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Tracing the past: Vratsa

The biggest Thracian treasure, the oldest human skeleton ever discovered in Bulgaria, a clay tablet and a utensil bottom covered in pictograms, described as the oldest script in the world. You can learn more about these and many more..

published on 2/9/14 8:10 AM

Botev’s road to freedom as a tourist route

One of the biggest events for tourists in Bulgaria is the traditional annual march “In the Footsteps of the Botev Band.” The event gathers a number of people who go along the 120 km trail of the band led by Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev..

published on 11/28/13 12:16 PM
1 The museum houses Dimcho Debelyanov; 2 the monument of Todor Kableshkov and the Kantarjiev house to the left; 3 the museum house of Georgi Benkovski; the museum house of Lyuben Karavelov

Koprivshtitsa – museum town where heroes and history come to life

Koprivshtitsa is a picturesque mountain town, lingering at the foot of the Sredna Gora Mountain. There is hardly a Bulgarian who has been to Koprivshtitsa only once in their lives. Getting a first-hand experience of the houses, cobblestone streets,..

published on 11/21/13 1:50 PM

Sofia Zoo where everybody makes friends

The Sofia Zoo is one of the capital city’s favorite and most visited attractions. It is also one of the 100 National Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. The facility was established back in 1888 by Prince Ferdinand, as world-famous experts in breeding of rare and..

published on 10/25/13 10:22 AM

Blagoevgrad’s Varosha quarters

The compilers of each tour guidebook in Bulgaria proudly mark the fact that this country has a rich and ancient history. That is why, tourists from near and far countries, used to the intensity of urban life, curiously look for those authentic places in..

published on 9/18/13 8:51 AM

Poda Nature Reserve near Burgas-home of thousands of wild birds

Believe it or not, but one of the most unique with its birdlife places in Bulgaria and Europe is situated near the crowded port city of Burgas. It was named Poda after the rough wooden rafts pulled by ropes which once crossed the local lake to reach the..

published on 8/12/13 12:57 PM

Balchik Palace and Botanical garden

Many people in Bulgaria define the Northern Black Sea Coast as the more aristocratic part of the Bulgarian coastline. Here, at the end of the 1960’s, the attractive and rich in different architecture styles resort of Albena emerged. Rusalka (water nymph)..

published on 6/19/13 7:46 AM

Etara – unique open-air museum

Artist and ethnographer Lazar Donkov explained in the middle of the 20th century his idea about the creation of the Etara Architectural-Ethnographic Complex near Gabrovo like that: “In order for the past to become visible, easily perceivable, in order for..

published on 5/16/13 8:48 AM

Welcome to Arbanasi

No one has doubts on a holidaymaker’s expectations – nature, fresh and, if possible, healing air, attractive landmarks… and why not some luxury, even if we talk about rural tourism. Let’s add to this some full with surprises local cuisine. Well, Arbanasi..

published on 4/9/13 11:34 AM

The magic of Rupite locality

Rupite locality is situated in Southwestern Bulgaria on the land of the homonymous mountain village, at the foot of a small upland. The local people called this hill Kozhuh Planina (fur-coat mountain), because its outlines really resemble a fur-coat. The..

published on 3/28/13 12:02 PM