During the summer months, the "Blue Flag" will be seen on a record number of beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast - as many as 22, Stanimir Georgiev, the chairman of the Bulgarian "Blue Flag" movement, told BTA. The Blue Flag is the world’s most recognized award for beaches. It is awarded after meeting a number of quality criteria, including the cleanliness of sea water, as well as safety, services, amenities for tourists, etc.
This year, in addition to the Bulgarian beaches, the prestigious distinction was also awarded to one of Bulgaria’s private marinas. The winners have already been confirmed by the international jury based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Yantra River rises in the Balkan Mountains at 1,220 metres above sea level and descends northwards, meandering through picturesque valleys and gorges in central northern Bulgaria, crossing the towns of Gabrovo and Veliko Tarnovo. Shortly before it..
The village of Momchilovtsi, the Rhodopes, Pamporovo and the Smolyan region were present with a pavilion at a tourism exhibition this autumn in Ningbo, China. Speaking to BTA, Momchil Karaivanov, a representative of the Bulgarian-Chinese Society..
Cultural tourism accounts for nearly 20 % of the country’s tourism product, according to data from a survey by the Ministry of Tourism. While Bulgaria's image was previously associated mainly with maritime tourism, which made up 70% of the tourism..
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