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    Insight Guides Pocket Bulgaria (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Bulgaria (Travel Guide eBook)
    Insight Guides Pocket Bulgaria (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package.

    Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring Bulgaria
    Covers Top Ten Attractions, including the Alexander Nevski Cathedral, the Black Sea Coast, sacred monasteries and the Iskar Gorge, plus suggestions for a Perfect Day in Sofia, including museums, churches, the Rotunda and where to find the vibrant street life and great eats
    Offers an insightful overview of landscape, history and culture
    Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market - all Insight Pocket Guides come with a free eBook
    Inspirational colour photography throughout
    Sharp design and colour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateApr 1, 2018
    ISBN9781789191004
    Insight Guides Pocket Bulgaria (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Insight Guides

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      Insight Guides Pocket Bulgaria (Travel Guide eBook) - Insight Guides

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Bulgaria, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

      The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Bulgaria, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

      In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

      Maps

      All key attractions and sights in Bulgaria are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

      Images

      You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Bulgaria. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

      About Insight Guides

      Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

      Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      Table of Contents

      Bulgaria’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      Top Attraction #2

      Top Attraction #3

      Top Attraction #4

      Top Attraction #5

      Top Attraction #6

      Top Attraction #7

      Top Attraction #8

      Top Attraction #9

      Top Attraction #10

      A Perfect Day in Sofia

      Introduction

      The Country and its Climate

      Population and Language

      Religion and Culture

      Landscape and Wildlife

      A Brief History

      Thracians, Rome and Byzantium

      The Slavs

      The First Bulgarian Kingdom

      Simeon the Great

      The Second Kingdom

      Ottoman Domination and the National Revival

      The Struggle for Independence

      The Third Bulgarian Kingdom

      The Balkan Wars and the Difficult 1920s

      World War II

      Communism

      Return to Democracy

      Historical Landmarks

      Where To Go

      Sofia

      Modern Sofia

      Byzantine and Ottoman Sofia

      Imperial Sofia

      Sofia’s Outskirts

      Vitosha

      Day trips from Sofia

      North of Sofia

      East of Sofia

      West of Sofia

      The Pirin and Rila Mountains

      Blagoevgrad

      South of Blagoevgrad

      Bansko

      Rila Monastery

      Borovets

      Plovdiv and the Rhodope Mountains

      Downtown Plovdiv

      Old Town

      South of Plovdiv – the Central Rhodopes

      Chepelare and Pamporovo

      The Western Rhodopes

      The Eastern Rhodopes

      The Eastern Balkans

      Veliko Tarnovo

      Around Veliko Tarnovo

      South of Veliko Tarnovo

      Kazanlak and Stara Zagora

      The Black Seas

      Varna

      Primorski Park

      Golden Sands

      Albena

      Balchik

      Bourgas and Surroundings

      Nessebur

      Sunny Beach

      Sozopol

      What To Do

      Sports and Outdoor Pursuits

      Skiing

      Hiking and Walking

      Mountain Biking

      Golf

      Sailing

      Football

      Hunting

      Fishing

      Birdwatching

      Shopping

      Markets and Malls

      What to Buy

      Where to Shop

      Entertainment

      Nightlife and Café Culture

      Cultural Performances

      Folk Music

      Children’s Bulgaria

      Calendar of Festivals

      Eating Out

      Local Ingredients

      Popular Dishes

      Where to Eat

      What to Drink

      Wine

      Spirits

      Beer

      Reading the Menu

      To Help You Order…

      Menu reader

      Restaurants

      Sofia

      Around the Country

      Bansko

      Plovdiv

      Veliko Tarnovo

      The Coast

      Nessebur

      Varna

      Balchik

      A–Z Travel Tips

      A

      Accommodation

      Airports

      B

      Bicycle Hire

      Budgeting for your Trip

      C

      Car Hire

      Climate

      Clothing

      Crime and Safety

      D

      Disabled Travellers

      Driving

      E

      Electricity

      Embassies and Consulates

      Emergencies

      G

      Getting There

      H

      Health and Medical Care

      L

      Language

      LGBTQ

      M

      Maps

      Media

      Money

      O

      Opening Hours

      P

      Police

      Post Offices

      Public Holidays

      R

      Religion

      T

      Telephones

      Time Differences

      Tipping

      Toilets

      Tourist Information

      Transport

      V

      Visas and Entry Requirements

      W

      Websites and Internet Access

      Y

      Youth Hostels

      Recommended Hotels

      Sofia

      Around the Country

      Bansko

      Borovets

      Pamporovo

      Plovdiv

      Veliko Tarnovo

      The Coast

      Nessebur

      Balchik

      Varna

      Bulgaria’s Top 10 Attractions

      Top Attraction #1

      iStock

      Alexander Nevski Cathedral

      The pride of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, with glittering domes and a fascinating crypt. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #2

      iStock

      Veliko Tarnovo

      One of the country’s most picturesque cities. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #3

      iStock

      Bachkovo Monastery

      A haven of fine religious art and architecture. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #4

      Getty Images

      Sandstone pyramids

      These structures stand guard near Melnik. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #5

      iStock

      Bansko

      The ski resort has much to offer besides the pleasures of the piste. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #6

      iStock

      Rila Monastery

      A holy site set among the mountains and adorned with gorgeous frescoes. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #7

      Balkanpix.com/REX/Shutterstock

      The National History Museum

      Bulgaria’s treasure house. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #8

      Shutterstock

      Iskar Gorge

      Follow its long and spectacular course. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #9

      iStock

      Nessebur

      The jewel of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, Nessebur has an excellent beach and a medieval Old Town. For more information, click here.

      Top Attraction #10

      iStock

      Plovdiv

      This attractive city fuses history with a lively café and cultural scene. For more information, click here.

      A Perfect Day in Sofia

      9.00am

      Breakfast

      Head for the Radisson, whose enormous breakfast buffet – in summer held on the terrace – is open to all comers and offers the only breakfast in town with views towards the Alexander Nevski Cathedral.

      10.00am

      A trinity of churches

      The heart and soul of Sofia, the Alexander Nevski never looks better than at mid-morning, sunlight reflecting off its domes. Take in nearby Sveta Sofia and Russian Churches too.

      11.30am

      Souvenirs

      The streets around the Nevski cathedral are home to a wide variety of stalls and street hawkers. Look out for naïve art, lace and embroidery. At weekends a flea market sells all sorts of enjoyable junk.

      12 noon

      Museums

      Check out the two museums which share the Tsar’s former palace on Boulevard Tsar Osvoboditel: the Ethnographical Museum and the National Art Gallery.

      1.30pm

      Halite lunch

      Head inside the Halite – Sofia’s 19th-century market hall – and join local people lunching on great-value food from the stalls on the lower ground floor, which incorporates Serdica ruins. You can also find local produce ranging from meat and fish to cheese and sweets.

      2.15pm

      The Rotunda

      Sofia’s oldest building houses some amazingly well-preserved 10th-century frescoes and is surrounded by Roman ruins ripe for exploration.

      3.00pm

      Ancient and modern Sofia

      Take a look at the icons inside the Sveta Nedelya church before heading over to TZUM for a whizz round the trendy new stores. The Sheraton Hotel Balkan’s smart bar is a great place for an expensive pit-stop.

      5.00pm

      Street life

      Remind yourself that this is a truly Balkan city – where life happens on the street – by promenading the city’s busiest and most famous avenues, Vitosha and Graf Ignatiev.

      7.30pm

      Dinner

      Take yourself to Sofia’s best restaurant – Secret. The work of one of Bulgaria’s best-loved chefs, Secret serves contemporary twists on Bulgarian classic dishes in a luxury setting.

      10.00pm

      On the town

      Sofia stays up late. Choose a spot in one of the many cafés and bars around the National Theatre on Alexander Battenberg Square and settle in for a long night.

      Introduction

      Long ago, Bulgaria was the most powerful country in Europe. That is a title it no longer has, but it can still lay claim to being one of the most fascinating. It is certainly different. A place where east meets west, it is perhaps fitting that this was one of the few places on earth where, for 40 years, East Germans could meet their West German relatives with ease. All this at a time when Bulgaria was the staunchest ally of the Soviet Union, upholding an orthodox socialist regime, yet also, during the 1960s, the first Soviet ally to develop its massive potential as a tourist destination.

      Since Bulgaria peacefully waved goodbye to Communism in 1990, tourist facilities have become even better. From the beach resorts and fishing

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