1. THE REPUBLIC OFBULGARIA IS A COUNTRYSITUATED IN THESOUTHEAST OF EUROPE.IT BORDERS THE BLACKSEA TO THE EAST,GREECE AND TURKEY TOTHE SOUTH, SERBIA ANDTHE REPUBLIC OFMACEDONIA TO THEWEST, AND ROMANIA TOTHE NORTH ALONG THERIVER DANUBE.

2. BULGARIAIS LIKE A MINIATURE OF ALLNATURAL BEAUTIES. 3. ON A TERRITORY OF NEARLY 111 000 SQUARE KILOMETERS YOU CAN SEE AND ENJOYMAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES, COZY SAND AND STONE BEACHES, SCENIC TECTONIC ANDGLACIAL LAKES, PATCHWORK PLAINS, GREEN PASTURES AND DEEP CAVES. 4. IF YOU CHOSE TO STAY INBULGARIAYOU WILL BE LUCKYTO ENJOY THE BEAUTIES ANDAROMAS OF ALL FOUR DISTINCTSEASONS. 5. THE BULGARIANBLACK SEACOAST, STRETCHINGFOR 236 MILES (380KM), MARVELOUSSTRETCH OFBEACHES, CALM ANDSAFE SEA, CLEARWATER AND HEALTHYAIR. 6. THE TOWN OF NESSEBAR IS UNDER THE AEGIS OF UNESCO. IT IS ONE OF THEOLDEST TOWNS IN EUROPE. 7. IN ANTIQUITY BULGARIAN LANDS WERE INHABITED BY THRACIANS. THEYHAVE LEFT US AMAZING ARTIFACTS-UNIQUE STONE TOMBS WITH MURALS ANDPRECIOUS GOLDEN AND SILVER TREASURES. 8. THRACIAN TOMB OF KAZANLAK -These paintworksare Bulgarias best-preserved artisticmasterpieces fromthe Hellenisticperiod. 9. BULGARIA IS A CRADLE AND CROSSROAD OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS LIKETHRACIANS, ROMANS, SLAVS AND BULGARIANS. 10. THE MADARA RIDER, REPRESENTING THE FIGURE OF A HORSEMAN, IS CARVED INTOA 100-METRE-HIGH CLIFF. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE INSCRIPTION DEPICTS THEBULGARIAN RULER KHAN TERVEL WHO IS FAMOUS FOR SAVING EUROPE FROM THEINVASION OF THE ARABS IN 718. 11. BULGARIA IS THEBIRTHPLACE OF THE CYRILLICALPHABET DURING THE 10THCENTURY. TODAY, MORE THAN200 MILLION PEOPLE FROMDIFFERENT COUNTRIES USETHE DEVELOPED VERSION OFTHE CYRILLIC ALPHABET. 12. PLOVDIVTHE CITY OF THESEVEN HILLS (INANCIENT TIMESKNOWN ASPHILIPPOPOLISANDTRIMONTIUM) ISTHE SECONDLARGEST CITY INBULGARIA 13. ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SIGHTS OF PLOVDIV, THE ANCIENTTHEATRE IS STILL USED FOR OPEN-AIR PERFORMANCES. 14. VASIL LEVSKIIS A THEORETICIAN ANDSTRATEGIST OF THESTRUGGLE OFBULGARIAN PEOPLEFOR LIBERATIONFROM OTTOMAN RULE,CALLED BY BULGARIANSAPOSTLE OF FREEDOM. 15. THE CREATOR OFTHE WORLDSFIRSTELECTRONICALDIGITALCOMPUTERBETWEEN 1939AND 1942.JOHN ATANASOFF 16. - THE MOST PROLIFICBULGARIAN STRIKER,SCORING 48 GOALS FOR 77GAMES FOR THE NATIONALTEAM.THE FANS USE TO CALL HIMBERBO OR BERBA.DIMITAR BERBATOV 17. A WORLD FAMOUSBULGARIAN CHESSGRANDMASTER. HEWAS AWARDED IN2005 WITH CHESSOSCAR.VESELIN TOPALOV 18. A BULGARIAN ATHLETE WHOSPECIALISES IN THE 100MAND 200M SPRINT EVENTS.SHE IS THE NINTH FASTESTWOMAN IN 100M HISTORY.IVET LALOVA 19. HOROIS A TRADITIONAL BULGARIANFOLKLOREROUND DANCE. 20. KUKERI - MUMMERS 21. NESTINARI FIRE-DANCERS 22. ROSE OILBULGARIA IS ONE OF THEBIGGEST PRODUCERS OF ROSEOIL IN THE WORLD. 23. DELICIOUS BULGARIA 24. THE BULGARIAN YOGHURT IS FAMOUS FOR ITS BACTERIUM, CALLEDLACTOBACILLUS BULGARICUM. THE BACTERIA IS OBSERVED IN NATURAL STATEONLY IN BULGARIA.KISELO MLYAKO BULGARIAN YOGHURT 25. ON NEW YEARS EVETHERE IS A TRADITIONTO SERVE BANITSAWITH HIDDEN FORTUNETICKETS INSIDE(FOR EXAMPLE:HEALTH, LOVE,JOY, MARRIAGE,CHILD).BANITSA - BAKED CHEESE PASTRY 26. SHOPSKA SALATA SHOPSKA SALAD 27. WELCOME TO BULGARIA!