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General Information
Almost all of the Bulgarian search engines and subject directories have categories for recreation, tourism, and sports, with numerous sites listed therein. Look for the sections entitled "Отдих и Туризъм" or "Туризъм и пътувания" or "Спорт."
Bulgaria Ski (http://www.geocities.com/bulgariaski/index.htm)
Bulgaria Ski has much information on skiing in Bulgaria, including weather and snow cover reports, tips and advice, and information on resorts. Site maintained by a commercial entity. In English.
Bulgarian Monastery (http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com)
Guide to the most attractive monasteries in Bulgaria. A brief history, some photos and contact information are provided for each. The emphasis of the site is tourism. In English and Bulgarian.
BulgariaTravel.org (http://www.bulgariatravel.org/eng/index.php)
Large travel portal that has information about sights of interest, travel within the country, links to hotel portals, some of which have online room availability checking. In English.
Exchange Rates of Foreign Currencies Against Bulgarian Lev (http://www.bnb.bg/bnb/rates.nsf/vWebRatesByMonthEN/$First)
Exchange rates for the Bulgarian lev. Posted by the Bulgarian National Bank. In English.
Health Information for Travelers to Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (NIS) (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/easteurp.htm)
Travel advisories issued by the Centers for Disease Control for travel in Eastern Europe, including Bulgaria. In English.
TravelBulgaria.com (http://www.travel-bulgaria.com)
Portal with basic tourist information. Briefly touches on major spots of interest. In English.
Visit to Bulgaria (http://www.VisitToBulgaria.com/visit/Default.asp)
General information portal for tourism in Bulgaria. Includes information about famous sites, accommodations, weather, maps, embassies, etc. The site is maintained by a commercial real estate entity. In English and a number of other European languages.
Welcome to Bulgaria (http://luckytours.hypermart.net/Home.htm)
Includes useful tourist information on hiking, cycling, mountain biking, skiing and culture tours in Bulgaria. In English and German.
Embassies and Consulates
Embassy of the United States of America - Sofia, Bulgaria
(http://www.usembassy.bg)
In English.
Embassy of Bulgaria, Washington D.C., USA
(http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org)
In English with some news and cultural information in Bulgarian. Also includes links and contact information for Bulgarian consulates in the United States.
Foreign Embassies in Bulgaria
(http://www.bcci.bg/services/info/embassy.htm)
List of foreign embassies in Bulgaria. Site maintained by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In English.
National Parks
Bulgarian National Parks
(http://www.bulgariannationalparks.org/en/index.phtml)
Site devoted to national parks in Bulgaria. Includes general information, photos, and links to relevant Web sites. In both English and Bulgarian
Maps
Bulgarian Maps
(http://www.bgmaps.com)
Interactive maps of Bulgarian cities. The search mechanism works in both Bulgarian and English. Search for addresses, ATMs, theaters, etc. Created by DATECS GIS Center. In English and Bulgarian.
Sports
Bulgarian Sport
(http://www.VisitToBulgaria.com/sport/Default.asp)
Portal devoted to Bulgarian sports. Lists contact information plus Web addresses for many Bulgarian sports organizations. In English.
Българският футболен портал
(http://www.zagorka-football.com)
Popular Bulgarian portal devoted to soccer. Includes news, matches and final scores, and links to fan clubs and official team sites. In Bulgarian.
Novini.dir.bg
(http://novini.dir.bg/cat/cat30.html)
This news portal provides current sports headlines. In English and Bulgarian, but there is more news on the Bulgarian site.
Топспорт
(http://topsport.ibox.bg)
Popular Bulgarian sports news portal. Topsport produces it own news stories and also features statistics, a calendar of sporting events, and a very active group of online sports forums. In Bulgarian.
Food and Drink
There are many cooking sites on the Bulgarian Internet. Use one of the subject directories under categories such as "Хоби и развлечения" and then "Готварски рецепти" or "Готвене, рецепти."
БГКулинар
(http://bgkulinar.net)
Bulgarian culinary portal with articles, recipes, a temperature and measurement converter, and links to other cooking sites. In Bulgarian.
Веселият Готвач
(http://www.receptite.com)
Large Bulgarian portal devoted to cooking. Includes many recipes grouped by type such as dessert or soup. Recipes are rated according to difficulty and stars offered by users' commentaries. The nationality of each recipe is also provided with many being Bulgarian dishes. In Bulgarian.
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