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Aleksander Nevski Cathedral   Sofia

Aleksander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia

 58 Reviews  The Yellow Pavement Area is the most beautiful part of Sofia . It's called like this because the streets are all covered with yellow stones . You will find here The Sofia University "Kliment... 

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Beach   Sunny Beach

Beach, Sunny Beach

 14 Reviews  A fantastic and very clean beach, as is the town itself, they do charge 21 lev for 2 sunbeds and a parasol but at around £10, good value for a whole days sunbathing, however be warned do not drink at... 

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old plovdiv   Plovdiv

old plovdiv, Plovdiv

 68 Reviews  This beautiful church is located right in the Old Town. The first church on these grounds was already built in the 4th century and dedicated to the Byzantine Emperor Konstantin and his mother Helena.... 

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vitosha   Sofia

vitosha, Sofia

 45 Reviews  Essential for Nature lovers.For going there take a tram to Hladilnika Station and then a bus(I think is the 64).It runs every hours and goes to a lift station.The ride up is wonderful.You can almost... 

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Aqua Park   Sunny Beach

Aqua Park, Sunny Beach

 4 Reviews  Their are 2 aqua parks in the area 1 in sunny beach and another in Nessebar. Both can be easily got too by free shuttle busses and the local bus stops. The Nessebar aqua park is bigger and has better... 

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amphitheatre   Plovdiv

amphitheatre, Plovdiv

 19 Reviews  The Roman theatre, also known as the Amphithatre, was built under the reign of emperor Trajan in the 2nd century. It holds around 7.000 seats in different sections named after the city sections with... 

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churches and monasteries   Sofia

churches and monasteries, Sofia

 61 Reviews  Sveta Nedelya, with its huge dome, is a typical example of neo-Byzantine architecture. There has been a church here since medieval times, although the present building dates from the mid-19th... 

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Sea   Sunny Beach

Sea, Sunny Beach

 4 Reviews  The water is nice though. The sea is shallow for a long distance making it very safe. The shallow depth contributes to the warming of the water during daylight. The waves are gentle and... 

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bachkovo monastery   Plovdiv

bachkovo monastery, Plovdiv

 7 Reviews  This is not a real tip for Plovdiv since Bachkovo is some 30km south of town but still close enough to be an easy excursion for half a day. The monastery was founded in 1083. It had its heyday during... 

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NDK - national palace of culture   Sofia

NDK - national palace of culture, Sofia

 24 Reviews  This enormous modern landmark was opened in 1981 in celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian state. It's a hexagon shape and a mass of concrete & glass. The main function of the building... 

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Road Trips   Sunny Beach

Road Trips, Sunny Beach

 3 Reviews  Anyone who does his package holiday here doesn't miss a visit to Nesebar. The same way, anyone who stays in Nesebar eventually comes to Sunny Beach. Sunny Beach belongs to the municipalty of Nesebar... 

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monument of alyosha   Plovdiv

monument of alyosha, Plovdiv

 6 Reviews  Built in 1955-1956, this monument commemorates the liberation by the Soviet Army from the Nazis. In the beginning of the 90-s they thought about taking it off but later the Municipalityt decided that... 

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national theater   Sofia

national theater, Sofia

 22 Reviews  Ivan Vazov National Theatre ( Naroden Teatar Ivan Vazov) was built in 1906-07 (in either Neoclassical or Baroque style, depending on which publication you read). On the top of it you will see Greek... 

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chifte banya   Plovdiv

chifte banya, Plovdiv

 5 Reviews  Chifte Banya is an old Turkish bath built in the 16th century. It is called "chifte", which means "couple" since it comprises two bath departments - one for men and one for women. It is worth noticing... 

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museums and galleries   Sofia

museums and galleries, Sofia

 32 Reviews  The National Gallery for Foreign Art is one of my favourite museums in Sofia. I think that it is one of the worthiest things left from the old communist regime. What I like about this gallery is the... 

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main street   Plovdiv

main street, Plovdiv

 6 Reviews  Take a look at the Roman Coliseum discovered under Ploshtad Dzhumaya. While there you can also visit the diamond patterned Friday Mosque. Both to left and right are long boulevards that are... 

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Banya Bashi Mosque   Sofia

Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia

 22 Reviews  Here's a legacy of the long Turkish domination in the Balkans: the Banya Bashi Mosque. Visitors may go inside. When I went inside the mosque's guard wanted to charge me 2 euros. Convinced that there... 

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plovdiv international fair   Plovdiv

plovdiv international fair, Plovdiv

 3 Reviews  The Plovdiv Fair is a modern centre for information and contacts.Its first exhibition was in 1892 It is the biggest fair in the Balkans. The International Fair - Plovdiv is the only fair organizing... 

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public bath   Sofia

public bath, Sofia

 10 Reviews  Due to the warm springs rising in Sofia, both the Romans and Ottomans built public baths. The current baths were built in 1913 to a Byzantine church design. With its three egg-shaped domes and Art... 

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jumaya jamia   Plovdiv

jumaya jamia, Plovdiv

 3 Reviews  The Dzumaya Mosque was originally built in the second half of the 14th century but was soon burnt down. In 1435 Murad II rebuilt it and named it Muradiye after himself. The mosque was rebuilt and... 

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borisova garden   Sofia

borisova garden, Sofia

 29 Reviews  This is Sofia's biggest and best known park and is certainly well worth a wander, especially to escape from the ubiquitous infernal-combusting engined machines for a short while. Boris's Garden was... 

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ancient theatre - 2   Plovdiv

ancient theatre - 2, Plovdiv

 5 Reviews  Not much is known about the odeon more than it was built and extended in the 2nd to the 5th centuries and had a capacity of only 350-400 spectators. Today (September 2011) there are some excavations... 

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National Opera and Ballet   Sofia

National Opera and Ballet, Sofia

 9 Reviews  Sofia National Opera, founded in 1890, is the oldest and most prestigious Bulgarian opera theatre. There are many singers, conductors and directors who have contributed the the professional... 

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monument of phillip   Plovdiv

monument of phillip, Plovdiv

 3 Reviews  Philip II of Macedon conquested the Trakian City Evmolpia and gave it its name-Philippopolis This is now Plovdiv.By the way Plovdiv has 7 different names in different epochs. The monument is a gift... 

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government   Sofia

government, Sofia

 25 Reviews  The president of Bulgaria has his office (or his official residence) in this building in the enter of Sofia. The guards in front of the Presidency Building look like characters of a Tintin story. Or... 

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Arbanasi

by ger4444

This little village can be visited in combination with Veliko Tarnovo. Simply take one of the minibuses at the Vasil Levski street and head along (it takes about 30 minutes to get there). This little village offers a pleasant side-kick alternative for the mere mundane city-life in Veliko Tarnovo. The village is inhabited by some of the Rich and Famous of Bulgaria, lets say, it is the Beverely hills of Bulgaria. that is of course a joke when you see the village, the only similarity, is that the houses of these people are covered behind big walls. Everything is typically build in a different style from what you find in the rest of Bulgaria. The village has some intersting churches, monasteries and houses that are protected by government. And again you will find beautiful sceneries provided by the surrounding nature.You can stroll around the village and explore the small streets and tiny...

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CULTURAL HERITAGE - Bulgarian Monasteries Map

by desert_princess

While western Europe was busy building castles for their rulers ,Eastern Europe was building monasteries to educate the people ,preserve the nationality and spread the eastern orthodox religion.Monasteries are cradles of the bulgarian culture,that preserved the bulgarian spirit,culture and traditions through the long and dark years of the Ottoman empire. They were refuge for fighters for freedom, that were hiding behind their walls from the Turks The jewel of the crown is Rila Monastery - UNESCO heritage site- See my fabulous page about this enchanting place. Other monasteries I have written about are Bachkovo Monasterysee a great Gallery of bulgarian churches and monasteries by Joro Velichkov

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Fortresses

by zlatiq

We have lots of old fortresses or whatever is left from them. Some of them is still hard to get to as they are not made for tourist. Because there is quite few of them , for starters i'm only listing them here with very few details. It's up to you to search the web...hehehe Assenova Fortress (near the city of Assenovgrad) Baba Vida Castle (near the city of Vidin) Belogradchik Castle ( near the city of Belogradchik) Bozenski Urvich Kaliakra Fortress (near to Kavarna; check out my kaliakra page virtualtourist Liutiza Pliska Red Castle Silistra Castle (near Silistra) Slavova Fortress The Mezek Fortress Veliko Tarnovo

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Offroad Adventure on the coast

by bgjulieta

If you are in a hotel at our seaside, you can ask for an offroad adventure. It is a great fun and you will enjoy it! ;-)They show you cape Emine, whish is the most eastern point of Bulgaria, next to village Emona from where it has its name.Finally you go to the beach ina protected area, called Irakli. :-)Remark: no pics from the quads!

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Rodopi and Pirin activities

by DTDR

Rodopi is mostly countryside landscapes and caves to see. Easy walking, very beautiful views, many trails with water spots. Several open for visit caves. Some are very unique. For example , there're cave pearls in Jagodinska Cave. Also fresh homemade cheese, jam, honey.Great place for families. Relaxing and very nice. Pirin is more athletic. Higher Alps-like mountains. Good for multiday treks from hut to hut or in tents.This is a ski resort, so there's more facilities than in Rodopi. Both places are great for vacation. You will not be sorry if you like nature and walking.

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Musala - highest peak of Balkan.

by vojto.b

start in the rila Monastery and carry on hinking to Musala... about 5 days hike. There are places to sleep in on the way, not too expensive aprox 5-10 euro person night.if you ask kindly they might let you overnight on the top in the meteorological station. amazing thing on the meteorology station ist that the guys who work there have 5 days shifts, and have to check the mashines every 2 hours (for 5 days in row) ...

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Cyrilic Alphabet

by desert_princess

If you plan to come to explore Bulgaria, it will be a great idea to learn at least the Cyrilic Alphabet,so that you don't feel that lost with directions. Do not expect to find signs in Latin ,they are rare. Unless you are a package tourist ,but you wouldn't be reading this probably ,because the travel agency would have taken care of everything.Most of the times you won't be able even to read the menu in the resaurant in non touristic areas. And the chance the waiter / waitress speak english is not big either.On the 24th of may we celebrate the Day of the Slavic Alphabet and its creators - the Brothers Cyril and Methodii.As the newspaper reminded me a few days ago , the Cyrillic alphabet is a fully recognized and integrated as in the EU structures.http://free.hit.bg/injinera/na4alo.htm - cyrilize your PC

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beach activities

by Anfield-Hombre

You can take a ride on the bananna boat or the flat boards also fly the black sea paragliding or just sit back a take in the rays and local refreshments.You can also take a shuttle bus to to the local aqua park or its a ten minute walk away from the beach.In the evening you could also try Captain Jack's nite club

Pamporovo

by bijo69

Pamporovo is one of Bulgaria's most popular ski resorts. It's situated at an altitude of 1620m in the Rhodopi mountains. Pamprovo is supposed to be the sunniest of all winter resorts and to have snow from November to April. If you're not into skiing, there are lots of other possibilities to keep you occupied, like skating or hiking.You can also go up to the café on the tv tower on Snezhanka mountain and enjoy the views.Unfortuntely there's a lot of construction going on there and huge concret blocks are spoiling the views (June 07).

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Sozopol

by bijo69

Sozopol is a lovely little town with lots of history and also with two decent beaches. The area around Sozopol has seen many different settlers, colonists and invaders over the centuries (Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Turks etc...). Traces of these times can be seen all around town and in a few small museums. The town also has a nice collection of traditional houses from the Revival period.

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