My First Impressions of Bulgaria and Kazanlak
The first thing I noticed from the plane was how green Bulgaria is. The fields, forests, and small towns looked…
Category: BULGARIA
Plovdiv Through Italian Eyes: Exploring Parallels with Rome, Naples, and Taormina
Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, has had many names throughout its long and storied past. Once known as Philippopolis, in honor…
The three things I liked the most about Sofia
Discovering everyday life in communist era Politics is something that has always fascinated me, and, specifically, the way power shapes…
Bay Ganyo
A man, stories and a museum As a foreigner I didn ́t know anything about the character Bay Ganyo. I…
Melnik – Bulgaria’s wine capital
The southwest part of Bulgaria, near borders with Greece boasts many beautiful places hidden in Rila and Pirin mountains. One…
The legends of Stobs Pyramids
During a trip to the south-western part of Bulgaria, we discovered the Stob Earth Pyramids. They are rock formations, known…
Time traveling to Bulgaria of 19th century
If you want to feel the whiff of the past, just one hour from Kazanlak you have the opportunity to…
Three pearls of the south Black Sea
If someone mentions Bulgaria, the first places that come to most people’s minds are Varna and Burgas. Of course, we…
The legends of the seven Rila lakes
Last weekend, life (well a bus and hiking shoes, really) took us on a new adventure. We hiked to one…
Baba Tonka in Ruse
While more and more women are fighting for the recognition of their rights, it is good to remember that hero…