Bulgaria - Bułgaria

Bulgaria

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Main information
Capital city	Sofia
Political system	republic
Currency	lion (BGN)
Surface	110,910 km²
Population	7 000 039



Code	359
Internet domain	.bg
Time zone	UTC 2 - winter UTC 3 - summer
Time zone	UTC 2 - winter UTC 3 - summer

Bulgaria (България) - south-eastern country Europe on Balkans. It borders with Serbia and Macedonia from the west, Greece and Turkey since noon, The Black Sea from the east and Romania from the north. Bulgaria has been a member since January 1, 2007 European Union.

Characteristic

History

Culture and art

Policy

Democracy index: 47 Bulgaria 7.03 Flawed democracy Parliamentary democracy

Society

Economy

Climate

Bulgaria is situated in an area of three climates:

temperate continental - the Danube Plain to the northern slopes of the Balkans
moderate transitional - central part of Bulgaria
Mediterranean Transitional - the southern part of Bulgaria.

Drive

By plane

Planes fly incl. from Poznań, Katowice, Kraków and Warsaw. Mainly to Sofia, frequent connections by low cost airlines to Varna and Burgas in the summer season.

By train

By car

The most popular routes are via Serbia (faster, most routes on highways) and Romania (slower but more scenic route).

In Bulgaria, there are vignettes for all vehicles traveling outside built-up areas. You can buy vignettes, among others at petrol stations and border crossings, they are stuck to the windshield.

By bus

Off-season, there are so-called buses. Touring, in Poland they are managed by the Orbis travel agency. Buses leave Warsaw once a week. They travel through Łódź, Katowice and Kraków. Then they pass through Slovakia, Hungary and Serbia.

There are more buses and connections in the season. If someone has an ISIC card, there is an additional discount.

Regions

Bulgaria is administratively divided into 28 regions. Their names are identical to their capitals.

Cities

According to 2011 data, there were over 250 cities in Bulgaria. The country's capital, Sofia, was the only city with over a million inhabitants; 6 cities with a population of 100,000 ÷ 338,000, 12 cities with a population of 50,000 ÷ 100,000, 17 cities with a population of 25,000 ÷ 50,000. and the rest of the cities below 25,000 residents.

Interesting places

Objects from the UNESCO World Heritage List

Orthodox church of Boyanska near Sofia
Thracian tomb of Kazanlak
Thracian tomb in Sheshtari
The Thracian Rider of Madara
Rila Monastery
Pirinu National Park
Srebyrna nature reserve
The historic city Nessebar
Complex of Orthodox churches carved in the rock in Ivanovo

Transport

Trip

Communication

In Bulgaria, the official language is Bulgarian, but you can communicate in Russian.

Money

Currency

The currency is the lev (BGN), which is divided into 100 stotinki.

Prices

Food

Drinking

1-1.5 lev beer (2-3 PLN) in smaller cities,
drinks from 2 lev (4 PLN),
mineral water from 50 stotinki (PLN 1)
hard to get black and fruit tea, only in selected places, is usually more expensive than the so-called bilkov chai, a herbal tea (PLN 50 - PLN 1), served with honey and lemon
frappe coffee 1-1.5 lv (2-3 PLN),
Black coffee and Nescafe, very widespread in Bulgaria, cost little

Very often you can find coffee vending machines on the streets.

Accommodation

Science

work

Security

In cities in Bulgaria, it is recommended to close the car door from the inside. Do not leave the car unattended, especially when there is luggage in the car. Tourists staying in hotels, private accommodation and camping sites should not leave money, valuables and documents, even for a short time.

Health

State citizens European Union are treated on the basis of reciprocity. This means that visitors and even tourists have the same rights and obligations as Bulgarian citizens. The basis for obtaining help is the card EHIC.

Medical visits.
A visit to a state doctor costs about 10 levs, and 15 levs for a private one.

You should consider obtaining a separate, private insurance of medical costs, including transport to Poland. When concluding insurance, you should choose a company that does not require us to provide cash and return it after returning to the country, because we may not have such an amount.