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Bulgarian Economics
With Bulgaria joining the European Union, the time has never been better to invest in this rapidly developing nation.
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Towns in North East Bulgaria: Tervel
A brief guide to Eastern Europe's most famous hunting town, located in North East Bulgaria.
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Book a trip to Bulgaria today!
We can arrange your visit to Bulgaria to view all the properties and land you desire
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Bird Watching Guide to Bulgaria
Bulgaria has a wide variety of rare birds for enthusiasts. We have a number of properties close to famous bird watching areas.
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Bulgarian Food & Drink
Bulgarians enjoy their food and mealtimes are usually a big occaosion. Almost all Bulgarian dishes are ocaamnied by a fresh local salads as well locally produced wine and Rakia. As well as the wines and salads, Bulgarian enjoy a vast range of dairy products with their food, as well as cold soups and breads. Although with a unique taste of its own, Bulgarian cuisne has been strongly influneced by Turkey and Greece, as well as the western medtereanena (Italy) and to a leeser extent Hungary.
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Moussaka |
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This traditional aubergine (eggplant)-based dish consists of layers of ground (minced) lamb or beef, sliced aubergine, and tomato, topped with a white sauce and baked. |
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Tarator |
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(Cold Soup) - made from yoghurt, cucumbers, garlic, nuts, dill, vegetable oil, and water. It can be served with ice. |
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Sarma |
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Minced meat (usually beef, pork, veal, or a combination thereof), rice, onions, and various spices, including salt, pepper and various local herbs are mixed together and then rolled into large plant leaves, which may be cabbage, sauerkraut, grape or broadleaf plantain leaves. |
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Banitsa |
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is a traditional Bulgarian pastry prepared by layering a mixture of whisked eggs and pieces of sirene (white cheese) and then baked. Banitsa is served for breakfast with plain yogurt, ayran, or boza. It can be eaten hot or cold. |
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Shopska salad |
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is made from tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onion, and a type of brined cheese which is very similar to feta cheese and is called sirene in Bulgarian, and is often consumed as an appetizer with Rakia. Its name comes from Shopi, the name for the people, originating from the region of Sofia. |
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Soujouk Sausage |
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s a type of sausage consisting of ground meat, with various spices including cumin, garlic,salt, and red pepper, fed into a sausage casing and allowed to dry for several weeks. In Bulgaria, raw, sliced soujouk is often served as an appetizer with Rakia or other high alcoholic drinks. |
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Bulgarian wine |
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Since the 1960s, Bulgaria has been divided Bulgaria into five distinct viticultural regions. |
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Danubian Plain (North Bulgarian) |
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The Danubian Plain or North Bulgarian region encompasses the south banks of the Danube and the central and western parts of the Danubian Plain. The climate of the area is temperate continental, has a hot summer and many sunny days a year. Typical styles are Muscat Ottonel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Aligoté, Pamid and the local Gamza. |
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Black Sea (East Bulgarian) |
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The Black Sea region is where 30% of all vines are located. The region is characterized by long and mild autumns that are a favourable condition for the accumulation of sugars to make fine white wine (53% of all white wine varietals are concentrated in the region). Wine styles include Dimyat, Riesling, Muscat Ottonel, Uni blanc, Sauvignon blanc, Traminer. |
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Rose Valley (Sub-Balkan) |
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The Rose Valley region is located south of Stara Planina. It is divided into an eastern and western subregion, with styles such as Muscatel, Riesling, Rcazitelli, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot dominating. The region mostly produces dry and off-dry white wine and less red wine.
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Thracian Lowland (South Bulgarian) |
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The temperate continental climate in the area and the favourable distribution of precipitation are good premises for the developed red wine growing in the lowlands of Upper Thrace. The region includes the central part of the lowland, as well as parts of the Sakar mountain. Mavrud, a famous local wine, as well as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Muscatel and Pamid are locally grown.
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Struma River Valley (Southwest Bulgarian) |
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The region includes the southwestern parts of Bulgaria, the valley of the river Struma in the historical region of Macedonia. The area is small in size, but is climatically very distinct and characteristic, owing to the strong Mediterranean influence from the south. The local style Shiroka melnishka loza (taking its name from Melnik), as well as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are cultivated.
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Rakia |
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is hard liquor similar to brandy and vodka, made by distillation of fermented fruits, popular throughout the Balkans. Its alcohol content is normally 40%, although its usually stronger if homemade ! Its most commonly made from Plums although peaches, apricots, apples, figs, pears, quinces and grapes can all be used. |
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Menta |
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is a sweet mint liquor prepared from natural ingredients like spearmint oil. It is a refreshing drink popular in the summertime. |
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