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mountains Sofia
16 Reviews Sofia lies at the foot of Vitosha mountain. In Winter time you can even ski here. We went to Rila & Plovdiv instead , though this is a great place to spend a day in nature with cable lifts taking...
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assen's fortress Plovdiv
5 Reviews Assens's Fortress (Assenova Krepost) dates back to the 11-12 cc AD. It was built during the reign of Tsar Ivan Assen II, one of the greatest Bulgarian kings (Second Bulgarian kingdom). There are just...
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suburbs Sofia
9 Reviews “Sofia Park” is a new subdivision created in the vicinity of the so-called “Business Park” (creation of the same German company) and in the foot hills of National Park Vitosha - lots of park...
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the rhodopes Plovdiv
17 Reviews The rocky plateau which rises 50 m up is an unusual and beautiful place,near the village of Sini Vruh 30 km in Plovdiv region. The plateau is strange and majestic because of its remarkable terraced...
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Boyana Village and Church Sofia
6 Reviews This little church from the 13th century in on Unesco's Heritage list. It's interior is decorated with beautiful murals which date bach as far as 1259. You'll only be allowed into the church with a...
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bachkovo monastery Plovdiv
5 Reviews 300 metres from the monastery the ossuary is located. It is the only tomb church of the Orthodox world preserved fro, the Byzantine Komnin period. It is painted with fresco’s on the two floors of the...
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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Sofia
2 Reviews I personally like this building very much. It's the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry located on Macedonia square and even though it's not around the main points of interest, in my humble opinion...
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hissarya resort Plovdiv
6 Reviews You can find many spa’s in the surroundings of Plovdiv and Hissarya is the most famous spa town. It has 22 mineral springs. There are also ruins of a Roman fortress, the second largest Roman...
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The Red army monument Sofia
1 Review The Soviet Army Monument (Pametnik na Savetskata Armia) was erected in 1954 to commemorate the 10th anniversairy of the Socialist Revolution in Bulgaria as well as the liberation of Bulgaria by the...
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monument of alyosha Plovdiv
2 Reviews At Bunardjika, the hill of the Liberators) you can climb a path that goes to the top of the hill, through a relax park. At the top of the hill there is a statue of a Russian soldier, Alyosha, who...
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Pancharevo lake Sofia
1 Review Pancharevo lake is located about 15km south of Sofia on the way to Borovets resort in Rila mountain. The lake is artificial and is 5km long. Many Sofians like to go there in the weekend and just...
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plovdiv international fair Plovdiv
2 Reviews In the 1930’s the Chamber of Trade and Industry organized a fair, that in 1934 became an annual fair and in 1935 a national fair. In 1936 it became an international fair as it became a member of the...
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The SYNAGOGUE Sofia
2 Reviews The Sofia Synagogue, which was designed by the architect Grunanger, closely resembles the famous Sepherdic house of prayer in Vienna, which was later demolished by bombs. It was opened for worship in...
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parks Sofia
2 Reviews This strange structure is a wooden sculpture built a couple of decades ago. Work was still in progress when the sculptor died, and sadly it has just been looped with a bit of barbed wire and...
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Kambanite (The bells) Sofia
1 Review 25 years from the opening of the monument were celebrated this month. The monument was initially called "Flag of peace" monument. It was built back in 1979 and was dedicated to the first so-called...
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A break from the every-day routine Sofia
1 Review If you want to give yourself a break, but have no time to go out of town, go to Sofia-land. To those lucky enough to have seen Disney in its American or French versions, the name will be rather...
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Bankya Sofia
1 Review Bankya is situated in the foothills of the Lyulin Mountain. The altitude of Bankya is 630-640 m. It is only 17 km away from Sofia. Bankya is a balneotreatment resort and a nice quite town with a...
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churches Sofia
1 Review You can never see everything there is to see when visiting a city, I know there is so much more for me to explore around Sofia, even though it's where I was born and where I lived a big part of my...
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Devin is a small town in the Rhodopi Mountains. It's well known for its mineral water and many of the hotels there offers all kinds of spa treatments. The minreal water is bottled aswell and is sold under the name of "Devin".Other than that there's not a lot to do and see in town. But should you have you own kind of transport, the surrounding area is beautiful!
Albena is a famous sea resort here with many nice hotels. near Varna.Kaliakra is related with our history, when we were under Ottoman rule. There is a legend that three girls didn't want to convert to muslim religion and that's why they have jumped out of this cape in the sea. This cape is located near Balchik, on our northern seaside. You can go rthere by car or taxi but warn the driver to wait you or ask him to guide you. There is also a small beach where you can escape from the crowd and enjoy seeing dolphins in wild. :-)On the fourth pic you will see the 'door' through which they have jumped.
This place is called Krastova gora which means a a 'Cross' forest. Its names comes from a cross that is there. It is a religeous place but also spiritual. There is a sink from which you can take directly drinking water. People believe that this water heals.
A weird detour we made in Varna was to a hilltop monument we spotted whilst driving along the coast . . . it turned out to be quite a relic from the Communist era, and a deterrent to any would-be invader out there in the Black Sea . . . oh, and absolutely colossal !!
Veliki Preslav was the second capital of the 1st Bulgarian Empire. It was founded in the early 9th century by the Bulgar king Khan Omurtag and became the inofficial capital in 921 after the old one, Pliska was destroyed by the Byzantines in 911. In 893 Preslav was also officallly declared capital by Tsar Boris. But the glory of Preslav didn't last long, the town was sacked by Byzantines aswell in 972.But during its short period of existence, Preslav must have been a splendid town. The outer city was spread over 5sq km and protected by a high stonewall and contained churches, monasteries and residences, the inner city was encircled with another wall and housed the royal palace.Unfortunately you only see ruins of these nowadays, but the Archeological Museum has models of how the most important buildings once looked like.The ruins of Veliki Preslav are 3 km from the "new" Preslav, which is...
The little village of Madara is know for it's famous rock carving of a horseman (Madarski Konnik). The bas-relief is 23m above the ground and was created in the early 8th century and it is believed that the horseman is Khan Tervel, one of the emperors of the 1st Bulgarian Empire. It's a Unesco Heritage site.Not far from the horseman are the ruins of the Madara fortress which was built during the 2nd Bulgarian Empire. You've got splendid views from here.You can also visit the nearby caves, which were already inhabited by the Thracians in the 4th century AD. There's also a small museum with exhibits from different time periods.Admission to the complex is 2 BGN.
Shumen is a pleasant mid-size town between Varna and V. Turnovo. It is overlooked by an old fortress which dates back to the Thracians and the gigantic "Creators of the Bulgarian State" momunent from 1981. Another main site is the beautifully decorated Tombul Mosque, the largest working mosque in Bulgaria.Shumen is also a good base to visit the famous rock carving at Madara and the ruins of the 2nd Bulgarian capital of Veliki Preslav.
Dont be alarmed if you are in the villages and come across a herd of pigs or goats, chickens roam freely and there is always the donkey!! There are also a lot of dogs that can be a bit of a pain at night if you are a light sleeper, as they tend to bark for no apparent reason.
Zheravna is a village some 40 km north of Sliven. It's an architectural ethnographical open-air museum with many Bulgarian Revival buildings. There are houses from 17 and 18 centuries, a school from 1867, a cultural club from 1870, a church and drinking fountains. Most of the houses are wooden and very beautiful. Some of them, where prominent Bulgarians lived, were turned into museums: Yordan Yovkov's ( a great Bulgarian writer), Filaretov's, Ikonomov's, Kehaya's houses and others.It makes a nice day-trip. Could be also combined with another old town, Kotel.In some of the sea resorts there are organized trips. While working at Elenite Holiday Village I once guided a tour to Sliven ( a visit to a crystal factory, and then chair-lift to Karandila in Stara Planina) and then a visit to Zheravna and lunch at an old tavern.
Sliven was an iportant trade and industrial centre during the Bulgarian Revival. It was where the country's first textile factory was founded, in 1836 by Dobri Zhelyazkov.There's a Historical Museum, an art gallery, ethnographcal museum, , and other buildings from the Bulgarian Revival. There are th museum-houses of Hadji Dimiter, Dobri Chintulov and Panayot Hitov.The hills of the Balkan mountain (Stara Planina) tower above Sliven. That area is called Sinite Kamuny ( The Blue Rocks) and was turned into a national park. There are many huts, hotels and villas there. There's a chair lift to Karandila. The pictures were all taken from the chair-lift.
Grand Hotel Sofia Sofia
6 Reviews and 104 Opinions I also stayed here on business and was very happy with the accomodations. The fitness facilities...
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...
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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Q: Could someone help us ? we are traveling by train from Plovdiv to Sofia, then Sofia to Veliko Tarnovo. How many train are there...
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