Bulgaria: Over 191,000 Cars Leave Sofia as Easter Travel Rush Begins
The Easter holiday getaway has officially begun in Bulgaria, with traffic leaving Sofia surging as thousands of people set off for the long weekend
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Bulgarian border authorities have informed of heavy incoming traffic from Greece Sunday, at the end of a 3-day-long weekend in Bulgaria.
Between Thursday evening and Sunday afternoon, over 54,000 vehicles and 195,000 people have crossed the border, informed authorities.
Over 50% of that traffic has passed through the Kulata - Promachonas checkpoint.
Sunday afternoon the traffic on the E-79 international road from Kulata on to Sofia is especially heavy.
Friday, September 6 Bulgarians celebrated Unification Day, which is a non-working holiday in the country.
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