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BULGARIA – NEW AND UNKNOWN DESTINATION FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL

BULGARIA – NEW AND UNKNOWN DESTINATION FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL. History. More than 1300 years of history since year 681 The Thracian civilization inhabited the lands of current Bulgaria Plovdiv is Europe’s Oldest Inhabited City, even older than Athens

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BULGARIA – NEW AND UNKNOWN DESTINATION FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL

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  1. BULGARIA – NEW AND UNKNOWN DESTINATION FOR INCENTIVE TRAVEL
  2. History More than 1300 years of history since year 681 The Thracian civilization inhabited the lands of current Bulgaria Plovdiv is Europe’s Oldest Inhabited City, even older than Athens Bulgaria brought the world the Cyrillic alphabet – which today is used in Russia and throughout the Balkans and other Slavic nations.
  3. Ancient civilizations The world oldest processed gold is found in Bulgaria Thracians left unique golden and silver treasures dated 2 – 5 century BC Recently in Rodopimountain was found a whole Thracian town Sofia and Plovdiv were one of the biggest Roman cities
  4. Nature A third of Bulgaria is forested Bulgaria ranks third in Europe in biodiversity Bulgaria Has The 2nd Most Mineral Springs In Europe Highest mountain on the Balkans is Rila 2925m. The roses grown in Bulgaria’s “Rose Valley” produce most (70-85%) of the world’s rose oil Black sea, rivers, mountains and mineral springs
  5. Wine and cuisine The country is one of the world’s biggest winemakers – 200,000 tones a year Unique food dishes: banitsa, kebapche, kufte, kavarma, kachamak etc. Homemade “rakia” – national spirit Different style of dining
  6. Unique venues Museums and galleries for private events at relatively cheep rates Dolphinarium in Varna Palaces in Sofia and Varna Antic Roman Theatre in Plovdiv Luxury train of the last Bulgarian king Boris III from 1938
  7. Activities Rafting and kayaking Hiking and orientation Biking, ATV, Jeep safaris Snowmobile, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding Extreme caving, climbing, ice climbing Jets, bananas, catamaran, boat trips
  8. Unique festivals Rose Festival every 1st week of June Baba Marta on 1st of March connecting with the unique “martenitsa” presents Jordanov Day – first week of January people enter in the ice-cold river waters to dance (t. is – 10/15 C) Kukeri Festival: unique dancers
  9. Folklore Nestinari– people dancing with bear foots on hot coals Horo – typical Bulgarian dance Unique national music, costumes and dances
  10. Sofia – the capital Sofia “the small Jerusalem” – you will find in a distance of 2 sq. km temples of the four dominant religions in Europe and Middle East: Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim, Jewish The history of Sofia trace back 5000 years ago When Romulus established Rome only two of the current European capitals existed: Sofia and Athens The largest Orthodox church on the Balkan Peninsula – the Alexander NevskiCathedral Sofia is marked by the Thracian civilization, the Roman civilization, the Ottomans and the Slav people
  11. Unique village architecture Unique villages at a close distance to the main cities and thus excellent for excursions Different architecture than rest of the world Many villages declared open museum towns and architectural reserves
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