Travel Reference
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stay open (unless the holiday coincides with a normal day off), as do most shops and pet-
rol stations; border crossings and public transport continue to operate normally.
New Year's Day
(1 January)
Liberation Day
(3 March)
Easter
(March/April)
May Day
(1 May)
St George's Day/Bulgarian Army Day
(6 May)
Cyrillic Alphabet Day
(24 May)
Unification Day
(6 September)
Bulgarian Independence Day
(22 September)
National Revival Day
(1 November)
Christmas
(25 and 26 December)
Telephone
To call Bulgaria from abroad, dial the international access code (which varies from coun-
try to country), add 359 (the country code for Bulgaria), the area code (minus the first
zero) and then the number.
To make an international call from Bulgaria, dial '00' followed by the code of the coun-
try you are calling, then the local area code, minus the initial '0'.
To make domestic calls within Bulgaria, dial the area code, which will be between 2
and 5 digits long, followed by the number you wish to call. If you are making a domestic
call from your mobile phone, you will also have to insert the country code (+359) first,
unless you are using a Bulgarian SIM card.
To call a Bulgarian mobile phone from within Bulgaria, dial the full number, including
the initial '0'.
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