Bulgaria is situated in Southeastern Europe and in the Northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Borders of Bulgaria

North - Romania . East - Black Sea West - Serbia, Macedonia South - Greece, Turkey

Bulgaria

Symbols of Republic of

Bulgaria

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Motto "UNITY MAKES STRENGTH"

Government - Unitary Parliamentary Republic

Official language - Bulgarian

Population 7 364 570

Capital of Bulgaria is Sofia city

Bulgarias National Day - March 3

Sightseeing of Bulgaria

Pliska is the first Bulgarian capital

Great Preslav - the 2nd Capital of Bulgaria

Veliko Turnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria, is brought to you with more than 7000 years of history.

Bulgarian Monasteries

Rila Monastery

Troyan Monastery

Bachkovski Monastery

Bulgarian towns Plovdiv

The Etar ArchitecturalEthnographic Complex (usually referred to as Etara) is an open-air museum 8 km south of Gabrovo in northern Bulgaria that presents the Bulgarian customs, culture and craftsmanship.

Sozopol is the oldest town on the Bulgarian Black Sea shores.

Belogradchik Rocks participate in the nomination for one of the seven wonders of nature in the world.

Bulgaria has beautiful mountains

Rila Stara Planina

Pirin

Rodopi

The Seven Rila Lakes

One of the most beautiful places in Bulgaria. Arranged along a terraced cirque at the north approaches of peak Dimka (in the northwest part of Rila Planina). They spread at 2100-2500m above sea level. Each of the lakes flows into the next, thus creating series of cascades and small waterfalls. All seven lakes are named after their specific visual characteristics.

Old Bulgarian Houses

Bulgarian folk costumes

Bulgarian folk dance

VRATSA

Vratsa is a regional centre and the biggest administrative town in the north-western part of Bulgaria.

Vratsa is situated at the foot of Vratsa Balkan.

The town's name comes from Pass Vratsata

Christo Botev
One of the most honorable fighters for the Bulgarian liberation from the Ottoman empire.

He who falls in battle for freedom, he never dies

There is a miraculous creation of nature between the pine trees and the rocks of the Balkan of Vratsa. It is an amazing work out of limestone, made by the water from a river above it. It is Skaklya - the highest waterfall in Bulgaria. The water jumps from about a hundred and forty one meters (about 420 ft). During the summer the water almost vanishes due to the high temperatures. What is left of it falls down just like a cloud of tiny drops and refracts the sunbeams, thus making an amazingly beautiful rainbow

This happened towards the end of the Ottoman Empire rule of the Balkans. Turkish militia was passing by the place and the darkness of the night made them stop and camp under the waterfall. When morning came and the golden beams of the sun hit the mountain with the waterfall, their leader just sighed and said: "Mashallah, Skaklya". The beautiful sight reminded him of one woman in his harem that had the name Skaklya. The woman was from this area

And that is how the nameless at the time waterfall got its name - Skaklya.

The vestiges of past human activities in these areas date back to the Stone Age. The first inhabitants, the Thracian tribes, had a highly developed material civilization, remains of which can still be found nowadays on the territory of the district.

LEDENIKA
A cave in the northwestern part of Stara Planina, 16 km from the Bulgarian town of Vratsa, the entrance being at 830 m above sea level. Ledenika features an abundance of Karst formationsstalactites and stalagmitesand is one of the best known caves in Bulgaria. The temperature varies from -7 to -15C, 8C in the interior and the air humidity is 92%.

Municipal Park Hijata is one of the most beloved, most accessible and most beautiful places for recreation, walk and sport for Vratsa citizens.

Motto: Vratsa, city like the Balkan - Ancient and Young.

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Cultural attractions

Memorial of St.st. Cyril and Methodius

Tower of Meshchiite

Renaissance Complex

Vratsa is a cultural center for many Bulgarian and international events

Folk Festivals

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