Public Holidays

1 January - New Year
3 March - Liberation Day
1 May - Labour Day
Late April/May - Easter
6 May - St. George's Day (Day of Bulgarian Army)
24 May - National Culture Day
6 September - the Union Day
22 September - the Independence Day
1 November - Day of National Revivals
24 December - Christmas Eve
25 December - Christmas
26 December - 1st day of Christmas

Electricity

220 Volt;
50 Hertz - Western-style appliances need adapters for the country's twin-prong plugs, as well as voltage converters (for US appliances only)

Roads
Right hand drive. Speed limits:
- residential areas - 50 km/h
- country roads - 90 km/h
- motorways - 120 km/h

Checkpoints
with Serbia: Kalotina (E80), Vrashka Chuka, Otomantsi
with Republic of Macedonia: Gyueshevo (E871), Zlatarevo
with Turkey: Kapitan Andreevo (E80), Malko Turnovo (E87)
with Greece: Kulata (E79)
with Romania: Vidin (E79), Oryahovo, Rousse (E70, E85), Silistra
Black Sea Ports - Varna, Burgas
Airports - Sofia, Varna, Bourgas

Medical Service
Free first aid and consultation in emergencies

Shopping hours
Offices - Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm
Banks - Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
Shops - Mon-Fri 9am-7pm; half-day Saturday. But more of the shops stay open until 8pm on weekdays and 5pm on Saturdays. Few shops (except for grocery stores) are open on Sunday.

Currency Exchange
In banks and 24-hour exchange offices. The exchange rate is announced every day.

Credit Cards
Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club, American Express, Access, Airplus.

They can be used both on ATMs and for payment of all standard services in hotels, restaurants, night clubs, shops, car rentals, plane tickets, etc.