Bulgaria

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Bulgaria Cruising Guide

An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around Bulgaria.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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Capital:	Sofia 42°41′N, 23°19′E
Language:	Bulgarian
Currency:	Lev (BGN)
Timezone:	UTC+2
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Contents 1 Bulgaria Cruising Guide 1.1 Cruising the region 2 Climate & Weather 2.1 Weather Forecasts 3 Charts 4 Approaches and Navigation 5 Local Radio Nets 6 Arrival/Departure procedures 6.1 Arrival 6.2 Departure 7 Customs and Immigration 7.1 Customs 7.2 Immigration 7.3 Fees and Charges 7.4 Restrictions 8 Health and Security 8.1 Health 8.2 Security 9 Ports & Popular Stops 9.1 Ports 10 Offshore Islands 11 Transportation 12 Routes/Passages To/From 13 Cruiser's Friends 14 Forum Discussions 15 External Links 16 References & Publications 17 Personal Notes 18 Contributors to this page 19 Cruising Wiki Navigation

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Cruising the region

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Climate & Weather

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Weather Forecasts

• Turkish State Meteorological Service Forecast for Black Sea
• 3 Day Forecast Map for Western BlackSea

3 Maps to choose from - Wind Direction and Speed, Wave Direction and Height, Wave Period.

This map is produced by the Turkish State Meteorological Service which also produces maps for the whole Black Sea and Mediterranean. Map of Regions

• Navtex Broadcasts

Charts

C Map electronic charts lack depth details for some areas in Bulgaria. For example the Navionics electronic charts for the Danube and Nessebar are much more detailed than the C Map charts.

Approaches and Navigation

Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.

Local Radio Nets

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Arrival/Departure procedures

Arrival

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Departure

Details?

Customs and Immigration

Customs

Transit logs are now not required for Bulgaria (as at June 2011). Yachts are free to travel in Bulgaria except for any restricted areas shown on charts.

Immigration

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Fees and Charges

Restrictions

Health and Security

Health

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Security

Details?

Ports & Popular Stops

Ports

Key to icons: = Island, = Port of entry, = Marina, = Harbor, = Anchorage, = Needs data.

• Balchik
• Burgas
• Byala
• Kavarna
• Kiten
• Neftochim¹
• Nesebar
• Primorsko
• Promorie
• Sozopol
• Tsarevo (Michurin) ²
• Varna
• Zlatni Piassatzi (Golden Sands)

Notes:

All ports need data

¹No information can be found

²Rumoured Port of entry

Offshore Islands

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Transportation

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Routes/Passages To/From

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Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

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External Links

• Bulgaria
• Islands of Bulgaria
• Bulgarian Black Sea_Coast
• Transport in Bulgaria - see Sea Ports section.
• Danube See in particular "Modern navigation" section
• Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
• Danube Black Sea Canal
• History of Bulgaria
• Culture of Bulgaria
• Geography of Bulgaria
• Demographics of Bulgaria
• Religion of Bulgaria

References & Publications

• Nicky Allardice, Cruising Bulgaria and Romania, Imray Laurie Noris & Wilson, Cambridgeshire (Ist Edition 2006), ISBN 9780852889107

See also Black Sea.

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?

See also Black Sea.

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Contributors to this page
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