Bulgaria

Visitors often get a strange feeling upon walking through the great wooden doors of a Bulgarian monastery leading them into the peace and calm of a courtyard full of trees, flowers and fountains with silvery water. The monasteries' architecture and anterior are similar to the houses dated from the National Revival period.

Serbia is currently negotiating with Bulgaria and Romania about including those two countries in a tourist tour called the Roman Emperors Route, says the state secretary for tourism Goran Petković. "We are planning to form a joint committee with Bulgaria and present the Roman Emperors Route program on foreign markets this summer," says Petković.

Mountain tourism

The Pirin mountain is located between the deep valleys of rivers Struma and Mesta. It is the second highest mountain in Bulgaria with its highest peak, Vihren, at 2,916 m. The Pirin National Park encompasses the largest part of the mountain range at 274 square kilometers.

Devoiko Mari Hubava
- Mladen Koinarov

The music of the film Vreme Razdelno (Time of Violence) based on the novel with the same name by Anton Doncev, brings us closer to the voices, sounds and traditions of Bulgaria. Take a look at the video below and have a taste of this music atmosphere.
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Ecotourism in Bulgaria

Francesca Rolandi - The town of Kalofer is in the center of the Valley of Roses, known for the flowers that are grown there. These flowers are the basis of the local tradition and a special kind of industry seen in the production of rose oil and the annual rose festival.
The tourist potential of the area is very interesting as noticed by the members of the Central Balkan Kalofer Ecotourist Association (CBKEA). This non-governmental association is working together with the Balkan Center National Park to gather local craftsmen and the families providing accommodation and tour guides, in order to develop the region's ecotourist offer.

Bulgaria: I° Festival of Roman Culture in Europe - 26 June to 30 June 2008

Group of experimental archaeology from Villadosa “La Legio I Italica” in cooperation with the Svištov municipality and numerous sponsors and partners such as “Archeologia Viva” organizes the First Festival of Roman Culture in Europe. The participants include groups for historical re-enactment of the Roman era.
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Musala (2925 m) the highest peak in the Balkans

Vanda Panić – Climbing to Musala, which is 8 meters higher than Mount Olympus is beautiful and interesting. It is one of my easiest climbs, especially having in mind its height. It seems to me that it is more difficult to climb our small Ivanscica. Musala in Turkish means “towards the God”. It is situated in Rila National Park.
To head for the peak you start your climb from Borovets, the oldest and modern ski resort in Bulgaria that is some one and a half hour away from Sofia. For those who have climbed Durmitor, Borovets will remind them of Zabljak with a larger number of hotels.

This Summer, Why Not Bulgaria?
Tanya Mangalakova - One of the major obstacles for tourism development in Bulgaria is, above all, the lack of run-in hotel reservation system or the existence of an internet portal with the description of all the places that should be visited and all the information concerning places to stay over-night and eat.
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The Valley of Roses

Bulgaria is situated in south-eastern part of the Balkan peninsula. It borders with Romania to the north, with Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia Montenegro and Macedonia to the west and it has access to the Black sea in the east. It has area of 110.993,6 km². The highest mountain top in Rila mountain range is Musala, 2.925 m high.
Climate in Bulgaria is mixture of Mediterranean and continental climate. The capital is Sofia. The official currency is Lev, and course is: 1Euro=1,95Lev. The official language is Bulgarian and Cyrillic alphabet is in use. According to the National Institute for Statistics data the number of inhabitants, according to the Census from 2001, is 7.973.673. The most populated cities are Sofia (1.096.389), Plovdiv (340.638), Varna (314.539), Burgas (193.316), Russe (162.128) and Old Zagora (143.989). Fertility rate is 1,13 children per woman. Average length of life is 70,91.Ethnical groups living there are: Bulgarians(83,6%), Turks (9,5%), Romanies (4,6%), others(1,5%), and religious groups: Orthodox (83,8%), Muslims (12,1%), Catholics (0,75%), Jews, Gregorian Armenians, Protestants, Lutherans and others.

Taken from: www.bulgaria-italia.com

High peaks of the Old Mountain seem very inaccessible-surrounded by the silver garlands, rising high in the blue skies. They are the first ones to be touched by the flame of the dawn's ruby kiss. The frothy mountain rapids come down these slopes and bring the beauty and fertility into the valleys. Violet ablauts of the powerful mountain range take turns all the way to the horizon, without preventing the wind blow. This is why the sun always shines brightly on this blessed land.