- Bulgaria: where is the birthplace of Orpheus?
- How to get to Bulgaria?
- Holidays in Bulgaria
- Bulgarian beaches
- Souvenirs from Bulgaria
Not every traveler knows where Bulgaria is located - a country for which December-March is best suited for visiting (the mountain trails of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets are at guests' disposal) and June-September (in addition to relaxing on the beaches, this time can be devoted to participating in the Festival of Roses, the festival of young wine, the collection of walnuts).
Bulgaria: where is the birthplace of Orpheus?
The location of Bulgaria, with an area of 110,994 sq. Km, is South-Eastern Europe (it occupies 22% of the Balkan Peninsula). In the east, the country has access to the Black Sea. On the north side it borders on Romania, on the south - Turkey and Greece, on the west - Macedonia and Serbia. Of the 2,200-kilometer-long borders of Bulgaria, river borders account for almost 700 km, and land borders - 1180 km. Well, the length of the borders along the Black Sea coast is almost 380 km.
There are three mountain systems in Bulgaria - the Rhodope, Pirin and Rila, and the highest point is the 2925-meter Musala mountain. Bulgaria consists of 28 regions - Lovechskaya, Khaskovskaya, Rusenskaya, Starozagorskaya, Montanskaya, Varna, Razgradskaya, Yambol, Targovishtskaya, Slivenskaya and others.
How to get to Bulgaria?
The Moscow - Sofia flight is operated by Aeroflot and S7, with which passengers spend more than 2.5 hours on the way. The flight via Rome will last 7.5 hours, via London - 8 hours, via Larnaca - 10 hours. Passengers will fly to Varna with Bulgaria Air in 3 hours, to Plovdiv in 3.5 hours, to Burgas in more than 2.5 hours (the duration of the trip will increase to 9.5 hours when flying through Chelyabinsk, up to 7 hours in Sofia and the Austrian capital).
If you go to Sofia by train (departure - Belorussky railway station), the journey will take more than 50 hours due to parking in Budapest, Brest, Belgrade and Warsaw. And within the framework of bus routes (launched in summer), tourists will spend 48 hours.
Holidays in Bulgaria
Going on vacation to Bulgaria, you should not ignore Sofia (famous for the Serdika fortress, Dragalevsky monastery, Banya Pasha mosque, Borisov Gradina park), Pamporovo (it has a kindergarten and 4 slopes with gentle slopes, which cannot but please beginners; for experienced For skiers, the Stenata trail is suitable; well, tourists will find shops, bars and restaurants in the Perelik hotel; Pamporovo also pleases guests with entertaining evenings, ski carnivals and ski shows), Sapareva Banya (at the service of vacationers - a balneological complex where you can rehabilitate after strokes and heart attacks, heal the musculoskeletal system and the gastrointestinal tract, reduce weight and improve the condition of the skin; here you can admire the 13th century Church of St. 20 seconds), Krushunsky waterfalls (their water stream falls from a 20-meter height; paths and bridges are laid to the waterfalls ki, and next to them you can pitch tents as part of camping trips).
Bulgarian beaches
- Irakli beach: is one of the country's eco-beaches, where there are playgrounds, changing rooms and rental points for various equipment. There is a rescue point in the center of the beach.
- Cocoa Beach: Sunny Beach's beach is famous for its club that hosts concerts and beach parties. On Cocoa Beach, which is covered with fine sand, you can rent a sun lounger and umbrella.
- Harmani Beach: This Sozopol beach is covered with fine sand and is equipped with a rescue point, cafes, toilets, showers, free lots and paid areas with umbrellas and sun loungers. Those who wish, when there are waves here, can go surfing.
Souvenirs from Bulgaria
Before leaving Bulgaria, you should get Traminer, Mavrud, Cherga and others wines, rose oil, medicinal herbs, siren cheese, Turkish delight with rose petals, kuker masks, homespun textiles, ceramic dishes, silver.
