POST TELEGRAPH TELEPHONES

In all Bulgarian towns there are postal, telegraph and telephone services maintaining connections with all parts of the world. There are post offices also in the big hotels in Sofia: Sofia, PIiska, Balkan, Rila and Bulgaria.

The different kinds of postal services cost as follows: an open letter or postcard – 1 stotinka, a closed letter within the precinct of the town – 1 stotinka, for another town — 2 stotinki. Air mail: to a basic fee of 0.13 leva you add: for Japan 0.23 leva, USA – 0.16 leva, Egypt, Iraq, Sudan, Jordan – 0.09 leva, Italy, France, Britain, GFR, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland – 0.12 leva per 20 g; for USSR (European part) – 0.12 leva, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, GDR and Albania – 0.06 leva per 20 g, Cuba – 0.15 leva, USSR (Asian part)- 0.12leva per 5 g.

Telegrammes within the country are taxed 15 stotinki per word for up to 10 words and 0.14 leva for every succeeding word.

Telephone calls between towns lasting up to 3 minutes are taxed from 9 to 54 stotinki, depending on the distance. Between

8.0 p.m. and 7.00 a.m. chargesiare reduced by 50 per cent private tours bulgaria.

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS

Sofia Plovdiv Varna Bourgas Rousse

First aid 150 150 15 170 150

Militia 166 2-22-11 2-52-11 4-26-84 21-51

International

calls 123 121 a 121 121

BALKAN

International 87-75-73 2-55-64 3-10 31 4-29-00 20-31

Airlines 88-44-33 2-20-03 2-29-48 4-56-05 2-41-61

Airport 45-11-21 2-59-82 4-18-11 4-26-64 2-50-54

Bulstrad 8-51-91 — 2-23-55 4-42-66 2-58 86

Road Aid servis 146 2-50-65 8-00-02 146 142

HOTELS

At your disposal is a wide network of hotels all over the country – in its interior, as well as on the Black Sea coast. The conveniences, services, and all other amenities which they offer meet the standards adopted in international tourism.

To reserve places during the tourist season in the resort com-plexes or towns, your telegramme must be accompanied without fail by a prepaid answer. Written reservations should also have a prepaid reply.

Depending on the class of the hotel, the number of beds per room, etc., prices per bed range from 4 to 30 leva. Children between the ages of 2 and 12 pay 50 per cent of these prices if they occupy an additional bed in the room of their parents. For food they also pay 50 per cent of the price for adults. For children up to 7 who do not occupy a separate bed, no charge is made.

0, 18 lev — Iere et Heme categories.

– 0,10 lev par nuitee dansun hotel de Illeme categorie, motel, logement prive et bun-galow.

– 0,05 lev par nuitee dans un camping.

Montant des assurances: accident Ier groupe – 4 000 leva; He groupe – 3 000 leva; Hie groupe — 2 000 leva; IVe groupe – 1 000 leva. Vol de bagages: Ier groupe – 500

leva; He groupe – 400 leva; Hie groupe – 300 leva; IVe groupe – 200 leva. Paiement en devises respectives, suivant le cours officiel de la Banque nationale de Bulgarie pour les paiements non commerciaux.

Pour tous les hotels de Sofia, de l’interieur du pays, des stations de montagne ou maritimes, les reservations sent faites directement a l’hotel ou bien par l’intermediaire du service des reservations aupres de L’Entreprise econo- mique d’Etat, Balkantouriste, tel.: 88-56-54 ou 88-56-55.

Pour les hotels au Com- plexe touristique Slantchev Briag, tel.: 22-07 ou 24-88, et depuis Sofia – 056-97.

Pour les hotels dans les limites du Complexe touristique Bourgas, tel.: 4-72-75, et de Sofia – 056-4-72-75.

Pour tous les services supplementaires. tels que le repassage, blanchissage, net- toyage a sec, repas servis dans la chambre, etc., on paie sui- vant le tar if etabli. Les prix des chambres au rez-dechaussee et avec bain a l’etage sont moins eleves.

Pour la periode du 15 novembre au 30 avril, les prix des hotels VARNA, a Varna, PRIMORETS, a Bourgas, IANTRA, a Veliko Tirnovo, VEREIA, a Stara Zagora, etc. sont reduits.