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REGION GUIDE
Bulgaria is a varied country which offers both meditteranean style
beach resorts on the Black Sea costs and quality skiing in places such as
Bansko. The links below describe the country from both a 'type' perspective
(beach, mountain etc) and from a geopgraphical town by town description. The
property investment hotspots are currently:
- The Black Sea beach resorts, particularly around
Albena, Sunny Beach, Golden Sands, Bourgas and Varna
- The capital Sofia
- The Skiing resorts, particularly Bansko.
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Mountain Resorts
The Bulgarian Black Sea coast enjoys a mild and
pleasant climate, nice beaches covered with crystal clear
sands. Because of its natural beauty, Bulgarian Black Sea
coast has become famous international resort area.Bulgaria s
Black Sea resorts include: Albena with about 40 hotels,
Golden Sands with 61 hotels and one campsite, St.
Constantine & Elena Resort with 17 hotels and 41 villas,
Sunny Beach with 107 hotels, the comparatively smaller
tourist centres and holiday villages Elenite, Dyuni,
Riviera, and Roussalka, and the picturesque towns of Pomorie,
Neseber and Sozopol. Yacht clubs and marinas offer a wide
range of marine sports. The resorts also offer bowling
alleys, horse-riding bases, tennis courts, swimming pools,
squash courts, and mini-sport complexes for children.
Numerous indoor sports facilities include tennis tables,
billiards, and fitness centres.
Albena
is a winning resort, located in a picturesque and
ecologically clean gulf on the Bulgarian Black Sea
coast, famous for its flower gardens, close to Varna
international airport (30 km). Temperate continental
climate, vast sand beach, clean sea without any
dangerous animals - your guarantee of wonderful
conditions for seaside holidays from May till October.
This is a beautiful place on the Black Sea Coast with
good location, high standard accommodation and a variety
of amenities. Albena is the place where the sea meets
the sand. Sport and recreation facilities, numerous
entertainment spots, nightlife in bars and beauty
facilities - Albena has it all. The resort is intent on
offering its guests the best it can by constantly
improving hotel facilities and the standard of service.
Golden sands resort is 17 kilometers away from
Varna. It is a magnificent resort with richly wooded
hills, white golden beach and clear blue sea. There are
a lot of very famous and ancient mineral water springs.
The resort is situated in the area, which is a Bulgarian
National park. The resort's beach strip is 3,5 km. long
and up to 100 m wide. The average air temperature in
Summer is 27-30 degree and the water temperature is
25-28 degree. Golden sands suits both sun-worshippers
and sightseers being near by Varna the third largest
town of Bulgaria, the pearl of the Bulgarian Black Sea
coast with a great number of places of interest.
St.St.Constantine and Helena resort is the
longest established resort (1948), which has preserved
its character as a smaller friendly holiday center. It
lies 8 North of Varna. The resort has small sandy
beaches and the atmosphere of this charming resort is
ideal for a really restful holiday.
It has the beauty of any other large resort.
Sunny Beach - The resort is situated on 36 km
north of Bourgas and about 90 km to the south of Varna
and is the largest holiday complex on the Black Sea
coast. It numbers over 100 hotels, erected in long and
wide lanes, surrounded by green and shady parks. It is
naturally set in a small bay, protected by the slopes of
the Balkan Mountain to the north. Its six-kilometers-long
beaches reach as far as Nessebur to the south. The
Mediterranean climate of the resort, a wide
semi-circular bay facing east an over 8 km long beach
strip, 30-60 m wide, fine golden sand, natural dunes a
clean and gently sloping sea no dangerous fish, 1700
hours of sunshine from May trough September and average
daily temperature in summer 27C makes it preferable for
family tourism. It offers the whole spectre of services
as well as plenty of entertainments for the children.
Nessebar
- Known as Messembria by its founders, Dorian Greeks,
Nessebar was founded in the 6th century BC. Today, the
narrow peninsula (an island in antiquity, it was later
connected by a causeway) is one of Bulgaria's most
delightful tourist spots. Designated a UNESCO World
Cultural Heritage Sight in 1983, the tiny town attracts
nearly a million yearly visitors. Narrow cobblestone
streets wind amongst quaint 19th century wooden houses,
their tiny courtyards filled with smokini (fig) trees
and vine trellises. Although once graced by forty
churches, Nessebar's dozen remaining medieval churches
are the remnants of both Slav and Greek Orthodox
communities that thrived here during the middle ages. As
the major historical site on the coast, Nessebar does
not lack for hotel, restaurants, discos, etc.
Sozopol
- Located 34 km south of Bourgas on a slender rocky
peninsula, Sozopol is arguably the most charming place
on the Black Sea coast and one of Bulgaria's crown
jewels. Founded in 610 b.c. by Ionian Greeks from
Miletus and named Apollonia in honor of their most
adored god, this was the first coastal Greek colony to
be established Today, this charming place is a popular
tourist resort best known for its casual ambiance, two
sandy beaches, and distinctive nineteenth-century stone
and wood houses, some 45 of which are designated
national cultural monuments. While Sozopol is a bustling
place during July-August, in the off-season it reverts
back to a sleepy fishing village and is a favoured haunt
of artists, writers and other contemplative types.
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Bansko
- The newest Bulgarian winter resort, recently discovered by the
tourists. Bansko provides an interesting combination between the
virgin nature of Pirin Mountain and the atmosphere of the ancient
Bulgarian small town. It is situated in Southwestern Bulgaria, at
the foothills of one of the most beautiful Bulgarian mountains - Pirin, which is a national preserve, included in the WORLD NATURAL
HERITAGE list.
The
distance from Sofia to Bansko is 160 km. The skiing
conditions in Bansko are excellent. The
Pirin mountain has a predominately Alpine character with three peaks
towering above 2900 m. However the slopes offer runs and tracks for
all types of skiers, from novice to the experts, while the ski runs
are maintained in excellent condition. The town itself attracts
visitors by its 120 cultural monuments, its museums houses, and the
permanent ethnographic and Bansko school of icon painting
exhibitions. The region is also famous for its cuisine and colourful
folklore and offers various entertainment opportunities. Many
visitors to Bansko are so taken with the place that they find it
hard to leave!
Borovetz
- the oldest and the biggest mountain resort in Bulgaria which has
often gathered the skiing elite of the world and seen the rise of
many a Bulgarian champion. Situated at 1350m above the sea level on
the northern slopes of Rila Mountain among age-old pine woods,
Borovetz is located at the foot of peak Mousalla (2925m) - the
highest one on the Balkan Peninsula.
Borovetz is easily accessible, being at a distance of 73km from
Sofia.
Established
at the end of the 19th century as a hunting place for the Bulgarian
kings, Borovetz gradually developed into a modern ski resort of high
class and luxury hotels and restaurants and the varied leisure-time
entertainment opportunities besides an excellent network of ski runs
and lifts along the slopes of the Rila Mountain.
Borovetz
is providing excellent opportunities for the whole range of
winter sports - from Alpine sports to cross-country skiing, ski
jumps and biathlon. The resort twice hosted World Cup Alpine skiing
rounds, while the biathlon track is one of the best in the world.
Pamporovo
- Welcome to the beautiful and hospitable Rhodope Mountains. Since
ancient times they have been a source of legends and stories told
through the centuries. Pamporovo, the pearl of the Bulgarian
mountain resorts,
nests in the heart of the Rhodopes, 260 km from the capital Sofia,
and 85 km south of the city of Plovdiv. The climate in winter is
moderate/mild with a Mediteranean influence. Typical of this region
is that nature does not change its moods abruptly, there is no
danger of avalanche, and that guarantees the tranquility and safety
of your vacation. If you cannot ski, this is not a tragedy, the
ski-school in Pamporovo is one of the best in Europe
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Region By Region Guide
For full more details on any specific area below click on
the region title. (note you will need to be online)
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"Ever Growing,
Never Ageing" this motto is written
on Sofia's coat of arms.
Sofia is one of the oldest
settlements in Europe. For over 7000
years Sofia has been a meeting place
of the four directions of the world.
Tribes and peoples came and went,
civilisations flourished and
declined but the city stayed
forever.
Today Sofia is a modern and busy
capital and a centre of Bulgaria's
political, economic and cultural
life. The harmony between the past
and the present day lends the city
its unique charm.
Sofia has the tumult of a capital
city and the convenience of a
compact centre where all the main
sights can be visited on foot.
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Ahtopol
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BOURGAS
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Dunes
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Kiten
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Kotel
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Lozenets
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Nessebar
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Pomorie
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Primorsko
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Sinemorets
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SLIVEN
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Sozopol
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St. Vlas
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Sungurlare
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Sunny
Beach
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Tsarevo
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YAMBOL
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Zheravna
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More than two
thousand years old
Bourgas is a
starting point for
visiting the seaside
resorts in the area.
Port Bourgas is the
biggest Bulgarian
sea port.
Sliven is the only
Bulgarian town which
has never changed
its Slavonic name.
Yambol - North of it
are the ruins of
Kabyle, which
originated as a
Bronze Age
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Albena
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Balchik
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DOBRICH
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Durankulak
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Golden
Sands
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Madara
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Pliska
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Riviera
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Rousalka
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SHOUMEN
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St.
Constantine
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Sunny
Day
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VARNA
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Dobrich - situated
almost in the centre
of the Dobrudzha
plateau, the region
boasts of the
ancient necropolis,
and a big number of
monuments.
Shoumen - Here are
the first Bulgarian
capitals - Pliska
and Veliki Preslav ,
here is Madara - the
Bulgarian Troy, with
the unique Madara
horsemen, listed in
UNESCO World
Heritage List.
Varna - the Pearl of
the Bulgarian Black
Sea Coast. Inhabited
place even before
the Greeks
established the
colony of Odessos
there about 580 B.C.
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Dryanovo
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GABROVO
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LOVETCH
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PLEVEN
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Teteven
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Troyan
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Tryavna
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VELIKO
TURNOVO
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Gabrovo municipality
is located in
Northern Bulgaria,
in Gabrovo micro
region. The
municipal centre is
situated in the
northern
mountain-spurs of
the middle parts of
the Balkan, in the
picturesque valley
of Yantra river.
The municipality of
Lovech occupies 946
sq. m. of land in
the north-eastern
part of Lovech
county. It covers
22.89 % of the
territory of the
county and it is at
the first place for
its size compared to
the other seven
municipalities.
There are 35 towns
and villages - 34
villages and 1 town.
In administrative
respect, it is
bounded to the north
by Pleven and Pordim
municipality, to the
north-east by Letnik,
to the east by
Sevlievo, to the
west by Troyan
municipality, and to
the west by
Ugarchina
municipality.
Pleven - widely
known with the
five-month battles
during the
Russian-Turkish war
1877-78 as a result
of which Bulgaria
was liberated from
the 500 years of
Ottoman yoke.
Veliko Turnovo - the
old Bulgarian
capital. Historians
date it back to the
4th millennium BC.
The picturesque
situation and
panoramic view of
the town, its rich
cultural and
historical heritage
wins the town the
recognition as a
historical, cultural
and tourist center
of contemporary
Bulgaria.
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HASKOVO
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Kalofer
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KARDJALI
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Kazanluk
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Pavel
Banya
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STARA
ZAGORA
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Svilengrad
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Haskovo region
attracts with
pleasant atmosphere,
healing mineral
springs and a
splendid oak forest.
Kardjali region -
Here is the sacred
Thracian Perperikon,
the capital of the
mightiest state of
the Thracians, that
of the Odris
Kingdom.
The 8 000 years old
town of Stara Zagora
nowadays is a city
of straight streets,
lime trees and
poets.
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- Belogradchik
- Chiprovtsi
- MONTANA
- VIDIN
- VRATZA
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The
Montana
municipality
occupies
an
area
of
647.6
sq.
km,
which
constitutes
17.8
% of
the
territory
of
the
District
of
Montana.
It
is
the
municipality
with
both
the
largest
territory
and
the
most
numerous
population
in
the
district.
The
municipality
of
Vidin
is
located
in
the
northwestern
part
of
the Danubian
Plain.
Its
territory
coincides
with
the
Vidin
Lowland,
between
the
bend
of
the
Danube
at
Vidin
and
the
hills
to
the
southwest.
The
city
of
Vidin,
at
the
bank
of
the
Danube,
is
the
municipal
capital.
Vidin
is
located
in
the
lowest
terrace
of
the
Vidin
Lowland,
35
meters
above
sea
level,
with
a
slight
north-northeast
grade
(0.5%
to
4%).
Vratza
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The
natural
park
"Vrachanski
Balkan",
near
the
city,
gives
wonderful
opportunities
for
hiking.
On
its
territory
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
Bulgarian
caves
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Hissar
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Karlovo
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PAZARDJIK
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PLOVDIV
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SMOLYAN
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Sopot
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Velingrad
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Pazardjik - founded
by Russian Tatar
settlers in ХV
century, on the left
bank of Maritza
River, near the
marketplace of the
region.
The “Eternal City”
Rome is much
younger. Athens,
Carthage and
Constantinople came
into being later. A
contemporary of Troy
and having survived
Mycenae, Plovdiv is
a city upon layers
of cities and an
epoch upon layers of
epochs.
Smolyan - a tourist
centre in the west
Rhodopes, spread in
a scenic valley
about 1000 m above
sea level, near the
famous Bulgarian
winter resort of
Pamporovo.
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Cherven
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Ivanovo
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RAZGRAD
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ROUSSE
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SILISTRA
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Sveshtari
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TARGOVISHTE
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The Razgrad
municipality is
situated along the
valley of the Beli
Lom River in the
direction southeast
- northwest, 60 km
away from Rousse,
130 km away from
Varna, 55 km away
from Shoumen and 36
km away from
Targovishte.
Razgrad has for many
centuries been a
natural crossroads,
crossed by important
road arteries,
connecting Central
Europe with the
Black Sea region and
Asia. The first
class road Rousse -
Varna and a railway
line, which are the
shortest strategic
connection between
the Danube and the
Black Sea, pass
through the
municipality's
administrative
centre.
The biggest
attraction of the
Razgrad region is
The Sveshtari
Thracian Tomb dating
back to the III c.
B.C. - included in
UNESCO World
Heritage List.
Rousse municipality
is situated on the
high right bank of
the Danube river.
The municipal centre
- the town of Ruse
is located to the
north-east of the
mouth of Rusenski
Lom river. Its
territory occupies
the western part of
the largest Danube
lowlands - the
Pobrezhie lowland.
Its average above
sea level is 46
meters.
Rousse, in the past
called “the small
Paris” for the
Neoclassicism and
Secession styles of
its buildings, is an
ancient Bulgarian
borough and a port.
The municipality of
Silistra is located
in the north-eastern
part of Bulgaria, on
a low Danubian
terrace. The
municipality borders
on neighbouring
Romania by land and
by the Danube. The
town of Silistra is
the nearest
Bulgarian port to
Reni and Izmail -
Ukrine ports through
which Bulgaria
imports coal, timber
and other raw
materials.
The municipality
covers an area of
516 sq. km - 75% of
it is agricultural
land - 32294,2 ha,
forests and forest
land cover 3725,5 ha
and water area
(lakes) - 1506 ha.
The biosphere
reserve with world
importance "Srebarna"
is situated on the
territory of
Silistra
municipality. On an
area of 7000 decares
temporary stay over
200 species of
birds, 90 of which
nest and breed here.
The town of
Targovishte is a
regional and
municipal center in
the south-east of
Bulgaria. It is
situated in the
fertile and
picturesque Danube
plain. The territory
of Targovishe
municipality is 69
159 ha, which
represents 0.62% of
the territory of the
country. It is
borders with Shumen
municipality, Veliki
Preslav
municipality,
Omurtag
municipality, Popovo
municipality,
Antonovo
municipality and
Loznitsa
municipality.
The city is near to
the country border
points of Varna (110
km. far) and Russe
(100km. far) and
that fact makes it a
natural strategic
crossroad. The link
through Kotel to
South Bulgaria is
very convenient as
well.
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Bansko
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BLAGOEVGRAD
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Koprivshtitsa
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Kovachevitsa
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KYUSTENDIL
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Leshten
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Melnik
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PERNIK
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Sandanski
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Sapareva
Banya
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The municipality of
Blagoevgrad is
located in the
southwestern corner
of Bulgaria and
covers an area of
approximately 628
km2, on which Blagoevgrad itself
and 25 adjacent
villages are
situated. The region
of Blagoevgrad
includes parts of
three of the biggest
Bulgarian mountains
- Rila, Pirin and
the Rhodopes and is
well known under the
name of Pirin
region. The city of
Blagoevgrad is the
major city in the
region and one the
most important
economic and
cultural centers in
Southwest Bulgaria.
The main
international routes
connecting Bulgaria
with Greece and
Bulgaria with the
Republic of
Macedonia pass
through it. Blagoevgrad also
allows easy access
to the Bulgarian
capital of Sofia
(approximately 100
kilometers to the
north) and to all
towns in the region.
The Region of
Kyustendil includes
9 municipalities:
Kyustendil, Dupnitza,
Bobov dol, Sapareva
banja, Rila,
Kocherinovo,
Nevestino, Boboshevo,
Trekljano with a
total of 182
settlements. The
regional
administrative
center is the town
of Kyustendil
situated in its
Southwestern part:
the Kyustendil
lowerland. The town
also serves as the
administrative
center of the
municipality of Kyustendil (with an
area of 923 sq.km.,
this Municipality
represents 30,2% of
the total territory
of the Region), with
a population of 73
346, of whom 51 300
are residents of the
town area. Four main
transport routes
pass through
Kyustendil: from the
FYROM on the
Skopje-Sofia
high-way; from the
FRY on the
Nis-Bosilegrad-Kyustendil
high-way; through
Dupnitza and
Kyustendil passes
the oldest
commercial road that
for centuries has
linked
Constantinople and
the Adriatic Sea.
Kyustendil has
managed to preserve
is historical,
ecological and
cultural heritage.
It is a contemporary
Bulgarian
administrative
center, whose future
is mostly seen in
the development of
cultural tourism,
and modern
rehabilitation
resort centers by
the hot mineral
water springs.
Pernik is known as a
fortress which was
defended by the
bollyar Krakra (11th
c.). The sights of
the town are the
historical museum,
the Art Gallery, the
recovered Krakra
fortress and many
monuments. The
Stoudena dam is also
in the vicinity of
Pernik.
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