Archive for category: 'Bulgaria'
Map of Plovdiv Bulgaria
The city of Plovdiv is crossed by the Maritsa River you can notice on the map. Also if you notice there are few hills, the Hill of Youth, the Hill of Liberator, both can be climbed and you have nice views from Plovdiv. You can study this map and learn about the city in order [...]
Bus Veliko Tarnovo Istanbul, Bulgaria to Turkey
Going from Bulgaria to Turkey by bus is very easy. In the end of my 2 weeks trip to Bulgaria, I decided to get the bus back to Istanbul. Finally, I took the bus, since I’ve already made this journey several times from Bulgaria to Turkey by train, by car, but never by bus. Although [...]
Photos of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Plovdiv is a nice and historical city in Bulgaria. Places and monuments in Plovdiv include the famous Central Square, the Ancient Forum, Philippopolis Forum, the City Hall, Archaeological Museum, the Unification Monument, the Liberators Monument, the Dzhumaya Mosque, Bratska Mogila Monument, the Unification Square and much more. I only have a few old photos but [...]
Photos of Sofia capital of Bulgaria
Sofia is a interesting capital. Not very big but with many monuments and sightseeing sites, quite nice to explore the city in one or two full days. To get to know the city before you go is very important since you just walk there by knowing where things are located. I was in Sofia several [...]
Video Train Border Crossing Bulgaria and Romania
I love traveling by train and all its features. I love train rides that pass borders even more. Passing borders while on the train gives a different feel to the “crossing the border” thing. While traveling from Istanbul back to Bucharest in 2009, I crossed the border of northern Bulgaria / southern Romania. You can [...]
Bulgaria Best Sightseeing Places Map
Bulgaria is a very rich country in history and ancient culture. I have been to Bulgaria several times and still I wasn’t able to visit all the nice places the country has to offer. Getting to know the geographical place of the best sightseeing places to visit Bulgaria is very important so that you can [...]
About my Travel in Bulgaria
Bulgaria was among the first countries in Europe which I experience the reality of the country daily life within its inhabitants. On the train from Varna to Sofia in the summer of 2001 I met a guy who invited me to go to his English teacher’s house in Plovdiv, whom he has not seen for [...]
Georgi Petrov Bulgarian Traditional Music Bulgaria
I enjoy Bulgaria music a lot and it’s always a pleasure to listen to it. Georgi Petrov is a virtuoso of the musical instrument called the Bulgarian gadulka. Video shot in September 2003 at the festival “Music Against Racism neighborhoods” organized in Moni Lazariston, Thessalonikis supported by the Greek government and the Greek Ministry of [...]
Varna Sightseeing Places and Map
Varna is Bulgaria’s third largest city, a cultural hub and a beach summer resort. On this nice map I collected you can notice the city’s main streets and main monuments. Main attractions and monuments in Varna are the Varna Archaeological Museum, the Naval Museum in the Italianate Villa Assareto, the Museum of Ethnography, The Sea [...]
Youth Hostel in Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria
I found a fantastic place to stay some days in the town of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria only around 100km from the Romanian border. This city is bigger than I thought at first, but is actually separated by a new zone and a old part. This youth hostel is located in the old town [...]
Photos of Varna, Bulgaria
Varna is a nice city located on the coast of the Bulgarian Black Sea. I travelled to this city back in 2001 hitchhiking from the Romanian border. Apart from the nice Black Sea beach this city has to offer, you can’t also miss other nice monuments in Varna, such as Asparuhov Most Bridge, Euxinograd, Dormition [...]
Map of Sofia Bulgaria
You can notice which are the main streets in Sofia such as the Patriarch Evtimii Blvd and Vassil Levski Blvd. Sofia main monument and the best sightseeing place to visit is the impressive Cathedral of Alexander Nevski built in neo-byzantine architecture style. Other important places to visit in capital of Bulgaria are the UNESCO World [...]
Hotel Cherno More in Varna in Bulgaria
Hotel Cherno More in Varna Black Sea Beach in Bulgaria. I stayed at this hotel in July 2001. After hitchhiking throughout the Black Sea coast from the border with Romania, now wanted a place to rest a little and also use the beach area in Varna. Varna is the third largest city in Bulgaria and [...]
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