In 2012, the Bulgarian Consulate will additionally open five visa centres in Russian cities, bringing their total number to sixteen. 

      One of the centres has been already opened in Kaliningrad on April 1. Several more points will appear in the end of April (Sochi), in May (Ufa and Irkutsk) and in June (Khabarovsk and Vladivostok).

      Currently, visa centers of the Republic of Bulgaria are operating in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Rostov, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Krasnodar, and Krasnoyarsk.

      With the opening of new centres the Republic of Bulgaria will be represented in all parts of Russia, which will greatly simplify the visa processes and further increase the number of Russians visiting the country.

      Bulgaria intends to promote tourism on the Russian market, such as beach and children's holiday, spa resorts, winter and educational tourism.

      Trips to Bulgaria are also connected with purchase of real estate there.

      Source: www.tourinfo.ru. Image courtesy: Yandex.ru.