Bulgaria – a very attractive destination offering pleasures for every taste
Bulgaria is a small country of millennium-long history which provides its visitors with more pleasure and tourist surprises than they can imagine. It's compact and tourists can easily get to know it, discovering
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Geographic Information
Geographic location
Bulgaria is located in Southeastern Europe. To the north it borders Romania, to the east – the Black Sea, to the south – Turkey and Greece, to the west – the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia. It has strategic location near Turkish Straits and controls
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Key Facts
Independence: 3 March 1878 (as an autonomous principality within the Ottoman Empire);  
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Border Regulations
Passport /Visa Regulations:
EU citizens enter Bulgaria with an international passport that should be valid for at least three months more. For the citizens of some countries a visa is required. EU nationals, as well as those of USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Israel and some other cou
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Financial Information
Currency Unit:
Bulgarian Lev (BGN). 1 lev = 100 stotinki. Presently coins in circulation are of nominal values 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 stotinki, as well as banknotes of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 leva.
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Useful Information
Medical Services:
Foreigners arriving in Bulgaria are not required to have any compulsory immunizations. All medical establishments in the country perform medical checks, tests and treatment of foreigner
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National Holidays
Official Holidays:
January 1 New Year
March 3 &n
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