Bulgaria travel guide: vetted places

Plan your Bulgaria trip without the tourist traps: every price and timetable is checked against the operator, and each page shows the date it was checked.

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The best places, routes and vetted venues - Bulgaria at a glance. Includes partner placements.

We don’t rely on memory or old blog posts. Every price, timetable and distance is checked against the operator’s own page, and the link and check date are kept with the article. More about the project

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The red TÜRKİYE sign above the entry canopy at the Kapıkule border post, the Turkish side of the Kapitan Andreevo crossing, with one car at the booth

Bulgaria Border Crossings by Car: Turkey, Serbia & EES

Published November 1, 2026 · Verified October 31, 2026

Driving across Bulgaria's borders in 2026: where EES applies, Kapitan Andreevo works, Danube bridge tolls, rental permission and the green card.

Red-tiled rooftops and apartment blocks across central Sofia, with the gold domes of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and a line of hills on the horizon

Moving to Bulgaria: Residence, Taxes & the 10% Reality

Published October 27, 2026 · Verified October 27, 2026

UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports need a residence ground, not just a flight. Which routes fit, how 183 days works and what the 10% tax leaves out.

A pale green Yellow! taxi at the kerb of a Sofia street, with a chequered band along the doors and a TAXI sign on the roof

Taxis in Bulgaria: No Uber or Bolt Cars, Real Fares

Published October 25, 2026 · Verified October 24, 2026

Uber and Bolt send no cars in Bulgaria. Use TaxiMe or Yellow!, read the windscreen sticker, know Sofia's 2026 per-km caps and the airport taxi queue.

The courtyard of Rila Monastery at night: the main church porch and the lit residential galleries over wet cobblestones

Can You Stay at Rila Monastery? Rooms & Rules

Published October 11, 2026 · Verified October 10, 2026

Yes, Rila Monastery rents rooms to overnight guests, by phone only, no online booking, no published rate. How to book, the house rules and the catches.

A column of kukeri in horned masks under tall feather and fur headdresses, rows of bells hanging at their belts, spectators lining a barrier on the left

Kukeri & Surva: Bulgaria's Masked Winter Rites

Published October 9, 2026 · Verified October 9, 2026

Where and when to see kukeri in Bulgaria: Surva in Pernik (16-25 January in 2026, 2027 dates pending), village rites on 13-14 January, Razlog on 1 January.

A cobbled lane in Plovdiv Old Town at dusk, lamplight on ochre and white Revival houses with carved eaves and wooden shutters

Plovdiv Young Wine Festival: November 2026 Guide

Published October 5, 2026 · Verified October 6, 2026

Plovdiv's Young Wine Festival fills Old Town houses on 20-22 November 2026: how the tasting tokens work, hours, which day to go and where to stay.

About the project

Bulgaria Guidebook is a travel guide to Bulgaria: attractions, cities, food, routes, and car rental. We pick places by ratings across several sources, check every number against the operator, and date-stamp every article - here’s how we work.

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