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- 1. Welcome To Bulgaria
2. Bulgaria is a country located in the eastern part of the
Balkan Peninsula. The area is 111,000square kilometers and
population 8 million. On south , Bulgaria touches Greece and
Turkey, on north Romania, on west Serbia and Macedonia and on east
Black sea.
Some of the main rivers running through the territory of the
country are: Danube, Maritza, Mesta, Struma, Iskar and Yantra.
There are 3 national parks, 9 nature parks and 55 nature
reserves.
The climate is continental and the average temperature in January
is around -5 C, and in July - around 30 C.
3. There are five main mountain wonders: Rila, Pirin, Rhodope,
StaraPlanina and Vitosha. The Rila Mountain to have the highest
peak on the Balkan Peninsula - Musala (2925 m), over 219 lakes,
2000 plant varieties and 500 animal species. The jewels in the
mountain's crown are the Seven Rila Glacial Lakes.
4. Pirin is the second highest mountain range in Bulgaria after
Rila.
5. The Rhodopes have a rich cultural heritage including ancient
Thracian sites such as Perperikon, Tatul and Belintash; medieval
castles, churches, monasteries and picturesque villages with
traditional Bulgarian architecture from 18th and 19th
century.
6. StaraPlanina is remarkable for its flora and fauna. She is the
spine of the Balkan Peninsula. Vitosha is of four please in height
into the Bulgaria after the Rila, the Pirin and StaraPlanina.
7. Belogradchik rocks resemble fantastic human figures up to 200
meters high
The Rock pyramids in the region of Melnik in Southern
Bulgaria.
The Black Sea
Wonderful Bridges are rock phenomenon also known by the name Rocky
Bridges
Kaliakra Cape
8. The town of Nessebar is under the aegis of UNESCO. It is one of
the oldest towns in Europe, of Roman times.
9. VelikoTarnovo is one of the oldest settlements in Bulgaria,
having a history of more than 5 millennia
10. Church of the Nativity in Arbanasi
11. The Round Golden Church
he name of VelikiPreslavis of Slavic origin. It was initially
founded and functioned as a Slavic settlement until its
fortification at the beginning of the 9th century. The proximity to
the then Bulgarian capital of Pliska led to the fast development
and expansion of Preslav during the reign of the Khans Krum and
Omurtag. By the time of the coronation of Khan Boris I in 852,
Preslav had turned into an important strategic military centre. A
number of churches were built in the city after the conversion of
the Bulgarians to Christianity in 864.
12. The Great Basilica of Pliska is an architectural complex in
Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire (7th9th
century), which includes a cathedral, an archbishop's palace and a
monastery.
13. In Antiquity Bulgarian lands were inhabited by Thracians. They
have left us amazing artifacts-unique stone tombs with murals and
precious golden and silver treasures.
The Valchitran Treasure was discovered in 1924 by two brothers who
were working in their vineyard near the village of
Valchitran.
The RogozenTreasure called the find of the century, was discovered
by chance in 1985 by a tractor driver digging a well in his garden
in the Bulgarian village of Rogozen.
The golden treasure of PANA-GYURISHTE. It is a Thracian treasure
excavated in 1949 near the town of Panagyurishte.
The Golden Mask of tsar Teres
GeorgiKitov and his team that unearthed the artifact in 2004 near
the village of Shipka, in Valley of Thracian Kings.
14. The Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo are a group of monolithic
churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock and
different from other monastery complexes in Bulgaria.
15. St. Cyril and St. Methodius - creators of the Slavic alphabet
and the first translators of liturgical books from Greek into
Old-Bulgarian.
16. BoyanaChurch.
The churchowes its world fame mainly to its frescoes from 1259.
They form a second layer over the paintings from earlier centuries
and represent one of the most complete and well-preserved monuments
of Eastern European medieval art. The monument was added to the
UNESCO World Heritage Listin 1979
17. Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St.
IoanRilski. He was revered as a saint when he was still alive.
Today St. IoanRilski is honoured one of the most important saints
of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
18. The Madara Rider is an early medieval large rock relief carved
on the Madara Plateau.
Plovdiv
Koprivshtitsa
19. Bulgarian musical instruments
The gayda
The tapan
The gadulka
The caval
20. Bulgarian folk costumes
Baba Marta - Aunt Marta - martenitsi
21. Festivals
Nestinari- fire-dancers
Kukeri- mummers
22. Gabrovo is a city in central Bulgaria, the administrative
centre of Gabrovo Province. It isknown as an international capital
of humour and satire. Gabrovo is also known as the longest city in
Bulgaria, it is stretching over 25 km along the Yantra. The
geographic center of Bulgaria - Uzana is located near the city.
According to Census 2011, as of February 2011, the population of
the city was 58,950 inhabitants.
23. The Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex is an open-air
museum and a neighbourhood of Gabrovo.
24. Kiselomlyako Bulga-rianyoghurt is famous for its bacteria,
called Lactobacillus Bulgaricus. The bacteria is observed in
natural state only in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian national foods
Banitsa is a traditional Bulgarian pastry made of eggs, flour and
cheese. You can taste different variations of banitsa all around
the country. It can be eaten for breakfast or as a dessert.
Tarator is a cold soup made of yoghurt and cucumber (dill, garlic,
walnuts and sunflower oil are sometimes added) and is popular in
Bulgaria.
Shkembechorba (tripe soap)is widely believed to be a hangover
remedy. Coupled with beer, Shkembechorba is believed to be the best
known hangove remedy.
Shopska salad