About Bulgaria

Life in Bulgaria

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Currency
The unit of currency in Bulgaria is the Lev, which is worth approximately half of 1 Euro.

Language
Bulgarian is the national language, but English and German are rapidly becoming the predominant foreign languages as tourism and the property market develop, especially among the new generation. Most Bulgarians understand Russian.

Food & drink
Bulgaria ranks fifth in the world for the production of wine, and its quality is good. A meal for two, with wine, costs about 9 Euros, and a beer about a half of 1 Euro.

Gourmets have long held Bulgarian cuisine in high esteem. Tasty, spicy and varied, appealing to one and all, the abundance of fresh vegetables and fruits, juicy meat, grilled or served with piquant sauces, mouth-watering vegetarian dishes, simmered slowly on low heat, the banitsa (cheese pie) which simply melts in your mouth, and the famous Bulgarian yogurt, provide a sumptuous selection for the most discerning palate.

Delicious Bulgarian specialities and exotic dishes are many and varied: Bansko-style kapama (meat and vegetables stewed in an earthenware dish), Rhodope cheverme (lamb roasted on a spit over an open fire), Thracian katmi (a special type of pancake) and Dobroudjanska banitsa, Danube fish soup and Sozopol-style mussels. The cosy, typically Bulgarian folk-style restaurants tempt the passer-by with Shopska salad and chilled grape brandy, stuffed vine leaves or peppers, kavarma the Miller's Way, monastery-style hotchpotch, moussaka and kebab. The smell of oven-fresh bread rolls is mixed with the aroma of savoury fillings. Thinly sliced loukanka (flat dry sausage) from Smyadovo, pastarma, feta and yellow cheese are temptingly arranged on ceramic plates. The delicate white wines Dimyat, Misket and Riesling are joined by full reds such as Merlot, Cabernet and Gamza. Cups of steaming coffee are served with sweet jam, pancakes with honey and walnuts or baklava.

Activities Mountaineering and rock climbing Hiking and Walking Caving Orienteering Trekking Horse riding Rafting, canoeing and kayaking Mountain biking and cycling Fishing Hunting

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