About 30,000 tourists visit and register at the sites included in the “Come to Know Bulgaria – 100 National Tourist Sites” annually. In 2023, the number of tourists visiting the sites will rise thanks to a joint project of the Ministry of Education and the Bulgarian Tourist Union, the union's chairman Ventsislav Venev has told BNR.
Nearly 1,000 tourists collected 25 stamps and received bronze movement badges in 2023. 700 have collected 50 stamps and a silver badge, and over 330 have 100 stamps and a gold badge. The Bulgarian Tourist Union has also received award from the Ministry of Tourism for innovation in tourism for the digitization of the "100 National Tourist Sites" Movement. Together with one of the mobile operators, an application was developed allowing the paper booklets to be digitized as the stamps received are electronic. The digitization of the membership books of the union is also forthcoming.
With the start of the active summer season the two main lifts to Snezhanka peak have been put in operation. The tourist centre at the entrance of the resort also opens as of today. The amusement parks and numerous trails, where specialized mountain..
From 27 to 29 June, Sofia will be the Wine Capital of the Balkans . The 13th edition of the Balkan Wine Festival will welcome guests to the Wine Town in front of the National Palace of Culture. Visitors will be able to taste thousands of wines from the..
Getting to know the cuisine typical of a given place goes hand in hand with rural tourism. The region of Kyustendil in Southwestern Bulgaria, is a gold mine in this respect, with gastro tours in this part of Bulgaria gaining in popularity...
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