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Sofia

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Oblast_Grad_Sofiya/Sofia-379460/TravelGuide-Sofia.html

1883,3404,152

Sunny Beach

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Sunny_Beach-2272032/TravelGuide-Sunny_Beach.html

185,280,202

Varna

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/Varna-378825/TravelGuide-Varna.html

536,1079,115

Plovdiv

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Plovdivska_Oblast/Plovdiv-380291/TravelGuide-Plovdiv.html

514,1109,34

Bansko

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Bansko-383846/TravelGuide-Bansko.html

141,359,121

Nesebar

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Nesebar-380733/TravelGuide-Nesebar.html

289,639,34

Borovec

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Borovec-383576/TravelGuide-Borovec.html

87,163,4

Burgas

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Burgas-383366/TravelGuide-Burgas.html

132,351,27

Veliko Turnovo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Loveshka_Oblast/Veliko_Turnovo-378785/TravelGuide-Veliko_Turnovo.html

320,699,34

Sozopol

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Sozopol-379422/TravelGuide-Sozopol.html

112,238,26

Ruse

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Rusenski_Okrug/Ruse-379806/TravelGuide-Ruse.html

73,166,1

Rilski Manastir

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Rilski_Manastir-379880/TravelGuide-Rilski_Manastir.html

95,293,0

Golden Sands

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/Golden_Sands-2272033/TravelGuide-Golden_Sands.html

39,70,74

Vidin

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Vidin-378731/TravelGuide-Vidin.html

55,121,4

Obzor

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Obzor-380630/TravelGuide-Obzor.html

16,57,12

Balchik

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/Balchik-383870/TravelGuide-Balchik.html

61,196,7

Blagoevgrad

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Blagoevgrad-383672/TravelGuide-Blagoevgrad.html

10,51,2

Sandanski

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Sandanski-379748/TravelGuide-Sandanski.html

11,22,11

Naroden Park Vitosha

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Oblast_Grad_Sofiya/Naroden_Park_Vitosha-378687/TravelGuide-Naroden_Park_Vitosha.html

49,197,0

Trigrad

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Trigrad-379008/TravelGuide-Trigrad.html

53,87,0

Stara Zagora

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Khaskovska_Oblast/Stara_Zagora-379348/TravelGuide-Stara_Zagora.html

21,30,4

Pleven

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Loveshka_Oblast/Pleven-380297/TravelGuide-Pleven.html

39,84,4

Melnik

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Melnik-380955/TravelGuide-Melnik.html

112,211,0

Pomorie

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Pomorie-380229/TravelGuide-Pomorie.html

17,26,11

Karlovo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Plovdivska_Oblast/Karlovo-381870/TravelGuide-Karlovo.html

43,109,0

Arbanasi

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Loveshka_Oblast/Arbanasi-383949/TravelGuide-Arbanasi.html

45,76,6

Kazanluk

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Khaskovska_Oblast/Kazanluk-381835/TravelGuide-Kazanluk.html

97,220,0

Belogradchik

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Vrachanski_Okrug/Belogradchik-383750/TravelGuide-Belogradchik.html

60,191,1

Kyustendil

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Kyustendil-381327/TravelGuide-Kyustendil.html

18,57,0

Dobrich

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/Dobrich-379058/TravelGuide-Dobrich.html

20,36,1

Ravda

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Burgaska_Oblast/Ravda-379971/TravelGuide-Ravda.html

13,8,0

Smolyan

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Smolyan-379470/TravelGuide-Smolyan.html

25,64,0

Shumen

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/Shumen-379613/TravelGuide-Shumen.html

17,47,4

Velingrad

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Velingrad-378781/TravelGuide-Velingrad.html

16,50,12

Samokov

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Samokov-379761/TravelGuide-Samokov.html

16,64,0

Koprivshtitsa

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Koprivshtitsa-381621/TravelGuide-Koprivshtitsa.html

108,282,0

Rila

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Rila-379882/TravelGuide-Rila.html

82,238,0

Lovech

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Loveshka_Oblast/Lovech-381220/TravelGuide-Lovech.html

21,57,0

Kurdzhali

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Khaskovska_Oblast/Kurdzhali-381357/TravelGuide-Kurdzhali.html

24,75,0

Stara Planina

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Stara_Planina-384003/TravelGuide-Stara_Planina.html

9,32,0

Asenovgrad

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Asenovgrad-383934/TravelGuide-Asenovgrad.html

17,71,0

Petrich

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Petrich-380362/TravelGuide-Petrich.html

9,15,0

General-Toshevo

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Varnenska_Oblast/General_Toshevo-382479/TravelGuide-General_Toshevo.html

9,15,0

Bachkovski Manastir

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Bachkovski_Manastir-383896/TravelGuide-Bachkovski_Manastir.html

13,25,0

Pirin

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Pirin-380334/TravelGuide-Pirin.html

20,32,0

Pernik

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Pernik-380395/TravelGuide-Pernik.html

1,41,0

Shipka

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Pazardzhishki_Okrug/Shipka-379651/TravelGuide-Shipka.html

8,53,0

Silistra

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Rusenski_Okrug/Silistra-379605/TravelGuide-Silistra.html

9,34,0

Chirpan

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Khaskovska_Oblast/Chirpan-383163/TravelGuide-Chirpan.html

12,34,0

Zemen

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Bulgaria/Blagoevgradski_Okrug/Zemen-378368/TravelGuide-Zemen.html

8,43,0

Pro

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  Inexpensive, good food, friendly people 


Con

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  Some tourist towns at the Black Sea without character ... 


In a nutshell

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  A surprisingly capricous mix of rural, urban and industrial 

 

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Sofia  

Aleksander Nevski Cathedral

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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vitosha

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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busses

busses, Sofia

 32 Reviews  Bulgaria's train network is rather comprehensive, but many routes are not very direct and trains usually take longer to reach their destination than buses do. Buses tend to be some 30% than trains,... 

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trains

trains, Sofia

 21 Reviews  We bought the ticket to Nis at the Rila office in the railway station. When you enter the main hall there is a passage to your left and at the end of the passage you will find the Rila office. Even... 

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dangerous

dangerous, Sofia

 13 Reviews  PLEASE NEVER DEAL WITH ANY MONEY EXCHANGE SHOP WHO WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY OR GIVE U FAKE 2 OR3 PAPERS IN BETWEEN THE MONEY. OR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE IN THE STREETS WHO WILL KNOW THAT U R A VISITOR & TRY TO... 

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Happy bar and grill

Happy bar and grill, Sofia

 12 Reviews  I have a love/hate relationship with the Bulgarian (established Varna 1994) restaurant chain Happy. I love the food, I love the ambience and I love the prices but I hate how easy it is to eat at... 

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TZUM

TZUM, Sofia

 8 Reviews  It's like any department store you will find in developed countries. You'll find clothes, shoes, bags, jewelries, perfumes and toiletries - almost everything except for customers. You'll see in my... 

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Tequilla Bar

Tequilla Bar, Sofia

 3 Reviews  Tequilla Bar is a great place to go if you want to go out, have real fun and dance. There is a terrace that overlooks Vasil Levski monument. I should say that I have never been there untill last... 

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Grand Hotel Sofia

 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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Sunny Beach  

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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Aqua Park

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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Varna  

Splendid Hotel

 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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Plovdiv  

old 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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Trimontium Princess Hotel

 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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amphitheatre

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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The Place

For off the beaten path European travel, Bulgaria may top your list. Take an enchanted nature walk or bike ride through the Rila Mountains, ski down some of Bulgaria’s affordable snowy peaks, relax on the beaches of the Black Sea, or sample fresh, authentic wine of exceptional quality in Melnik. Bulgaria vacations offer much to experience—from the Rila Monastery to the international film festival in Sofia and the historic Nesebar Village near Sunny Beach, you can discover it all in Bulgaria!

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 These places are very cheap and very comfortable prices range from 45-50 euro they meet you at airport and make evrything is ok for you i would always stay at... 

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Q:  Hey all. Me and a couple of mates are heading to the Romanian and Bulgarian black sea coast this summer and would like to know... 

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A: Bulgaria's two main Black Sea resorts are Golden Sands and Sunny Beach both of which are lively with good beaches. Of the two Golden Sands is slightly more upscale and... 

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 In the summer of 2003 I have travelled around for 3 weeks in, what you could call, “the jewel of the Balkan,” that is Bulgaria. Me and a friend had planned to travel around this country for three... 

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 Just got back from Bulgaria, took my mum out to see the apartment, she loved it, as you can see by the picture we had a swinging time. 

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BULGARIA - THE LAND OF ROSES

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 Visit my Bulgaria gallery at > http://travel.webshots.com/ Bulgaria album/ - still in construction As we, Bulgarians ,(see Wikipedia about Bulgaria) entered the EU in january 2007 , I will try to... 

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Bulgaria. I'd love to share with you the 38 tips I've written, the 86 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

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 "If, we, the Bulgarians, want to see the world and its wonders, we do not have to go very far because our Bulgaria is an unknown and wonderful world." Ivan Vazov - one of the greatest Bulgarian... 

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