during summer, even on the red-earthed pastures of Southern
Thrace. The Black Sea retreats have some of the biggest beaches in Europe and provide sunbathing from May to October,
while during winter large snowfalls are practically promised in the mountain ski retreats.
Bulgaria has been conquered, overcome and colonized by Romans, Scythians, Greeks, Turks and Byzantines, all of them
leaving their permanent imprints on the terrain.
Bulgaria is the original living country in Europe to have retained its initial name – from AD 681 – and nearly all of the
citizens are successors of the Bulgar takeover of the south Danube about that time. On two instances in the earlier times,
the Bulgarians were able to form realms, which lived in a situation of armed dispute with Byzantium.
Bulgaria's region in Macedonia was then invaded by the Serbs – then the ascending rule in the Balkans. But their rule was
brief, as the Ottoman Turks came during the 1350s. In 40 years, the nation had been fully incorporated into the Ottoman
Realm.
After a rebellion during 1876, Bulgarian participant groups, with powerful Russian aid, conquered the Turks and set a self-
governing nation.
All through the initial bit of the 1990s, Bulgaria was tormented by uncertainty and plummeted into financial catastrophe
with a variety of personality-guided parties like earlier King Simeon II’s democratic tolerant NDSV and the reigning center-
right GERB Party surfacing to go against the BSP.
In current years’ Bulgarian affairs of state have steadied and the country is believed to have a great history on human
rights and the right to speak freely. Bulgaria was appointed a NATO representative during 2004, and became a member of
the EU during 2007.
Bulgarian cuisine is delicious, healthy and fresh. Pork and chicken are the most popular types of meat, although fish veal
dishes and seafood are also famous and lamb has a particular conventional spot in Bulgarian food. here’s a few cuisines
you certainly have to try on your holiday!
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5. Banitsa -
This slice of tasty oily pastry could be bought in bakeries all around the country. Its usual range comprises of a stuffing of
feta-like white cheese (сирене, sirene), while variations stuffed with spinach, cabbage, onions, pumpkin or mushrooms
could also be purchased. For your fondness for sweets, you could also have Banitsa with walnuts and apples.
Kebapche -
The Bulgarian relative of earlier Yugoslavia’s popular ćevapčići and Romanian mititei, a Kebapche is the ideal side dish to a
mug of cold Bulgarian beer during a summer day. The major element is that the kebapcheta are almost three and consist
of some type of sides, normally French fries with shredded sirene cheese on top, to create the excellent “three
kebapcheta with sides”. The dish alone is a lengthened slice of roasted grinded meat, similar in size and form, although
not in stuffing’s, to a hot dog. As with the tinier ćevapčići that you could try in Serbia, the meat is normally a blend of
beef and pork, although it could be only pork too. A beef edition can be found, but is rare and would usually be tagged as
such. Generally, spices such as cumin and black pepper would be added to the meat, for a slightly spicy flavor.
Shopska Salata -
Bulgaria’s globally-famous salad is a basic — but successful — mixture of chopped onions, peppers, cucumbers and
tomatoes with parsley on top and shredded sirene cheese. Shopska salad is the ideal delicious partner to a drink of rakia
at the beginning of a Bulgarian meal. Peculiarly, Shopska salad’s most notable shades are red (the tomatoes and peppers),
green (the cucumbers) and white (the cheese), which suit excellently to the shades of the Bulgarian national flag.
Musaka -
This dish is relished in numerous forms all over the Balkan district. The Bulgarian type includes eggs, minced pork meat
and potatoes, and is a familiar choice of Bulgarian men, amid whom it is a famous joke that they couldn’t marry a woman
who cannot cook the ideal Musaka. Although the Greek variation of Musaka might be formed on eggplant, the Bulgarian
dish depends closely on potatoes to coat the meat. The entire thing is customarily coated with dense Bulgarian yoghurt
on top.
Lyutenitsa -
Question a Bulgarian and they will say this chunky delight of peppers and tomatoes is the perfect thing you could put on
your toast. Presently it is commercially made and sold in tiny jars, while it is still frequently produced at home by
numerous Bulgarian families. Because of the garlic, cumin and onions utilised to prepare it, Lyutenitsa is consistently
going to be at the minimum a little hot in taste, to which it’s in debt to its title… and its fame.
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6. Passports.
To come into Bulgaria, a passport authentic for about three months past the period of stay is needed by all citizens
mentioned in the chart below, besides (1) EU citizens possessing an authentic national ID card.
Passport needed Return Ticket needed Visa needed
British Yes No No
Australian Yes Yes No
Canadian Yes Yes No
USA Yes Yes No
Other EU 1 No No
EU citizens are only needed to give proof of their EU citizenship and name in order to be allowed to any EU
representative country. This proof could take the shape of an authentic national passport or national identity card. One or
the other is taken. They are not requested to show ownership of a return ticket, a certain period of authenticity on their
contract or adequate money for the extent of their suggested holiday.
For non-EU citizens, ownership of a return ticket and adequate money for the period of the suggested holiday is needed.
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Visas.
Visas are not needed by the citizens mentioned in the chart above for the below duration of holiday to Bulgaria:
Citizens of EU countries for holidays of around 90 days; for holidays more than 90 days EU citizens have to enlist with the
native police and get the suitable authorization.
Citizens of Australia, Canada and USA for touristic visits of about 90 days.
Citizens not mentioned in the chart above are instructed to get in touch with the embassy for visa needs.
The flight time from London, United Kingdom to Burgas, Bulgaria is: 3 hours and 22 minutes, and Bulgaria is 2 hours
ahead of London, UK.

7. Things you can do in Bulgaria.
Visit Batchkovo Monastery -
Located 8km (5 miles) from Plovdiv, the abbey was established during the 11th century and is residence to unique
paintings, images, coins and documents. Batchkovo rests in the region familiar in old times as Thrace, and numerous
objects of archaeological appeal have been found, plus marvellous gold Thracian items.
Tour Belogradchik -
Tour the ancient town of Belogradchik, snuggled in the highlands of the Balkan Mountains in northwest Bulgaria. The
leading appeals consist of the Belogradchik Rocks, Belogradchik castle, the old Magura Cave on Rabisha Lake, and a
remarkable area of peculiarly formed, radiant stone patterns labelled a Natural Landmark by the Bulgarian leadership.
Breath in the Smell of Roses -
For years Bulgarians have cultivated roses, and taken out their divine substance – attar of roses. The Rose Valley is
extraordinarily changed with spectacular blooms during May and early June every year when The Festival of Roses is
commemorated in various towns of the district.
Melnik Wine Cellars -
Relish the yield of vine in Melnik. The small town, with 18th and 19th century homes sitting on oddly-formed limestone
and sand monuments, is popular for its wine crypts. During weekends, Bulgarians assemble here for its marvellous
restaurants for customary food and the native brew.
Old Spas -
Unwind in one of Bulgaria’s most mineral water spas. The healing features of the Bulgarian mineral waters have been
famous and utilised for years. Old mineral compounds were constructed nearby the mineral springs and there are now
lots of leading hotels with spas, mainly around the Black Sea Coast.
Biking Tours -
For mountain biking fans, the Rhodopi peaks offer brilliant paths, while cycling beside the Black Sea shore is a famous
family pursuit.
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8. Climb Every Mountain -
Arranged climbing and hiking tours could be organised in the regions of Veliko, Vratsa, Trojan, Tarnovo, Roussenski Lom
and Maliovitza. The sheer cliffs of Pirin, Rhodope, Rila and Stara Planina are famous with skilled climbers, and there are
many caves and breathtaking stone emergences, most with historic cave illustrations.
Go Hiking -
Bulgaria possess 35,000km (21,749 miles) of mile marker trails and one or two week tours between the untamed
mountains could be organized. Guides are offered and lodging is normally in mountain huts, motels or encampments.
Visit National Parks -
Go back to creation in Bulgaria’s national parks. These comprise of the historic Bailusheva pine jungles and limestone
cliffs in Prin National Park, the seven lakes and 10th century abbey in Rila National Park, and the Raiskoto Praskalo
waterfall, the tallest in the Balkan cape.
Saddle Up -
Horse riding has customarily been famous in Bulgaria; potential routes consist of the Valley of Roses, the Balkan, Stara
Planina mountains, Rila and Danube Valley,
Ski the Slopes -
Quaint Bansko is the latest ski region, positioned in an old town at the bottom of the Pirin Mountains; Pamporovo, in the
Rhodopi province, is Europe’s southernmost ski retreat; and Borovets, in the Rila Mountains, is Bulgaria’s historic and
biggest mountain retreat.
Swim in the Black Sea -
Bulgaria has around 370km (232 miles) of marvellous shores with sandy beaches. Visit hectic retreats Sunny Beach and
Golden Sands, Picturesque Albena, ancient Nesebar, the ethnic and ancient metropolis of Varna, or the Mediterranean
aura of harbor metropolis Bourgas.
Valley of the Thracian Kings -
Walk amid the historical entombment ridges in the valley of Kazanluk. And also the popular Kazanluk sepulcher there are
fascinating tombs in the villages of Muglizh Da, Krun, and various others.
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9. Destinations in the Country.
Sofia -
The biggest city in Bulgaria, and its metropolis. It is residence to Bulgaria’s biggest art galleries, a mall, various ancient
galleries, and chapels. The designs are some of the most stunning in Eastern Europe, and there are numerous communal
places and sculptures which you could appreciate without a charge.
Srebarna Nature Reserve -
This UNESCO World Heritage location is next to the town of the similar title. The conservation surrounds the lake, also of
the similar title, which is stunning during the summer months. There is a gallery in the conservation, consisting of
conserved samples of animals habitual to the conservation.
Sunny Beach -
A leading retreat on the shore of the Black Sea, this retreat entertains plenty of tourists in the summer months.
Nevertheless, it is stunning all throughout the year, so taking a holiday in the less famous months is suggested.
Ruse -
This metropolis is the 5th biggest in Bulgaria and is a significant river harbor for the country’s exports and imports. This
metropolis is popular for its elaborate and ornate constructions, and it is a stunning city to tour with numerous museums
and cultural places of appeal.
Seven Rila Lakes -
Situated in the Rila Mountains, these freezing lakes call out in the sunlight. They are each encircled by alpine slopes
below to the valley where the lakes are positioned, and are stunning to stroll across in the summer months (or during the
winter months, if you are more daring!).
Ledenika -
A cavern in the Balkan Mountains, and holds ten different halls. This cavern was once filled with water but just the Lake of
Wishes is left – myth says if you put your hand into the freezing water and make a wish, it would come true.
Iskar River -
This river is the lengthiest river going only between Bulgaria, and is a branch of the Danube. It goes between stunning
ridges and peaks, and there are various locations on this river, from peaks to pastures, to see. It is ideal for trekking and
viewing animals.
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10. Best Time to Visit Bulgaria.
The weather in Bulgaria differs in line with the height. Summers are hottest with little showers, with the south sensing
the impact of the Mediterranean. The ideal months to take a holiday here are during the middle of June until September
when the days are prolonged and bright. Winters are chilly with exceptional snowfall in the mountains. January is the
ideal month for skiing. It rains regularly in autumn and spring.
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You can also visit during these festival times;
Nestinarstvo -
This is fire dancing, it’s one of the historic Bulgarian customs. In the earlier days, it was observed in Thrace, and currently
is maintained just in three villages in the Strandzha Mountain – Kosti, Brodilovo and Bulgari. As stated by some
investigators, the ceremony source rests in Bulgaria’s heathen history and is taken from the sect of the Sun in the
Thracians. The festival is incorporated in the UNESCO catalogue of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Presently the
ceremony is ideal kept in the village of Bulgari in Strandzha Mountain and is had every year on 3 June.
Surva -
The Global Festival of Masquerade Games ‘’Surva’’ in Pernik is the largest one in Bulgaria and the Balkans, and it’s one of
the prominent presentations of customary folk games and traditions with masks in the world. The festival is had yearly
during the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of January. Customarily the festival includes around 6000 citizens from
around 100 masquerade divisions from all Bulgarian districts. Participants come to take part for the feeling and the
enjoyment.
Rozhen Festival -
Rozhen National Folklore Festival displays Bulgarian customs and cattle. It’s presented on the fields of Rozhen Pass,
nearby Rozhen hill in Rhodopes Mountain. The objective of the festival is to publicize the Bulgarian folk dances and song
craft. The festival offers the Bulgarian ceremonies, folk music, dances, traditions, outfits and clothing. Customarily the
festival starts with the Бела съм бела юначе (Bela sam bela yunache) song, the informal hymn of the Rhodopes
Mountain. The festival is celebrated for 2-3 days during August.
Zheravna National Costume Festival -
Zheravna is a town in the southeast portion of Bulgaria. Each year from 2008 the town had the National Festival of Folk
Costumes. The involvement in the festival is an optional act and those who desire to take part in it need to follow its
rules. The principal rule is to be attired in folk costume. It is prohibited to utilise some items from the present-day. The
use of a mobile phone is permitted just in the calling sections. The reason for these rules is to try to value the everyday
life of Bulgarians around 100-150 years ago. Customarily the festival is celebrated for three days (Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday) on the final weekend of August.

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