Bulgaria is situated in Southeastern Europe and occupies the Northeastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The total area of Bulgaria is 110,993sq.km. and its neighbours are Romania to the north via the River Danube, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro to the west, and Greece and Turkey to the south.

To the east is the Black Sea with a beautiful 378km coastline, with many seaside resorts which include Albena, Sunny Beach, Elenite, Golden Sands, Sozopol, Nessebar and many more. The Black Sea is a non-tidal sea which is less salty and warmer than the Mediterranean.

Mountains occupy around half of the territory of Bulgaria reaching 2,395m at its highest peak. These mountains are easily accessible and are a prime destination for both summer and winter tourist activities such as skiing, hiking, hunting, fishing, canoeing or just sight seeing. The more popular mountains resorts are Borovets, Bansko, Pemporovo and Vitosha.

The major mountain ranges are Pirin, Rila, Rhodope and Stara Planina which have beautiful natural scenery and lakes. The Mussala peak in the Rila Mountains is the highest peak of the Balkan Peninsula.

The population of Bulgaria is approximately 8.5 million with around 1,100,000 living in its capital Sofia. There are four seasons in Bulgaria with hot summers and snowy winters which make it ideal for all year round tourism. The summer has an average temperature of around 35 C and has many days of sunlight.

There is a nice variation of old traditional villages and modern fashionable cities so there is something to suite everybody. The country also has many ancient monuments and artifacts from its history influenced over the years by Thracians, Slavs, Turks, Greeks and Romans.

Bulgaria is a republic State and has remained this way for over 1300 years. It has 9 UNESCO World Culture Heritage sites and thousands of other protected land marks as well as numerous monasteries, churches, mosques and is also famous for its 1600 natural hot mineral springs. Bulgaria is great value for money, typical prices are: 15p a cup of coffee, 30p a pint of beer, 45p a litre of diesel, 20p per km in a taxi and a good 3 course meal for around 2 pounds.

For more information on Bulgaria please click on one of these link sites
www.bulgariatravel.org
www.bulgaria.com
www.bulgarianembassy.org.uk
www.peakview.bg
www.bgtravel.com

Bulgaria is currently the property hotspot in Europe. Bulgaria has been voted the No. 4 tourist destination worldwide by the Washington Post. Tourist arrivals are rising by around 22% per year and are still growing. In 2003 there was a 43% rise in British tourists. Many British families are buying properties in Bulgaria either just for an investment or as holiday homes for its hot summers on the coast and its skiing in its snowy winter resorts.

Bulgaria still has the lowest property prices in Europe; amazingly you can still find a property for as little as £2000 although this will almost definitely need modernization. Since the fall of communism in 1989 the country has become politically and economically stable and has a sustained GDP growth of around 4.8% per year.

In May 2004 Bulgaria became and member of NATO and has been invited to join the European Union in early 2007 which should bring the property prices to an all time high. In the last three years the prices have risen on average 25% per annum and up to 100% per year around the holiday resorts.