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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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The list of the Bulgarian Rulers

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Khan Kubrat (632-651) Khan Asparoukh (681-700) Khan Tarvel (700-721) Khan Kardam (777-803) Khan Krum 803-814 Khan Omurtag 814-831 Khan Perssian 836-852 Boris I 852-889 Tsar Simeon the Great 893-923 Tsar Peter I 927-970 Tsar Samuil 997-1014 Tsar Peter II and Tsar Assen I 1185-1197 Tsar Kaloyan 1197-1207 Tsar Ivan Assen II 1218-1241 Tsar Ivailo 1278-1280 Tsar Todor Svetoslav 1300-1321 Tsar Mihail Shishman 1323-1330 Tsar Ivan Alexander 1331-1371 Tsar Ivan Shishman 1371-1395 Tsar Ivan Strashimir 1356-1396 Prince Alexander I 1879-1886 Stafan Stambolov 1887-1894 Tsar Ferdinand 1887-1918 Alexander Stamboliyski 1919-1923 Tsar Boris III 1918-1943 Georgi Dimitrov 1946 -1949 Vulko Chervenkov 1950 -1956 Todor Zhivkov 1956 -1989 Zhelyu Zhelev 1990 - 1996 Peter Stoyanov 1997 - 2001 Georgi Parvanov 2001 - present

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Bulgarian flag

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The national flag of the Republic of Bulgaria is a rectangle with three colors: white, green, and red, positioned horizontally top to bottom. The color fields are of same form and equal size. The rectangle's proportions are 3:5 (width:length).The colors on the Bulgarian flag represent the following:White - peace and honesty Green - hope, joy and love and in many cultures have a sacred significance Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour This form of the flag was adopted on April 16, 1879 with the first Bulgarian Constitution. The Communist Constitution of December 6, 1947 added the the coat of arms (rampant lion) in the upper left corner (this was kept in the third Constitution of May 18, 1971). The current form has no coat of arms and was adopted in the fourth Constituion of July 13, 1991.

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Bulgarian National Anthem

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The anthem is called "Mila Rodino" (Dear Motherland), lyrics and music are written by Tsvetan Radoslavov (1863 - 1931). He did that in 1885 when he was a student and was heading off to fight in the Serbo-Bulgarian war. The song became the National Anthem in the year 1964. Former Bulgarian National Anthems: 1886-1944 - Shoumi Maritsa Words and music: Nikola Zhivkov (1847-1890) 1944-1950 Words: Krum Penev Music: Georgi Dimitrov (1904-1979) 1950-1964 Words: Nikola Furnadzhiev (1903-1968) Mladen Issaev (b.1907) Elisaveta Bagrjana (1893-1991) Music: Georgi Dimitrov (1904-1979) Georgi Zlatev-Tscherkin (1905-1977) Svetoslav Obretenov (1909-1955) Cyrillic: (In order to read it you should change the encoding to cyrillic)Ãîðäà Ñòàðà Ïëàíèíà,Äî íåé Äóíàâà ñèíåé,Ñëúíöå Òðàêèÿ îãðÿâà,Íàä Ïèðèíà ïëàìåíåé.Ïðèïåâ:Ìèëà Ðîäèíî,Òè ñè çåìåí ðàé,Òâîéòà õóáîñò, òâîéòà ïðåëåñò,Àõ, òå íÿìàò êðàé.Ïàäíàõà...

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Bulgarian Coat-of-Arms

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According to the Bulgarian Coat-of-Arms Act, Article 2, Paragraph 1, The Coat of Arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall depict a crowned gold lion rampant on a dark gules shield. Above the shield there shall be a large crown whose archetype shall be the crowns of the rulers of the Second Bulgarian Empire, with five crosses and another cross on top of the crown. The shield shall be held by two crowned gold lions rampant, standing on two crossed oak branches with acorns. The three lions represent the three parts of Bulgaria: Moesia, Thrace, and Macedonia.Under the shield there shall be a white band, lined with the national colors, containing the text "Saedinenieto pravi silata" ["Union Produces Strength"]. Article 165 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria states that the State Seal shall depict the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Bulgaria. The last coat-of-arms was adopted by the...

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source of current info

by LanceDelacroix

Anyone who plans to visit Bulgaria could benefit by paying a visit to the web site of the Sofia Echo, at www.sofiaecho.com . Read through the current issue and six months' worth of archives, and you'll get a very good taste of what real life is like on the ground in Bulgaria.

Vassil Levski - Apostle of Freedom

by hekate

Levski (1837-1873) was the leading revolutionary of the national movement for Liberation from the nearly 500 years of Ottoman rule.Called the Apostle of Freedom by the Bulgarian people, Vassil Levski set up a revolutionary network all over Bulgaria. He established numerous revolutionary committees and started preparing the people for a general uprising. Betrayed by a traitor, he was captured by the Turks in late 1872 and was executed after a trial on 19 February 1873 as the Turks feared strong public resentment. Note: I took this picture in the Samokov's Historical Musem. Unfortunatelly I could not escape the reflextion from the lights, so please accept my apologies for the quality of the picture.

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Bulgaria Travel

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Bulgarian Open Directory for Travel, Tourism and Real Estate is a complete travel directory and tourism portal. Offers information about local tourism business across Bulgaria. Bulgaria Travel DirectoryBulgaria HotelsTravel BulgariaTravel to BulgariaToursBGBorovets

Telephones

by keeper7

This a local street phone. These phones are almost in all major towns. Few are in the rural towns. They come in 3 colors (ones I have seen) Blue, orange & grey. You need to purchase a phone card to use or you can use BGN currency only. Phone cards come in different dominations such as 5, 10 & 20 leva.Here are some important numbers to have when visiting Bulgaria:# 0123 - operator for international calls (if no direct phone call is possible)# 120 - wake up call# 121 - operator for long-distance calls within the country# 140 - sending of telegrams# 144 - telephone information service for office phone numbers# 145 - telephone information service for home numbers# 146 - Emergency Road Service# 150 - Emergency Medical Aid# 166 - Police/Road patrols# 175 - weather forecast# 180 - exact time ("speaking" clock)

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Bulgarian Food

by keeper7

Here is a list I have put together of some Bulgaria food I have tried & other friends have told me about. If you want to feel true Bulgarian food & flavor try some of these delicious foods:Milinki: Special bread with eggs & cheese Kozounak: Milk bread with eggs, raisins & sugar.Loukanka: local specialty, a flat dry pork sausage, considered a great delicacy.One food which is a must if you are visiting Bulgaria is Banitsa. It's really really good!

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Ski runs

by gib157

The skiing was more than we expected in Pamporovo. There wernt loads of Ski runs but they all ran into each other and in places the off-piste was great. There was a halfpipe for the mroe brave and the runs ranged from easy to quite daunting - the WALL, a very steep black run that I did not want to go down.We had some great snowfall and so the ski conditions were just perfect . There are enough good restaurants on the mountain so you're never far from refreshment. The thing I miss the most is just one particular ski run on the right side of the mountain as you look at the map. It runs straight from the top of the first chair lift up to the Snezanka tower and goes all the wall back down again always varying in difficulty. There was a great section of off-piste at the top which ended in a little jump that we kept practising. This type of run is my favourite. Not too steep so that you fear...

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 6 Reviews and 104 Opinions  I also stayed here on business and was very happy with the accomodations. The fitness facilities... 

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Splendid Hotel  Varna

 1 Review and 38 Opinions  The hotel is just across the road from Varna Cathedral, its name is Splendid and that sums it it... 

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Trimontium Princess Hotel  Plovdiv

 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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