BULGARIA : SIGHTSEEING AND CITIES
Bulgaria is situated at a crossroad that has been linking West and East
for millennia. It has been home to many civilizations, including the
Thracians, Romans, Slavs, Byzantines, Proto-Bulgarians, and Ottomans.
Sofia is the capital. Other important cities are Varna and Burgas (the
main Black Sea ports of Bulgaria), Plovdiv and Ruse.
The country has a a generous and varied nature - a sea with a 380 km.
long coastal strip and golden beaches, 16 mountains with their own
characteristic features, shelters valleys and high plateaus, over 550
curative mineral springs, dozen of unique natural phenomena and 2000
thrilling caves, a healthy climate and diverse flora and fauna.
There are lots of museums as well as historical places and
monasteries.In winter, one can go skiing in Bansko, Borovets and
Pamporovo, and in summer - to resorts at the Black sea such as Golden
Sands, Albena, Sunny Beach, St. St. Constantine and Helena, Sozopol,
Nessebur and many others. One of the main reasons to go to Bulgaria is
that a holiday in Bulgaria would cost you much less than a holiday in
some of the main tourist destinations such as Italy, Turkey, Greece for
summer resorts and Austria, Germany and Switzerland for winter resorts.
The mountains of Pirin, Rila, the Rhodopes Vitosha and the Balkan
attract climbers from different parts of the world.
