2. 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
Romania & River Danube to the
north
Serbia to
west
Greece and Turkey to the south
3. Some general information
Capital city Sofia
Total area 111 000 km²
Population 7.5 million
Currency Lev
Official EU language Bulgarian
State 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: Bulgarian
Official Religion: Eastern Orthodox
4. Major Cities
SOFIA
The National St. George Rotunda
Palace from the 4-th
Of Culture century
Battenberg The National
square Theatre
St Alexander
Nevsky
Cathedral
5. PLOVDIV
The Roman theatre
The City Hall of Plovdiv
Ethnographic Museum
6. VARNA
The Varna
Cathedral
Varna Dophinarium
Varna Opera House The Archaeological Museum
7. 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
10. 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.
14. Bulgaria is a country with 1300 years history
Pliska is the first Great Preslav is the
Bulgarian capital second capital of
Bulgaria
Veliko Turnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria .
17. The value of keeping
alive the old rituals
and traditions
18. Bulgarian Martenitsa
On the 1st of March Bulgarian people celebrate a traditional
holiday called Baba Marta and it is related to welcoming the
approaching spring.
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