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Bulgaria is one of the most exotic places still left in Europe. A mixture of history and modernity, of East and West, it charms
its visitors with its villages untouched by civilization, with stunning landscapes and millennial cultural heritage. It is
one of the few places still left on the Old Continent yet to discover.
Bulgaria has been a crossroads of civilizations
since the dawn of the human history. Travelers from Antiquity to modern times have praised the superiority of its wines,
the enchantment of its majestic mountains, and the passion of its welcoming people.
Bulgaria is also a country of
treasures: from the oldest gold in the World in Varna, created by a mysterious civilization dating 7 thousand years ago to
the Thracian treasures scattered across Bulgarian museums. Frescoes in Thracian royal tombs dating 25 centuries ago, painted
churches and monasteries from all époques of the Christianity are feast for the eye and a surviving proof of the artistic
genius and spirituality of the people living on the Bulgarian lands for millennia.
Called the land of Dionysus and
Orpheus, the land of Spartacus and Aesculapius, Bulgaria is still a land of living legends and myths, of magic and spirituality.
Travelers discover that bread making has a meaning, that wine drinking is part of a Thracian ritual, dedicated to the Dionysus,
that even in the smallest village of the country, Orpheus still is venerated with folk songs and old-times rituals, that for
every plant there is a legend and there is a myth explaining every rite.
Travelers are surprised in how much of these
old traditions are alive in the everyday life of the Bulgarians, even in the cosmopolitan capital, Sofia or international
cities as Varna and Burgas. The Epicurean lifestyle, in spite of the economic difficulties of the country, is visible in every
corner. Every village, small town or city has its array of festivals, of song and dance competitions, formal or informal gathering,
always surrounded by enormous quantities of free food and wine. Every foreigner is welcomed to join these get-togethers and
enjoy the legendary Bulgarian hospitality.
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