Travellers Bulgaria

by Pete and Lindsay Bennett

• ISBN13: 9781841574349
• ISBN10: 1841574341
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Thomas Cook Publishing

Summary

A best-selling series of colorful and compact guidebooks, which provide an excellent all-round insight to many of the world's destinations.

Author Biography

Author Lindsay Bennett and photographer Pete Bennett have over forty travel titles of destinations worldwide to their credit, twenty-five of which are joint productions. Both caught the travel bug early, backpacking around Europe and Asia as students. After graduation Lindsay went on to a career in education and training before returning to her first love. Pete moved straight into freelance photography, working with several airlines, tourist boards and blue chip travel companies before moving into publishing. Both are certified divers, and enjoy skiing whilst 'off-duty.' Pete has a pilots license and their best job scenario is to be able to fly themselves to locations from their homes in England and France.

Table of Contents

Background	p. 4
Introduction	p. 4
Land and City	p. 6
History	p. 10
History Timeline	p. 12
Governance	p. 18
Culture	p. 20
Festivals and Events	p. 24
First steps	p. 28
What to see	p. 34
Sofia	p. 34
Excursions from Sofia	p. 46
Central Bulgaria	p. 54
Southwest Bulgaria	p. 80
The Black Sea Coast	p. 102
Northern Bulgaria	p. 124
Getting away	p. 134
Directory	p. 144
Shopping	p. 144
Entertainment	p. 150
Children	p. 156
Sport and Leisure	p. 158
Food and Drink	p. 166
Hotels and Accommodation	p. 172
Practical Guide	p. 176
Index	p. 190
Maps
Locator map	p. 4
Bulgaria	p. 6
Regions of Bulgaria	p. 7
Central Sofia	p. 35
Central Sofia walk	p. 44
Sofia Environs	p. 47
Vitosha National Park drive	p. 50
Iskur Gorge drive	p. 52
Central Bulgaria	p. 55
Old Veliko Turnovo walk	p. 74
Veliko Turnovo Countryside tour	p. 76
Southwest Bulgaria	p. 81
Plovdiv History walk	p. 96
Kiril Meadows walk	p. 98
The Black Sea Coast	p. 103
Southern Black Sea Coast drive	p. 118
Central Varna walk	p. 120
Northern Bulgaria	p. 125
Downtown Ruse walk	p. 130
Features
Orthodoxy and the Monasteries	p. 16
Bulgarian National Revival	p. 26
The Haidouks	p. 78
Skiing in Bulgaria	p. 100
Black Sea Beaches	p. 122
The Danube	p. 132
Bird Watching	p. 142
Icons	p. 148
Spa Treatments	p. 164
Bulgarian Wine	p. 170
Walks and Tours
Walk: Central Sofia	p. 44
Drive: Around Vitosha National Park	p. 50
Drive: The Iskur Gorge	p. 52
Walk: Old Veliko Turnovo	p. 74
Drive: Touring the Veliko Turnovo Countryside	p. 76
Walk: Plovdiv History	p. 96
Walk: Kiril Meadows	p. 98
Drive: The Southern Black Sea Coast	p. 118
Walk: Central Varna	p. 120
Walk: Downtown Ruse	p. 130
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