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Bulgaria Things to Do Tips by ger4444 - VirtualTourist.com// Copyright (c)2002-2003 VirtualTourist.com, Inc. No booking fees.Bristol - EnglandStay in a beautiful setting near Bristol Airport, Small Family Hotel5 Star Luxury HotelsAbsolute Luxury Luxury HotelsHotels in BulgariaGreat offer. Accommodation in Bulgaria.Luxury Hotels SofiaCheck rates, availability & flights for Luxury Hotels Sofia now! The beach is long and along it there are many cafes and bars. In the summer many young locals go to Varna for beach and partying, so nightlife is pretty ok. The city also has the largest and most imposing museum of the country: the Archaeological museum, and some 20 or 30 artgalleries. If you have had enough of the beach or culture-sniffing, you can stroll along the enormous Primorski park, which is some 9 km long! It is crowded with people in summer and there are many festivals in that period, organised as a part of the Varna International Festival, which goes on from may till August. There is also a zoo and a terrarium in the park. So, the city is quite a place to relax and hang around. The city is compact, so everything is within walking distance. Simply take one of the minibuses at the Vasil Levski street and head along (it takes about 30 minutes to get there). This little village offers a pleasant side-kick alternative for the mere mundane city-life in Veliko Tarnovo. The village is inhabited by some of the Rich and Famous of Bulgaria, lets say, it is the Beverely hills of Bulgaria. But then, everything is again typically build in that national revival style. The village has some 100 churches, monasteries and houses that are protected by government. Veliko Tarnovo, which means great Tarnovo has been the capital of Bulgaria during the Second Bulgarian Empire. Therefore, this city is also known as the city of the tsars. And the building that reminds this fact the best is the Tsar fortress in the east of the town. This town is build along the Yantra river and from the banks of this river, but also from the Asenovtsi park you have a spectacular view on the houses that are, lets say, hanging on the cliffs next to the river. The small streets of the area in the old town, where you can find these houses, are beautiful; the houses are well preserved and again fantastic examples of national revival architecture. Besides the Tsarevets hill, you can find many churches such as the st. Nikolai church, you can also find the museum of contemporary Bulgarian history and the museum of national revival in town, and there are many facilities for f.e. Along the main street, the Stefan Stambolov boulevard, you find all that you need for an adequate nightlife. Veliko is for me really party place number one in Bulgaria. This village, which is the ultimate place to find that typical Bulgarian architecture called the national revival style, is one of the most picturesque places in the country. This place, which is situated in a valley in the Sredna Gora mountains and is some hundred kilometres east from Sofia is now an open-air museum. Unlike Etar, this open air museum can be visited without entrance fee. The village is very small, has cobblestone streets, little churches, litlle stone bridges and goes up and down the hills. The village breathes out a lot of history. The village is the cradle of many rebellion leaders of the 19 th. Century, and the houses where they lived in – not surprisingly build in the national revival architecture style as a manifest of resistance – burst out a great deal of history. The houses are house-museums that can be visited for some 2 lv, but mostly you wont even have to pay. You can also by a ticket for all houses that is relatively cheaper. The village has not the most and best preserved examples of national revival architecture, it also has a pleasant atmosphere. The town is a mixture a of modern city and an old town with many reminders of roman and Byzantine architecture. Plovdiv is the second largest road and railway centre of Bulgaria and therefore many tourists will not be able to escape from visiting this town. It’s the first or last stop for most travelling between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. It’s a good place to stop and explore the art galleries, museums and old buildings and to dip yourself in the local nightlife. There are lots of opportunities for nightlife in Plovdiv. There are bars, disco’s and nightclubs for every one, varying from trendy rather bizarre or sleazy looking clubs to bars for students or terraces on the main square. Just like Sofia, all sightseeing can be done by food. The tourist attractions are mainly situated in the old town and even the other must-sees, such as an enormous Stalinistic-looking statue on the top of the Bunardjika hill (the hill of the liberators) can be done by food. This town – which is actually the smallest town of Bulgaria – is famous for its wine. There are therefore many winecaves to be found in this place. This little town also has some of the most beautiful examples of national revival architecture. The houses in Melnik build in this style are often bigger and are build as if they were some kind of fortifications, that is, they often are build as if they were towers. In these houses some owners have their wine cellars and they sell their wine there. So, this offers a opportunity to taste some of the Melnik wines in some beautiful surroundings. One of the moist exquisite places in this respect is the Kordopulov house. This house is the largest and most famous piece of national revival architecture in the country! It has also an extended labyrinth of caves for the preservation of wine. Melnik has also some reminders of Turkish Baths, although they are very hard to discover! The nightlife of Melnik is not that exciting. My favourite Bulgarian mountains were the Pirin mountains for they offer some challenging mountain peaks and have a wonderful natural environment. The mountains, of which the highest one is the mt. The area contains numbers of lakes (like the Ribno lake) and mineral waters and some beautiful waterfalls. The mountains are situated in the Pirin National Park and one gate to this park is some 2 km south of Bansko. The park is free to enter and has various trails, varying from though ones to easy ones. The park is controlled by the Pirin national park office, which is situated in Bansko. This office is not a tourist agency, but it can help anyone who is to undertake a trek, with information. The park has many mountainhuts (hizha s) and they are easy to reach in one day. These huts offer simple accommodation and are very basic (toilets outside the building are holes in the ground etc) The huts are cheap and mostly have also a diningroom, where you can order food and a bar is often also present. So buy your cigarettes in advance in Bansko!) The trails are well signposted. Yet you must look carefully, because often the signs are hidden or are put on rocks so that you can miss them and then get in the wrong direction. But, as many people have been on the trail before, paths have been formed, so that you never will get lost easily; and of course there are many other people around at the same trails. This lovely town is located at the food of the Pirin mountains and therefore it is set against a beautiful senery of snowwhite mountaintops. The town is not only in summer a popular place among tourists, in winter it offers a great resort for skiingfans. Bansko is a pearl of architectural beauty. It has many impressive houses, build in the unique National Revival style It also has some interesting house-museums, that give a good insight in how life was during the period of the national resistance agains the foreign rulers. The town is also the startpoint for hikes in the Pirin mountains. It has an office for the Pirin National Park, where you can get all kinds of info’s. Next to the cultural treasures the town has to offer, there are also great opportunities to hang around at one of the many bars and terraces near the main square. This square has a pleasant and cosy atmosphere and offers a nice opportunity to meet locals. Bansko also has many special events such as Folk festivals and in the summer (in august when I was there) there is a Jazz Festival, during which there are artists from all over the world. You can visit this place from Sofia on a one-day trip (organised or on your own) or you visit it when you are on your way to the cities of Basko and Melnik. From the town of Rila, the monasterie is still some 25 km away and if you don?t know the times of the busses going from Rila to the monastery in advance, you might end up waiting in Rila for hours! The village of Rila itself has not much to offer. The monastery however, is beautiful and it is even possible to spend the night there. Next to the monastery is al little village, containing mainly hotels and restaurants, so you can also spend the night over there. The monastery is situated high up in the mountains and is therefore surrounded by a beautiful mountainscenery. The monastery is the most holy place in the country and has a moving history. The building has four levels of colourful balconies with some 300 cells, as well kitchens, guard rooms, a hospital, chapels and even a winery. From the top balcont you have splendid views over the surrounding Rila mountains. In the early morning, when the place is empty and released from tourist crowds, you have the best moment to enjoy the silence and mystic of the Rila monastery. In the centre of the courtyard, there is a beautiful church with amazing fresco?s. Belo (white) Grad (town) Chik (little) means small white town in Bulgarian. The town is surrounded by mountains and situated in a very bizarre landscape. There are strange looking rock formations around the town, that are millions of years old. The town is dominated by a citadel, which is also a remarkable sight. It is a fortress build between horrifying looking rocks and which was impossible to conquest by the Turks centuries ago. This fortress is actually the main attraction of the town, yet the town has also many other things to offer. At the local tourist office you can get brochures about all the things that can be visited in town and in its surroundings. The town has a museum for local history (which however is often closed) and a museum for natural history. Then there is the Belogradchikski Skali, an extended area, covering hundreds of strange rock formations. In the surroundings of the town there are also beuatiful stalactitic caves, an astronomical observatory and huge mountains you can climb. The town has however not much to offer when it comes to nightlife. There are some bars near the main square but they are not very spectacular. Accommodation in Sofia.Luxury Hotels BulgariaUp to 75% off on hotel reservations in Bulgaria.