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Location: Southeast Europe
Capital: Sofia
Area: 111 000 km2
Population: 7 200 000
Official language: Bulgarian
Other spoken languages: English (mainly the younger people), Russian (mainly the older people), and minorities languages.
Ethnic groups: Bulgarians, Turkish, Gypsies, Armenians, Jews, other (Russians, Serbians, Romanians, Karakachan Greeks, etc.)
Currency: LEV (1 USD = 1,58 LEV; 1 EUR = 1,956 LEV)
Basic facts: Bulgaria is a democratic republic, now part of European Union, but still outside Schengen zone.
Travel tips:
10 best destinations and routes in Bulgaria:
Plovdiv: One of the most ancient cities in the world, famous with its history, rich culture and art life.
Bansko and Pirin: An small traditional town-resort in the foot of the most beautiful Bulgarian mountain.
Gabrovo-Tarnovo: A route north of Balkan (Stara planina) mountain, full of history and traditional culture. Tarnovo is the old capital of Bulgaria.
Rose valley: A valley south of Balkan (Stara planina) mountain, home of the famous Bulgarian rose.
Nesebar and Sozopol: Two famous Black sea coast towns, ancient Greek colonies, now architectural reservations, turned into sea resorts.
Rodopi- Beglika and Trigrad: A route in some of the most beautiful mountain forests in Europe, presenting woods, lakes, valleys, meadows, deep canyons and caves.
South Black sea coast: A route south of Sozopol, leading to the border with Turkey, presenting beautiful beaches, river lagunas and forests and exotic resorts.
Sofia and Vitosha: The capital of Bulgaria, located in the foot of a high beautiful mountain.
Rila mountain: The highest mountain in Southeast Europe, full of alpine peaks, glacier lakes and beautiful forests.
Vratza-Belogradchik: A mountain area in the Northwest part of Bulgaria, famous with its canyons, rocky phenomenons, caves and high mountains.
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