Bulgaria is recognized as one of the most beautiful vacation spots in Eastern Europe. The country provides excellent conditions for seaside vacationing in the summer and mountain vacationing in the summer and winter.



Hot Mineral Springs and Spas


Bulgaria has over 600 curative natural mineral waters, as well as many rich deposits of curative peat and mud. The clean air with high iodine and bromine content combined with hot water springs offer ideal climatic conditions for the year-round operations of spas in the mountains and by the sea.





Winter Sports

Winter sports are currently the second most important Bulgarian tourist attraction. The Pirin, Rila and Rhodopes mountains and Mount Vitosha (whose Aleko ski slopes are less than an hour from Sofia) are the locations of important resort hotels. The main ski slopes are at Pamporovo, Borevetz, and Bansko to which skiers come from all over Europe.






Seaside Tourism


Bulgaria s Black Sea resorts include Albena,St. Constantine & Elena Resort,Sunny Beach,the comparatively smaller tourist centers and holiday villages Elenite, Dyuni, Riviera, and Roussalka (Mermaid), and the picturesque towns of Pomorie, Neseber and Sozopol.Summer resorts also offer bowling alleys, horse-riding bases, tennis courts, swimming pools, squash courts, and mini-sport complexes for children. Numerous indoor sports facilities include tennis tables, billiards, and fitness centers.







Cultural Tourism

An extremely wide range of cultural tourism possibilities are available throughout the country.

Apart from the capital and its national cultural heritage, cities and towns such as Plovdiv, Veliko Turnovo, Arbanssi village, Bozentzi, Varna, Tryavna, Kotel, Zheravna and Melnik are of substantial architectural and historical interest. Ancient Thracian tombs are to be found in many places and the collection of Thracian gold in the National History Museum in Sofia is famous worldwide. The Etar open-air ethnographic museum has artisans who practice traditional arts and crafts.

The numerous Bulgarian monasteries are treasure houses of Orthodox religious art and architecture. The oldest and most famous is Rila Monastery dating from the 10th century. Its churches and other buildings are richly decorated with frescoes, icons and paintings. The famous Chiprovski and Klisurski monasteries are in the Montana District.

Seven of the most noteworthy cultural and historic monuments have been included in the UNESCO s List of World Heritage sites, including the Rila Monastery, the Horseman of Madara, and the Thracian tomb in the town of Kazanluk.



Conference Facilities

Bulgaria is well-equipped with national and municipal conference centers plus conference facilities in many hotels.