Guide to Bulgaria
Must See Bulgaria
- Etâr Ethnographic Village Museum
- Madara National Historical & Archaeological Reserve
- Nesebâr
- Rila Monastery
- Rila Mountains
- Rozhen Monastery
- Shipka Pass
- Sofia
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At a glance
Bulgaria has changed swiftly over the last decade, though in the villages you can still find folk who ride the donkey to work, eat homegrown potatoes and make their own cheese. The difference now is that they wash it all down in front of a satellite TV.
When Bulgaria ran away with the topsy-turvy capitalist circus, no-one told its people they were swinging without a safety net. But what the visitor encounters now is a country struggling valiantly to adapt and people who remain remarkably hospitable in the face of social and economic chaos. Urban Bulgaria, especially Sofia, is much changed.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Republic of Bulgaria
- Capital city:
- Sofia
- Area:
- 110,910 sq km / 42,823 sq miles
- Population:
- 7,358,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +2 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Bulgarian (official)
A South Slavonic language closely related to Macedonian. It became the official language in 1879.
Russian (other)
French (other)
- Religion:
- 85% Bulgarian Orthodox, 13% Muslim
- Currency:
- Bulgarian Leva
- Electricity:
- 230V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
