Bulgaria travel guide

Before you go to Bulgaria

Currency: EUR лв
Emergency number: 112 / 166
Plug type: C, F
Tap water: Tap water is safe to drink throughout the country.
Tipping: Tipping around 10% is appreciated in restaurants but not obligatory; round up taxi fares.
Bargaining: Not expected
eSIM: Available
Card networks: Visa, Mastercard
ATM fees: Usually free at bank ATMs; Euronet machines charge several euro and push DCC

Sofia Bulgaria's capital at the foot of Mount Vitosha — layered with Roman Serdica ruins, the gold-domed Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Ottoman…
Plovdiv One of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited cities, famed for its Roman Theatre of Philippopolis, cobbled National-Revival Old Town and…
Varna Bulgaria's maritime capital on the Black Sea — home to the world's oldest gold treasure, the vast Sea Garden park, Roman thermae and lively…
Nessebar An ancient rocky peninsula town on the Black Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site packed with medieval Byzantine churches, wooden Revival…
Bansko Bulgaria's premier ski and mountain resort at the foot of the Pirin range, blending a modern gondola-served ski area with a cobbled Revival…
Burgas A relaxed Black Sea port city ringed by lakes rich in birdlife (flamingos on Atanasovsko Lake), with a long seaside garden, sandy central…
Veliko Tarnovo The medieval capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, dramatically set on the meandering Yantra River gorge around the mighty Tsarevets…