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A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. These include: The Bulgarian Tourist Union; The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria; The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria; The Bulgarian State Agency for Youth and Sports; The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Tourism in Bulgaria is a significant contributor to the country's economy. Situated at the crossroads of the East and West, Bulgaria has been home to many civilizations: Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Eastern Romans or Byzantines, Slavs, Bulgars, and Ottomans. The country is rich in tourist sights and historical artifacts, scattered through a ...
The Gothic Bible—the first Germanic language book—was created by Gothic bishop Ulfilas in what is today northern Bulgaria around 381. [37] The region came under Byzantine control after the fall of Rome in 476. The Byzantines were engaged in prolonged warfare against Persia and could not defend their Balkan territories from barbarian ...
Varna Zoo is located within the Sea Garden in Varna, Bulgaria.It is neighbouring the Dolphinarium and the Museum of Natural History. The first animals in the zoo were the bear 'Maxim', a gift from sailors of the minesweeper "G. Dimitrov" in 1956, and the red deer 'Longos'.
Researchers assessed the cost of ski passes, equipment hire and tuition, plus lunch and drinks on the slopes, in 36 European locations.
Sofia Zoo in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was founded by royal decree on 1 May 1888, and is the oldest and largest zoological garden in Southeast Europe. It covers 36 hectares (89 acres) and, in March 2006, housed 4,850 animals representing 840 species .
Map main cities in Bulgaria at Visitmybulgaria.com; Map of Bulgarian towns at BGMaps.com; Map of Bulgarian towns at the World Gazetteer website at archive.today (archived 2012-12-10) Maps of Bulgarian towns at Domino.bg Archived 2008-01-17 at the Wayback Machine; Veliko Tarnovo of Bulgaria; Map of Bulgaria
The concept of supermarkets (and later hypermarkets) came to Bulgaria after 1989 and most supermarkets are made up of joint ventures between Bulgarian and foreign investors. Since 2000, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Sofia and other main urban areas. [ 1 ]