Sopot is situated at a distance of only 5 km from Karlovo, about 130 km from Sofia, and 64 from Plovdiv. The small town is situated in the north part of the Karlovo valley, at the foot of the central part of the Balkan Mountain Range.

Sopot is an old Bulgarian settlement, established in the 14th century. The fortress walls of the Medieval Bulgarian fortress of Anevsko Kale are situated at a distance of 2 km north-west from Sopot. This is a part of the Medieval town of Kopsis, which was prospering during the 13th – 14th century.

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Kazanlak is located in the center of Bulgaria, in the western part of the Kazanlak basin. The town’s population is 47 325 people as of Feb 2011. Kazanlak is the center of the Valley of the Roses, the home of the Thracian kings, and an attractive tourist destination. The town is among the 15 biggest industrial centres in Bulgaria.

The country’s largest and best preserved Thracian tombs are found here, and they are included among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, along with the Museum of Roses. There are two nature reserves and five protected areas in the vicinity of Kazanlak, preserving natural wonders and age-old forests. The town neighbors on the largest and stunningly beautiful reserve in the Stara Planina mountain range, Dzhendema, which is part of the Central Balkans National Park. The park extends almost to the Kazanlak’s western town limits.

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The Municipality of Kardzhali is located in the South-Eastern part of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Rhodope mountains on both banks of the Arda river. It is the biggest municipality in the Eastern-Rhodope mountain range.

It covers 117 villages, administered in 45 town councils. It borders the municipalities of: Haskovo, Stambolovo , Momchilgrad , Ardino and Chernoochene. Permanent residents of the Municipality are 70 196 people as at March 1, year 2001.

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Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 15th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.2 million people. It is located in the western part of the country, on The Sofia Plain and on the lower slopes of Mount Vitosha.

The city’s average altitude is 550 meters above sea level, the climate is moderate and continental, characterized by cold winters and relatively cool summers.

The average temperature in January is 1 degree below zero Centigrade, and the average July temperature is 20 degrees Centigrade. At present, the city has a population of 1,250,000.

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Varna is the third largest city in Bulgaria and the largest one on the Black Sea shore with population of about 330 000 people.
The town was established in the 6th century BC under the name of Odessos by emigrants from the town of Milet in Asia Minor. For a short time it turned into a polis and one of the most important ports and commercial centers on the Black Sea.

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Plovdiv is the second largest city in Bulgaria. It is situated in the Upper Thracian Plain, on the both banks of the Maritsa river. The population of the city is about 350,000 people.

The climate is transitional–continental with mild winters and hot summers. The average temperature in January is +1°С, the average temperature in July is +24°С. The town in its present appearance was built around seven hills – the hills of Plovdiv (Plovdiv Tepes) which are an inseparable part of the city’s history.

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Pleven is a town located in about 30 km south from the Danube river.
The history of the town and the region dates back to thousands of years ago.

The earliest evidences about human presence in the region are related to the end of the 5th millennium BC. In the beginning of the new era these lands became part of the Roman Empire.

During the Middle Ages the settlement was a strong fortress with well developed Bulgarian crafts and mostly trading with leather, wool, tobacco and cattle. The settlement of Slavs and Bulgarians in the 6th – 7th century led to changing the name of the locality - Pleven.

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Burgas is one of the largest cities in Bulgaria. It is situated on the Black Sea shore, in the Burgas Bay, at a distance of 400 km from capital of Bulgaria- Sofia. The Burgas port is the largest cargo port in the country. The airport which serves international flights is situated at a distance of 10 km north-east from the city.

The Burgas climate, highly influenced by the sea, is temperate continental, with average summer temperatures of 26.4 С, and the average sea water temperature during the summer is 24.7 С.

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Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria, is astonishing with its unique beauty. The city is located in Central Bulgaria, at the foot of Stara Planina. The old part of the city is situated on the historical hills Tsarevets, Trapezitsa, and Sveta Gora. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, as its history dates back to more than five thousand years ago, which is proven by archaeological excavations.

The upsurge of Veliko Tarnovo is related to the period of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 – 1393). In 1185 the town was declared a capital of the restored Bulgarian State by the brothers Asen and Petar, who declared the end of the Byzantine dominion, which continued for 167 years.

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Stara Zagora is a city in Bulgaria, and a nationally important economic center. Located in Southern Bulgaria, it is the administrative capital of the homonymous Stara Zagora Province. As of February 2011, the city has a population of 138,272 inhabitants. According to Operative Program Regional Development of Bulgaria the agglomeration of Stara Zagora is the fifth largest in Bulgaria and has a population of 213,444 inhabitants. Stara Zagora is known as the city of straight streets, linden trees, and poets.

The city of Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe with an eight thousand-year history. The favourable geographic and climatic conditions of the territory around Stara Zagora contributed to the establishment of several prehistoric settlements in the remote past.

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