Bulgaria planning FAQ

Planning a trip to Bulgaria

Bulgaria basics

Flying to Bulgaria: Flights including taxes $517 from the East Coast (www.kayak.com), $680 from the West Coast (www.cheaptickets.com).
Best time to visit Bulgaria: May to September.
Bulgaria country code: 359. To call Bulgaria from the U.S., dial 011-359 then the local area code (drop its initial "0") and number.
Bulgaria tourist information: www.bulgariatravel.org.

Lodging options in Bulgaria

Lodging options in Bulgaria - From hotels to farm stays, apartments to B&Bs, castles to cottage rentals...

Language: How to speak Bulgarian

Bulgarian is not easy—especially as they use the Cyrillic script (as in Russia).

A quick primer:

"Hello" is zdravei.
"Thank you" is blagodarya.
"Please" is molya.
"Yes" is da.
"No" is ne.

Dining in Bulgaria

Bulgarian cuisine runs to grilled meats and stews such as gyuvech casserole and spicy kavarma.

Full meals—three courses and beer or wine—will set you back $10 to $15 tops—maybe $20 in Sofia.
The keys to inexpensive, ultra-traditional meals are hanche, mehana, taverna, and skara-bira—all simple, tavern-like purveyors of hearty local fare, roughly in order from most restaurant-like to pub-like.

BULGARIA TOURS FROM OUR TRUSTED PARTNERS

Intrepid Travel 2011 Bulgaria trips
• Explore Eastern Europe (18 days; Hungary [Budapest, Eger], Romania [Maramures, Sighisoara, Viscri, Brasov, Sinaia, Bucharest], Bulgaria [Veliko Tarnovo, Sofia, Rila Mountains, Bansko, Plovdiv], Turkey [Istanbul])

G Adventures 2011 Bulgaria trips
• Budapest to Istanbul (14 days; Hungary [Budapest], Romania [Sighisoara, Brasov, Dracula's Castle/Bran, Bucharest], Bulgaria [Veliko Tarnovo, Belogradchik, Sofia, Plovdiv], Turkey [Istanbul])

This article was last updated in December 2011. All information was accurate at the time.

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