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So How do I find these Famous Thracian Tombs? Where are they….
There are several tombs you can plan to visit while in Kazanlak / Bulgaria. Here are instructions on how to get to them. WE assume you are capable of making it to Kazanlak from your location in Bulgaria…. Most … Continue reading
Visit to the Valley of Thracian Kings – Part II
In the previous posting on this topic we briefly touched on the fact that the "Goliama Kosmatka" tomb is being considered as the tomb of one of the more powerful Thracian kings – SEVT the III, who was probably also … Continue reading
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A trip to the Strandzha Mountains Region in Bulgaria
On a recent trip to Bulgaria, our family decided to take some time and visit one of the places which has been “off-the-beaten track” for quite some time. We visited the Strandzha mountains region and specifically the village of Brashlian. … Continue reading
Visit to Etara – an Ethnographic Museum in the open – a working museum of arts and crafts from 18th-19th century Bulgaria
I am finally getting to the point of putting together a posting about one of the interesting architectural, cultural, and historic sites in Bulgaria — the open air museum ETARA. My family and I visited the location during our trip … Continue reading
Our visit to Veliko Tqrnovo (Велико Търново)
Well, following our stay at the Black Sea coast (we liked the Kempinski hotel no joking….it is a nice place), we decided to take the Northern Bulgaria route to get back to Kazanlak (on the South side of the Balkan … Continue reading
Varna, Golden Sands, Kranevo area of the Black Sea Coast – useful information
If you are planning a trip to the North part of the Black Sea coast chances are you will be visiting the Golden Sands area. My family and I just spent several days in the area and wanted to give … Continue reading
Kazanlak – Next stop on the trip in Bulgaria
Kazanlak is located in the province of Stara Zagora, in the foothills of the Balkan range in Central Bulgaria. The travel time from Nessebar (on the Black Sea coast) to Kazanlak was about 3 hours (if traffic is not heavy … Continue reading
More on Nessebar, Bulgaria
What can I summarize about Nessebar? I have visited the place more than once or twice in my visits back to Bulgaria. As far as I understand, the town used to be a fishing village in the 19th century….The history … Continue reading
Next step on our trip — 4 day stay in Nessebar, Bulgaria
After leaving Bansko my family and I headed to the Black Sea coast. The interesting thing about Bulgaria (in a very summary description form) is that you can experience the pleasure of hiking tall beautiful mountains and 5-6 hours drive … Continue reading
Where in the world is Bulgaria
Here is a link to the a more detailed map of Bulgaria It should give you a better idea of cities and places in Bulgaria as well as which are the neighbouring countries…