Astronomical winter starts on December 21 at 12:02 o'clock. This is the shortest day of the year - only 9 hours and 2 minutes for the latitude of Sofia. On this date, the Sun will pass through the point of the winter solstice in the constellation of..
On December 19, under strict anti-epidemic measures most of the Pamporovo ski area is officially open. Snow conditions in the resort are very good for mid-December. There is enough snow and a total of 6 slopes are open. The facilities operate at..
The Bulgarian resorts of Borovets and Bansko ranked second and fifth, in the chart of the best ski resorts in Eastern Europe by website Emerging Europe, 24 Chasa has reported. Among the advantages of Borovets are about 50 kilometers of immaculately..
The Bulgarian government has approved a rise in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism by 1,245,000 euros, BTA has reported. The money is aimed at a massive advertising campaign to promote winter tourism in Bulgaria, both in the domestic and in..
Sofia and the first snow for this season – to the delight of Sofia residents. In the early morning of November 30 the snow in the centre of the capital city was still not cleared. Urban transportation, though, was running on schedule...
The Ministry of Tourism has introduced uniform rules for anti-epidemic and sanitary measures in the resorts for the upcoming winter season. This guarantees the health and safety of tourists and Bulgaria will defend its status as a healthy and safe..
Wearing masks outdoors is now mandatory in the winter resort of Bansko, local authorities have decided. The resort will have a laboratory for PCR tests, and the test results will be available within 2 hours. Thus, foreign tourists who have to present a..
Fewer foreign tourists are expected to visit the ski resort of Bansko this winter season. There are almost no prepaid reservations and a British tour operator has announced that it is suspending charters from Great Britain to Bulgaria due to travel..
In the winter season we will rely entirely on Bulgarian tourists again. This was what chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants, Richard Alibegov has told BNT. Tourists from Romania and Israel are also expected to come. Bulgarians have..
The Pamporovo resort in the Rhodope Mountains reports a 9% rise in the number of tourists compared to last year. Since the start of the ski season, about 100,000 tourists have passed through the resort. Bulgarian and Balkan tourists are the..
