Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria is a country in South-eastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the east, Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and the Republic of Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north, mostly along the Danube.

Bulgaria is crossed by historically important routes from the northern and eastern Europe to the Mediterranean basin and from western an central Europe to the Middle East.

Founded in 681 and thus one of the oldest countries in Europe. The country is remarkable for its variety of scenery, its rugged mountains and modern Black Sea resorts attracting a wide variety of visitors.
The southwest of the country is mountainous with two alpine ranges -Rila and Pirin and further east are the lower but more extensive Rhodope Mountains. Rila mountain includes the highest peak of the Balkan Peninsula, peak Musala at 2925 meters; the long range of the Balkan mountains runs west-east through the middle of the country, north of the famous Rose Valley.

Travelling in Bulgaria you can visit tourist places such as: the historical capitals of Bulgaria - Veliko Tarnovo and Pliska, the cities with Rennaissance architecture - Koprivshtitza, Trjavna, Gabrovo, Plovdiv and the famous monasteries “Rila” and “Bachkovo”.
If you want to have your holiday in Bulgaria, you can stay in the mountain resorts Borovetz, Pamporovo and Bansko or on the Black Sea coasts - Varna, Burgas, Sozopol, Nessebar, Sunny Beach or Golden Sands.

The Bulgarian climate is temperate, with cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers.
The capital of the country is Sofia, which lies in a mountainous basin in the west, near the geographic centre of the entire Balkan region.

The Bulgarian railway network serving passenger traffic covers 6.238 kilometers.On this Bulgarian railway network, there are international passenger trains circulating in both directions, such as:

• A train called “Transbalkan” - Thessalonik i- Sofia - Bucharest-Budapest.
• Two daily trains Sofia-Thessaloniki
• A train called “Bosphor Express” - Istanbul - St.Zagora-Russe-Bucharest.
• One day and one night-train from Sofia to Belgrade.
• One night train from Sofia to Bucharest.
• Trains from Svilengrad to Alexandroupolis.
• A train called “Bulgaria Express” from Sofia to Kiev, Moscow.
• A train called “Black Sea” circulating during certain periods of the year from Varna/Burgas to Minsk.
• A train circulating during certain periods of the year from Varna/Burgas to Moscow, Kiev.
• A train circulating during certain periods of the year from Varna/Sofia to Saratov.
• A train circulating during certain periods of the year from Varna/Burgas to Bratislava/Prague/Krakow.
• Direct sleeping car - Sofia-Belgrade-Budapest-Vienna.
• Direct sleeping car - Sofia-Belgrade-Zagreb-Ljubliana.
• Direct sleeping car - Sofia - Istanbul.
• Direct sleeping car - Sofia - Athens

 

Eurail passes are not valid on :

• Car transporting trains
• Chartered trains (Ski, Pilgrimage, etc)
• Private steam trains