One of the youngest towns in Bulgaria is the hometown of my girlfriend, Dimitrovgrad. Large spacious streets and many green parks are very characteristic to the town and make it one of the greenest cities in Bulgaria. In terms of size the town is not as big as it used to be, peaking in the …
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Rhodope Mountains
Summer in Bulgaria tends to be hot and a good way to escape the heat is to visit mountains. One of the big mountain chains in Bulgaria are the Rhodope mountains. Bordering on Greece this is the are part of the are part of the Rilo-Rhodope massif, which is the oldest landmass on the Balkan peninsula. Visiting …
Free Tour Sofia
Bulgaria’s pleasingly laid-back capital, Sofia is often overlooked by tourists heading straight to the coast or the ski resorts, but they’re missing something special. It’s no grand metropolis, true, but it’s a largely modern, youthful city, while its old east-meets-west atmosphere is still very much evident, with a scattering of onion-domed churches, Ottoman mosques and …
Saeva Dupka Cave
The Sаeva Dupka Cave is one of nine developed caves in Bulgaria. It is located near the village of Brestnitsa in the Lovech region. The cave’s name comes from the names of two brothers, Syu and Seyu, who hid in the cave during the time of Ottoman rule. The cave opened for visitors in 1967, …
Rila Monastery & Mountains
The Monastery Bulgaria’s largest and most renowned monastery emerges abruptly out of a forested valley in the Rila Mountains. It’s a major attraction for both Bulgarian pilgrims and foreign tourists and one of the most famous Bulgarian symbols. Not only is it the biggest monastery in Bulgaria, but also it is the most influential spiritual centre in …
Eurotrip 2015 – Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s central heartland is vital to the national consciousness, for its role in the 18th- and 19th-century National Revival; this legacy lingers in the period architecture of Lovech and Koprivshtitsa, and at battle sites such as the forested Shipka Pass. The area around the Central Mountains contains two mayor mountain ranges: the Stara Planina and the Sredna …