Travel facts British Airways (0845 7733377) offers flights from Gatwick to Sofia six times a week from £139 return. Balkan Holidays (020 7543 5566) offers a range of holidays to Bulgaria.

There are six long weekends in Bulgaria ... public holiday. September 22, Independence Day, is on a Monday. In 2024, Christmas Eve is on a Wednesday, so there will be a five-day weekend, from December ...

A little-known stopover city is proving a hit with savvy travellers wanting to save hundreds on long-haul flights to the ...

Various forms of this word include “Kolѧda” in Old Bulgarian. During the holiday season, visitors just must visit the capital city of Bulgaria, Sofia. At the city’s German-style Christmas Market, you ...

The capital, Sofia, captures the country’s melting pot of cultures in microcosm – an East-meets-West cornucopia of art, architecture and religion that proves Bulgaria has so much more to offer than ...

Bulgaria’s resorts may not be as plentiful as those of France, but where our over-the-Channel neighbour comes with a sometimes soaring price tag for its skiing holidays, Bulgaria has built its ...