Bulgaria is a country located in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula. It has a population of over 7 million people and its capital and largest city is Sofia. Some key facts about Bulgaria are presented, including details about its history, cities, natural features, culture, food, holidays and festivals. The document aims to provide an introduction to Bulgaria for visitors and is presented by the European Bridge club in Varna.

1. Welcome to Bulgaria!
Добре дошли в България
Presented by “European Bridge” club - Varna

3. Bulgaria in Europe
• It is situated on the
Balkan Peninsula,
Southeast Europe.

4. • Area – 111,000 km2
• Population – 7,3 million people
• Capital city – Sofia
• Currency – Lev
• Language – Bulgarian
Basic information

5. History
- Bulgaria was established in 681 AD
- It is the oldest tribal country in Europe
- It has never changed its name since its
establishing

6. The oldest golden treasure in the
world was found near city of
Varna, in 1972. The treasure was
dated back to 4 400 BC

8. Capital City
Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria. It
is an ancient city with rich history.
The city was founded by a
Thracian tribe 7000 years ago.

9. Capital City
There are a lot of museums, universities, theatres, monuments,
famous buildings and parks. The Alexander Nevski Cathedral is the
biggest church in Bulgaria.

10. Nature
Bulgaria is famous for its
beautiful nature. There are
a lot of high mountains,
vast plains, rivers and
lakes.

11. Rivers
The Danube is the longest
river in the European Union.
It is an important
international waterway. Iskar
is the longest river in
Bulgaria. (368 km)

12. The Srebarna Nature Reserve is a freshwater lake near the Danube.
There are almost 100 species of birds, many of which are rare or
endangered.
Lakes
The 7 Rila
Lakes is the
biggest and most
visited group of
lakes in the Rila
Mountain. Each
of the lakes is
named according
to its shape.

13. Caves
There are more than 4000
caves in Bulgaria.
The Devetashka Cave impresses
with its enormous size.

14. Mountains
The Balkan Mountains is the longest
mountain in Bulgaria. (550 km)
The Rila Mountain is the highest
mountain in Bulgaria (2,925 m)

15. Mountain resorts
Pamporovo, Borovets and
Bansko are modern ski
resorts. They are the
sunniest mountain resorts
with wonderful snow in
winter.

16. You can see large beaches and
beautiful rocky shores along the
Black Sea coast.
Golden Sands, Albena, Sunny
Day, Sunny Beach are the most
famous sea resorts.
Sea resorts and coastline

17. The Rose Valley
The Valley of the
roses is one of the
most romantic places
in Bulgaria.
The red rose is the
symbol of Bulgaria.

18. Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo is a beautiful historical town. The royal city was the
capital of the Second Bulgarian kingdom.

19. Varna is the third-biggest
city in Bulgaria.
Varna
It’s called “The Sea capital”
of the country
It has been inhabited for more than
7000 years

20. Plovdiv
It’s the second biggest city in Bulgaria and also European Capital of
Culture in 2019.
The oldest inhabited city in Europe and
the 6th oldest in the world

21. Monasteries
There are more than 140 monasteries in Bulgaria. Some of the most famous are: the
Rila Monastery, the Dryanovo Monastery, the Rozhen Monastery.
Rila
Monastery
is the best-
known. It
was
established
in the 10th
century
Rila Monastery Dryanovo Monastery
Bachkovo Monastery Aladzha Monastery

22. Climate
There are 4 seasons in Bulgaria.
In spring everything is green.
There are many flowers.
It`s hot in summer.
Many people go to the seaside.
In autumn the weather changes.
It often rains. The leaves fall.

23. Bulgarian food is delicious. Here are some typical national dishes:
Bulgarian yoghurt is the
best in the world.
Bulgarian people love to eat meat balls and shopska salad.
Bean soup is very
popular.
Food

25. Holidays
The Bulgarian national holiday is
on the 3rd of March. We celebrate
the liberation from Ottoman rule.
On the 24th of May we celebrate
the Day of the Bulgarian
alphabet.

26. Festivals and special days
We have an interesting Bulgarian
tradition. Only men take part in the
Mummers` Games in March. They
put scary masks and costumes.
They go dancing in streets.
Everyone is noisy and happy.

27. Festivals and special days
Nestinarstvo is an
old Bulgarian ritual.
It involves a
barefooted dance on
embers. It is
performed on the
Day of Sts.
Constantine and
Helen and attracts a
lot of tourists.

28. THIS IS BULGARIA

29. Who are we?

30. The aim of ”European bridge” is to introduce
young people to the functioning and objectives
of the EU. Touching the European spirit and
European values we hope to get young people
to think about their future because they are the
future of Bulgaria and the European Union.