The Best Time To Visit

With hot, dry summers, the climate is mainly continental. Rain falling mainly in early summer, average temperatures exceed 23 °. Winter is cold, snowy plenty more stringent than other countries in the same latitude. The average temperature from -1.5 ° below, the "hard" in the winter usually begins in December. Located in a basin protected from northerly winds by the mountains that surround the capital, Sofia, has average temperatures in January of -2 ° and about 21 ° in full in August Precipitation is close to the national average. Winter is extremely cold on the other hand along the Danube, near the Black Sea, the climate is temperate but sometimes subjected to winds and storms. Conversely, giving the valley south to the border with Turkey and Greece enjoy a mild climate, especially along the Mediterranean Sea and the Aegean Sea. If your stay is to visit the interior, covering the period May to September is ideal. The same applies to the Black Sea, since temperatures will be particularly soft and pleasant. Featured during the winter, the ski will delight fans of skiing between December and March or April with a little luck.

Small country, Bulgaria still offers many advantages: its extremely varied landscapes, archaeological treasures reflecting the passage of several civilizations, its geographical position and its hospitable people are the most remarkable.

Sofia, the capital, offers two faces: one, charming and offbeat, with its old city center, cathedral, National Museum of History, taverns stay open late, and one more sad with its suburbs to austere Stalinist buildings. Do not miss an excursion by cable car to the summit of Mount Vitosha to the panoramic view over the city.

Other city, Veliko Tarnovo is bisected by the Yantra river: you will discover the ruins of the citadel Tsaravets, the Church of the Assumption, and beautiful old houses of the old city.

Nature lovers will retire to the mountain of Rila for hiking, with the Rila Monastery as objective, its beautiful church decorated with frescoes a thousand.

Finally, on the shores of the Black Sea town of Nesebar is famous for its 40 churches dating from the fifth century, and its picturesque location on a rocky peninsula.

Many European capitals are connected by air to Sofia, but the train is also a means of easy transport to travel to Bulgaria many European countries.

No visa is required for EU nationals.

The current currency is the lev.

The budget for accommodation and food is very moderate: less than 15 € for a meal, and about 30 € for a room.

In addition, bus and taxi fares practice really low.

Regarding health, it is prudent to have his vaccinations updated classic, add the vaccine against hepatitis A, and purify the water you drink if you're not in town. Note also three possible sources of health complications: the stray dogs in town because of rabies, ticks in the countryside that can transmit tick-borne encephalitis (a vaccine exists), and mosquitoes.

To travel there, buses and trains are frequent and inexpensive, but with time enough fantasy.