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downtown   Sofia

downtown, Sofia

 23 Reviews  We would recommend meeting local members of Virtual Tourist as they are most friendly and willing to assist a visitor in an instant and show you around. :) The Most Beautiful City of our Eastern Visit... 

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downtown   Plovdiv

downtown, Plovdiv

 7 Reviews  Next to the old town Plovdiv has many sights to explore in the modern town. I would like to suggest a walk. As in the the old town route, you start at the ploshtat Dzhumaya – thus, this walk is fine... 

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Vitosha Mountain   Sofia

Vitosha Mountain, Sofia

 14 Reviews  I have had people asking me if the water in Sofia/Bulgaria is good for drinking... Here is what I have to say on this matter: Bulgaria is well known for the big number of Mineral Water Springs. You... 

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old plovdiv   Plovdiv

old plovdiv, Plovdiv

 13 Reviews  There are many ways to walk the old town. Let me suggest a route. You start best at the ploshtat Dzhumaya. Here you can see the Dzumaya mosque. And you stand near the Roman Stadium. You can have a... 

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The Horse   Sofia

The Horse, Sofia

 5 Reviews  The Tsar Osvoboditel monument by the renowned Italian Sculpture Arnoldo Zocci, is one of the most beautiful in Sofia. Situated on the square in front of the parliament building, it is an expression of... 

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main street   Plovdiv

main street, Plovdiv

 2 Reviews  The city is liveliest in early evening when the citizenry turns out for the korso, the traditional promenade. The favorite route is up and down Knyaz Aleksandar, downtown's main street, lined with... 

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NDK - national palace of culture   Sofia

NDK - national palace of culture, Sofia

 4 Reviews  Sofia is now a busy city with a tempo of life comparable to many Western cities. It is a place, where one can find practically everything, starting with finding old medals, pins, badges and other... 

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Lions!   Sofia

Lions!, Sofia

 6 Reviews  its a clear comunist park with some comunist sculptures like that just in the center...i took this way croosing the park through the Levski stadium where i managed to get in but the guards ....so bad... 

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people   Sofia

people, Sofia

 8 Reviews  Ok, what you see on the picture is the cover of a book called The Art of Being a Foreigner. This book is a result of the mutual efforts of two VTers: Dilian and Kalenderov. It tells about the... 

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Pools and bathing-beaches   Sofia

Pools and bathing-beaches, Sofia

 2 Reviews  In Sofia there are so many open pools and bathing-beaches. During the summer they are full of peaople almost every day. And in the weeknds its even hard to find a spare place to spend the day there... 

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ROTUNDA OF ST. GEORGE   Sofia

ROTUNDA OF ST. GEORGE, Sofia

 3 Reviews  The red brick rotunda church of St. George is considered the oldest building in Sofia. It is situated behind the Sheraton Hotel, amid remains of the ancient town of Serdica. Three layers of frescoes... 

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Money   Sofia

Money, Sofia

 3 Reviews  Please remember that tipping is acceptable and expected in Bulgaria. Restaurants: 10 - 15% Taxis: Round up to the nearest whole number Hotels: 5 - 10 % Fondest Memory: So many... The willingness of... 

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The Russian church   Sofia

The Russian church, Sofia

 4 Reviews  Tiny church but cosy and mosre beautifull under my eye than not the huge and spread main chatedral....its just 5 minutes waling from the big one but i spent more timer here than not in the most famous 

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Alexander Nevski   Sofia

Alexander Nevski, Sofia

 6 Reviews  The main focus of attraction in the city...actually sofia doesnt offer so much to do or to see...perhaps around vitosha boulevard there is something to see cos is just the downtown... This church is... 

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National Theatre   Sofia

National Theatre, Sofia

 2 Reviews  The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is definitely one of Bulgaria's most striking buildings. Originally built in 1906 by the Viennese architects Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner it has been... 

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Slaveylov Sq.   Sofia

Slaveylov Sq., Sofia

 2 Reviews  who says that statues should be placed only in galleries, museums or parks? there is no good reason not to put them - oh, i don't know... - on a bench! and by a statue i don't mean that nice old lady... 

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Suburbs   Sofia

Suburbs, Sofia

 1 Review  Drujba seems like the Moon's surface, I guess. I cannot imagine how could I live in a place like this. But there are many people living in it! I will always remember this picturescue thorn and the... 

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sofia Land   Sofia

sofia Land, Sofia

 1 Review  if Your going to sofia you must go and see sofia land it's the best Amusement Park on the balkans and centeral Europe most of the ride ar for kids and teensage 5-17 but their also rides for adult too... 

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Restaurants   Sofia

Restaurants, Sofia

 1 Review  Sofia is full of good restaurants. The prices are more than reasonable, in most of the places the food is delicious and the service is relativly good in the mid class restaurants. The average... 

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Internet In Bulgaria

by johngayton

Bulgaria has an excellent country-wide telecommunications network and this includes internet access. Every hotel I've stayed in has offered free access (wired or WiFi) and, apart from the one I stayed at in Vidin, the connections have been fast and reliable. In fact I've had less hassles here than I had on my last US trip.A lot of bars and cafes also offer free WiFi, not just the trendy ones - as evidenced by the little cafe at Plovdiv's railway station - and if you haven't brought a laptop there are plenty of cheap internet cafes around.

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Bulgarian Currency and What It Buys (summer 2008)

by johngayton

The unit of Bulgarian currency is the Lev (plural Leva) which is divided into 100 Stotinki. The Lev has had several revaluations over the course of the 20th century, the latest being in 1999 (see Warnings and Dangers Tip), since when the Lev has been pegged to the Euro at a rate of 1.95583 Leva to 1 Euro and all currency in circulation is backed by the foreign currency reserves of the Bulgarian National Bank.Following Bulgaria's accession to the European Union in 2005 the country is expected to join the Euro zone in 2012 with a suitable transition period.At the time of writing (summer 2008) Bulgaria is still quite a cheap country to visit although I should imagine that after joining the Euro zone that will change. On my last visit, earlier this year, I found that you could get a large beer for as little as 1.20 Leva (at the Leten Kut in Vidin) and up to the absolutely extortionate price...

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This is an easy one: Rila...

by CliffClaven

This is an easy one: Rila Monastery, a gem of traditional Bulgarian architecture set in an incomparable setting of densely forested mountains. The most memorable of my half dozen visits? Watching five chador-clad Iranian women walking across the snowy courtyard in winter. Drinking Heineken in the Marine Bar on the top floor of the US Embassy and pigging out on steak sandwiches (flown in by diplomatic bag) at the British Embassy Friday night get-together - in the good old days of the Cold War.....Having a bus driver make a special detour to the train station, way out in the wilds, so that I could catch my train to Sofia.....Finding cold East German beer during the hot, hot summer of '76.....Discussing - in Bulgarian - the price of tomatoes with a senior Albanian diplomat.....Talking my way out of a fine for a visa overstay with a wink and an 'Ah, your Bulgarian girls'.....

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Tips

by unaS

Please remember that tipping is acceptable and expected in Bulgaria.Restaurants: 10 - 15%Taxis: Round up to the nearest whole numberHotels: 5 - 10 % So many...The willingness of Bulgarians to accept 'others'.The kindness of the people.The sense of humor. The food!!!!

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Expat opinion of Varna region

by kathbulgaria

Hi I am an expat who has lived in Bulgaria for the last two years and spend my summers in the varna region. Golden Sands is a tidy resort and very safe, it is great value for money in comparison to the UK although your money will go a lot further if you are prepared to explore outside of the resort and go to Varna or any of the surrounding fishing villages like Balchik or Kavarna. Balchik has a beautful botanical garden and what the Bulgarians call the "palace" which was actually the private villa of Queen Marie of Romania and has a beautiful private beach that you are welcome to use as well as a superb restaurant on the beach. Varna city has various attractions the Superb Cathedral in the centre, the sea gardens ( a lovely park) with restaurants and bars in and around and various museums. There are fabulous restaurants in the town on all levels from rustic local taverna's to 5 star...

phone cards

by delcity

there are at least two phone card companies in bulgaria.would not surprise me if there was four or more. the cards for one company does not work on the other i was told at least i could not get it to work. also some cards only work automaticcally in a list of certain towns. to get them to work in towns not on the auto list you have to dial a certain set of numbers before you get a dial tone instead of an error message.set of numbers for central bulgaria was different from the set of numbers needed in eastern bulgaria for towns not on the automatic list.there might be a card that works automaticcally in almost all towns now.check this site out ( www.mybulgaria.info )

Bulgarians and christianity

by desert_princess

We are descendants of the Thracians - a culture known for its pagan cults and rituals. Christianity never had strong roots in our lands. Religion was forbidden and banned under Communism and churches were closed. And only since 1991 people are going back to Christ. My generation is not breeded with deep Catholic traditions like western europeans. Neither is the one of my parents...

Bulgarian village Chiflik. Tourism, mineral water

by svetlio_st

Chiflik is a village in North Bulgaria in the foods of Troyan Balkan with rich history and prosperitive tourism when tourists can spend a nice moments in the thick of the beautiful mountain nature in the resort complex.You can find more information here:http://chiflik-tourism.net/index_en.php The main sigh of Chiflik is mineral spring. The mineral wather with temeperature 50 degrees which springs from 1000 m. deepness fills large open swimming pool with olympic dimensions and some smaller ones in the every in mountain resorts neighbourhood.

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Visiting Bulgaria.

by DTDR

Generally, it's great country to visit if you like nature. Small towns and villagies are interesting and friendly. Big cities are not. If you are there, visit Rila monastery. It's interesting and there's an unique wood carvings in the monastery museum. Except of that there’s almost nothing to see from architectural or historical point of view. So, if you are looking for very simple natural life, hiking, walking, trekking - it's for you.But, if you are about to visit theaters, museums and great historical places - you'll better visit Czech republic

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Buy Property in Bulgaria

by desert_princess

Here are the top resons why you should buy propery in Bulgaria , says "Foros" real estate agency:- Bulgaria has the lowest property prices in Europe,- the lowest property taxes,- Will join EU in 2007- Unique combination of amazing scenery , mountains ans sea , 4 seasons- has the lowest cost of living- 20% growth in tourism from last year- Stability of the national currecy- major volume of foreign investments etc etc.....www.forosbc.com Other real estate agencies :http://www.bulgarianproperties.com/?property=183http://www.sunshinebulgarianestates.net/

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 6 Reviews and 57 Opinions  this hotel is a part of famous Turkish hotel chain "Dedeman" They have many hotels in Bulgaria... 

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