Bulgaria-a land of roses

➢ Bulgaria is a small, but beautiful country situated on the Balkan Peninsula in the East Europe. Our border countries are:

It borders the Black Sea to the east

Greece and Turkey to the south

Serbia to west

Romania & River Danube to the north

Some general information

Capital city Sofia Total area 111 000 km² Population 7.5 million Currency Lev Official EU language BulgarianState Government: A parliamentary republic with one chamber

Parliament (240 members for a four-year-term)

Head of state: President elected for a 4-year term

Official Language: BulgarianOfficial Religion: Eastern Orthodox

SOFIA The National PalaceOf Culture

Battenberg square

St. George Rotundafrom the 4-th century

The National Theatre

St Alexander NevskyCathedral

Major Cities

PLOVDIV

The Roman theatre

Ethnographic Museum

The City Hall of Plovdiv

VARNAThe Varna Cathedral

The Archaeological Museum

Varna Dophinarium

Varna Opera House

Historic Sites

The Ancient town of

Nessebar

With its extremely beautiful nature and unique ancient and mediaeval architecture it is one of the most attractive resorts and tourist attractions at the coast of the Black Sea.

V E L I K O T A R N O V O

The Incredible Bulgarian Town- capital of Mediaeval Bulgaria

The Tsarevets fortress

The town of Dobrich is situated in Northeast Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. Dobrich is the eighth most populated town in Bulgaria (100 000), is located 30 km west of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, not far from resorts such as Albena, Golden Sands and Balchic, lying about 50 km from the third biggest town in Bulgaria- Varna.

Highlight of the Bulgarian values

The Value of

Historic Heritage protection

Pliska is the first Bulgarian capital

Great Preslav is the second capital of Bulgaria

Veliko Turnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria.

➢Bulgaria is a country with 1300 years history

Old Bulgarian houses

Old Bulgarian houses

The value of keeping alive the old rituals and traditions

Bulgarian MartenitsaOn the 1st of March Bulgarian people celebrate a traditional holiday called Baba Marta and it is related to welcoming the approaching spring.

Bulgarian folk dances

Bulgarian Kukeri dances

Nestinarstvo (fire dancing)

Bulgarian folk costumes

Bulgarian Rose

Bulgaria is called the country of the roses.

Bulgarian yoghurt Bulgarian banitza

Bulgarian rakya

Winter traditions

Spring traditions

➢Easter is one of the most significant holidays in the Bulgarian calendar. Starting with Palm Sunday, the holy week leads up to the Great Day.

Bulgaria: A land of Paradise

Come & visit us!

BULGARIA

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