Population

PEOPLE IN BULGARIA

According to the latest population census, the number of Bulgaria's population has been found to be 8 487 317.

Most of Bulgarian population lives in cities. More than a million and a half people live in the capital Sofia, which is approximately one fifth of the entire population. There are many ethnic groups living in Bulgaria as a consequence of its historical and geographical peculiarities. The largest minority is Turkish and the Gypsies population. Some of the other minorities living in Bulgaria are the Armenians, Greeks, Jews, Romanians and Albanians. All of these ethnic groups live in harmony with the Bulgarians without any social or ethnic pressure.

The Bulgarian language belongs to the group of the Slavic languages. Russian and Serbo-Croatian are the most similar languages to it. There are very few words of Thracian origin in the language, which have entered mainly through Greeks.

Thracian Tresures

Be welcome please, to take a first hand look at one of the most ancient culture in the World . The ancient Thracian nation use to live in nowadays Bulgarian territories more than 7000 years B.C. Almost every month Bulgarian archaeologists find new finds a

Bulgarian Highlights

This tour presents the emblematic Bulgaria: its rich Thracian culture, gloriuos medieval monuments, picturesque Revival towns, traditional crafts and products, green mountains and sandy beaches.

UNESCO Heritage Tour

There are nine sites in Bulgaria – two natural and seven cultural, which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List; Boyana Church, Rila Monastery, Thracian Tomb at Kazanlak, the museum town of Nessebar, Madara Horseman, Thracian tomb at Sveshtari and

Steam Rail Tour

For the great lovers of steam we offer a fascinating railway tour across Bulgaria

Sofia City Tour

This ancient city is really unknown o most of the people abroad, although that is one of the oldest in Europe. In it’s turbulent history it has it’s ups and downs, dramatic defeats and triumphant victories.