Awesome food tour of Bulgaria!
Four gluttonous days spent eating around central Bulgaria - the Thracian Lowlands - trying as many local dishes and wines as possible. There are two dishes I forgot to note down, other than that I have done my best to give the names.
Restaurants:
Rahat Tepe - Plovdiv
XIX Vek - Plovdiv
Vino Culture - Plovdiv
Gradinskaya Grill Bar - Asenovgrad/Rhodope Mountains
Terroir - Starosel Winey and Spa
Chuchura - Koprivshtitsa
Starosel Winery and Spa Restaurant
Voivodski Meeting - Sofia
If anyone knows the two dishes I couldn't name in the second last restaurant, please let me know!
Thanks again and please share. This country is marvellous!
Asenovgrad fortress and church, Bulgaria
Асенова крепост
Asen's Fortress, Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
06 - Backpacking Bulgaria
Journeying across Bulgaria trying Rakia, enjoying good beer, hiking, couchsurfing, and train travel to 6 cities. My voyage in the Balkans begins!
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Bulgaria was more memorable than I anticipated. From Edirne, Turkey, I caught a bus to Plovdiv where I enjoy a few days walking around the beautiful city center of former Philippopolis. I walked through the city center and up to Nebet Tepe, ancient ruins that overlook the whole city. I took the train to Asenovgrad where I walked up to Assen's Fortress for nice views of the mountain and beyond. My airbnb was also the first place where I tried Rakia, an alcoholic drink you can find all over the Balkans.
After a nice slow and beautiful train ride, I found myself in the capital city of Sofia. I spend about two hours walking around checking out the numerous churches scattered around the city. I joined up with a local couchsurfer into his home playing a quick game of bomb defuse.
A whole month of travel went by and had yet to hike in nature. I spent a whole day hiking up nearby Vitosha mountain to the local waterfalls. Two hours into the hike I made my way to my destination.
After spending hours of research trying to find my way to Belogradchik, I made my way there late in the day to enjoy relaxation in a cheap hotel. Early next morning, I made my way to the beautiful Belogradchik Fortress and Rocks for some unique and amazing panoramic views of the site and beyond. This place reminded me of Utah and the Flintstones combined.
Next city was Veliko Tarnovo, the former capital of the second Bulgarian empire, a beautiful hillside city overlooking a snakelike river. The city has a massive fortress which served as a stronghold for the capital for many years until it met it's demise to the Ottoman Turks. I spend a lot of time with my couchsurfing host and his friends hanging out at the park drinking beer, exchanging laughs, and having a good time.
After VT, I headed to Shumen where I couchsurfed again with an incredible host as well as his cat. :) I stopped here to see the massive 1300 years of Bulgaria Monument overlooking the city. I also had the pleasure of catching a ride with my host to the ancient Madara Rider carving as well as Pliska, the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Lastly, I made my way over to the seaside town of Varna where I stayed in a decent priced studio. I spend a whole day walking around town until I met three cool Brazilian people and spend the rest of the day with them. Unfortunately, I didn't hitchhike like I thought I would to Constanta, Romania due to fear of being stranded. So instead, I caught a train to Ruse, the border town on the Danube and cross the border into Romania to Bucharest.
All in all, Bulgaria was an incredible country. While I saw quite a bit in Bulgaria, I did miss out on many things as well. Such as Vidin, Buzludzha, Rila Lakes, Rila Monastery, and some more hiking in the mountains. But, I know for a fact, I will return. Nazdrave!
Cameras:
Iphone 5s & GoPro
Tracks
KOK2408 - Robot Invasion
ATMOS272 Klezmer Band
BERUS52B - Breath Piece
KT329 - Move Along
ATMOS307 - The Stormy Manor
ATMOS344 - Dimensions
Kok2352B - Sofia Suburbs
Kok2352 - Welcome Home Stevan
Plovdiv City Bulgaria HD 1
In 1879 Bulgarian knyaz Aleksandar Bogoridi invited Chevalas to become his gardener in Plovdiv. For all his contribution to the city, in 1901 he was declared an honorary citizen of Plovdiv, and also often is referred to as “the Minister of flowers”.
Plovdiv City, Bulgaria HD 26
Hotel Ramada Trimontium - Plovdiv City
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Famous Train to Bansko, Pirin, Bulgaria
Have a look at the famous 4-hour journey from Asenovgrad to Bansko into the Pirin mountains, Bulgaria.
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City Centre, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
City centre -- Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria blvd. and D.Blagoev blvd.) -- a main pedestrian zone, connecting the railway station with the administrative centre of the city -- the town hall building. It is a representative architectural ensemble which combines in itself many ideas of modernism from the first half of the 20th century: functional zoning, standardized housing construction amidst green areas, separation of the labour zone by a green belt. The ensemble is solved in the esthetics of neoclassicism, the only possible for the time, in terms of legal framework.
Good bye, Greece. Hello, Bulgaria.