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More than 2.5 million tourists have chosen Bulgaria as summer destination

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More than 2.5 million tourists have chosen Bulgaria as their summer destination in the period May 1 to August 8, 2021. This is seen in the statistics of the Unified Tourist Information System. Most of them are Bulgarians - over 1,680,900. Guests coming from abroad were 887,629.

The most preferred Bulgarian destinations are Nessebar and Varna, as well as the capital city of Sofia and the SPA resort of Velingrad.

Most foreign tourists came from Romania - 288,000, Poland - 74.7 thousands and Ukraine - 58.3 thousand.




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