An all year round tourist destination with 220Km of beautiful sandy beaches on the Black Sea coast, historical cities and fantastic ski resorts, Bulgaria has a tremendous amount to offer.

Climate

The climate of Bulgaria enjoys regular Mediterranean temperatures of 80°F on the Black Sea coast, with over 1700 hours of sunshine between May and October.

Ideal snow conditions in the mountains for skiing and snowboarding in the winter months.

 

Interesting Facts

• Major British tour operators such as Thompson and Choice Holidays are offering holidays on the Black Sea Coast. In 2003, 159,000 British tourists visited Bulgaria, in 2004 the figure was in excess of 250,000 and this year over 300,000 British tourists are expected.
• Direct Flights are available to Sofia and flight times are approximately 2 hours 45 minutes. Direct Flights to Varna and Bourgas are available from regional airports throughout the UK from May. Wizz Air, the low cost airline is offering flights to Sofia from London via Budapest from September 18th 2005, from £13.50 one-way excluding taxes.
• A member of NATO in 2004, Bulgaria has been invited to join the European Union in 2007. The country has taken huge steps to stabilize it's economy and Foreign Direct Investment has gone up steadily over the last decade.
• Holiday watchdog, the Association of British Tourist Agencies (ABTA) cites Bulgaria as the fastest growing tourist destination in Europe. Bulgaria has become Europe’s most popular new tourist destination and the amount of Brits travelling to Bulgaria was up 66.3% this year – more than double the expected numbers.
• Thompson Holidays, First Choice and Going Places all said Bulgaria was in their top most popular package holidays for 2004. They anticipate an even greater surge in Bulgaria's popularity in 2005. More than 3.5 million tourists visited the country in 2003 – an 18 per cent growth on the previous year. People are attracted by the 220km of unspoilt coastline with blue flag beaches, an average of 8 hours sunshine per day from May to October and almost 300 sunny days per year. Temperatures average 26°C, that’s 80°F in old measurements. It’s obvious why many people are turning away from more established resorts like Spain and Portugal and embracing the beauty of Bulgaria!
• Now is the perfect time to consider buying bulgarian property. The population is earning more, World of Property are suggesting that property prices will continue to rise by about 15% to 20% nationwide, making a Bulgarian Off Plan Property a very worthwhile investment at the moment.
• Mortgages are available through a number of banks. Click here for more information.

 

Sites of interest

• History & Culture - a number of the monuments in Bulgaria are under the protection of the UNESCO world heritage list

• Beach Resorts - The Black Sea coast has a variety of modern resorts, 220 km of sandy beaches and beautiful clean water
• Reserves & Nature Parks - Bulgaria has 3 national and 11 natural parks and a number of reserves & natural landmarks
• Ski Resorts - A huge investment has been made in the Bulgarian ski infrastructure in Bansko, Borovets, Pamporovo and Vitosha and even more facilities will be put in place as Bulgaria makes a bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
• Outdoor Activities - Whether you are interested in hunting, fishing, golf, climbing, white water rafting, mountain biking, riding or swimming, Bulgaria has it all.

 

Air Travel to Bulgaria

There are three international airports in Bulgaria and seven domestic airports. The international airports are in the capital Sofia, and Bourgas and Varna, which are located on the Black Sea coast.

There is a new terminal under construction at Sofia Airport, which will be able to handle 5 million passengers per year from 2006 up from 2.5 million in 1997. Flights are available from April to September to the coast from 19 UK airports flying to Varna and Bourgas. The government are also investing €80 millions euros in the Varna And Bourgas airports to cope with the 4 million tourists they expect in 2007.

Wizz Air, the largest CEE based low-fare, low-cost airline, will be operating flights from London to Sofia via Budapest from 18th September 2005 from £13.50 one way excluding taxes. The Wizz Air fleet comprises six Airbus A320 new aircraft and it has bases in Katowice, Warsaw, Gdansk in Poland and Budapest in Hungary. From these four base airports Wizz Air flies to 17 European destinations on 32 routes.

Click here to visit the Wizz Air website.