BULGARIA – THE BALKAN MAGIC

There is no other more punctual word that can describe the little country on the Balkan Peninsula. Bulgaria was born in VII century; its lands were inhabited by Thracians, Slavs, proto-Bulgarians, Romans, Byzantines and Ottoman Turks. All of them marked the cultural treasure-house of Bulgaria by enriching it with their millennial experience, legends, customs and traditions.

The charm of Bulgarian land is hidden in the opportunity for everyone to be lost in the secret, divine combination of mountainous hills and green valleys, majestic peaks and spacious plains, rivers, crystal lakes, mineral springs with healing vigour, infinity of the azure sea coast, antiquity, kept in churches, monasteries, historical monuments and traditions, weaved into the popular customs.

Geographical position: Southeastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula
Territory: 111000 square meters
Population: approximately 8 mills
Political system: parliamentary republic
Capital city: Sofia
Official language: Bulgarian
Official monetary unit: lev (BGN); 1 lev = 100 stotinki