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Bansko – Nightlife in the Leading East European Ski Resort

June 15, 2012 By Stephanie Staszko 4 Comments

Bansko - relaxing on the slopes

If you’re into partying as well as skiing, Bansko is the place! Bansko, Bulgaria, is a fantastic budget ski resort, located about 155 km south of the capital, Sofia, in the Pirin Mountains. If you don’t want to have to sell one of your organs to pay for your next skiing trip then Eastern Europe […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: apres-ski, Bansko, bar, Bulgaria, mehana, nightlife, restaurants, ski resort, skiing

Find a Bulgaria Phone Code or Phone Number

December 24, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Bulgaria Phone Codes, Phone Numbers and Telephone Directories Finding a phone or mobile phone number in Bulgaria is NOT easy. A residential telephone directory does not seem to exist, or I couldn’t find one. Business phone books fare a little better, but not much really. You can call a Bulgaria number easily enough, though. The […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: Bulgaria business directory, Bulgaria phone code, Bulgaria phone directory, Bulgaria phone number, Bulgaria yellow pages, mobile Bulgaria

Useful facts for travel to Bulgaria

April 15, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Useful facts to help you plan your visit to Bulgaria Festivals Public Holidays Visas Language Health Time Electricity Weights & Measures Money, Banks etc. Useful Telephone Numbers Festivals Bulgarians love festivals. Christmas and New Year are big, and other major festivals include “Ladouvane” – a festive ritual for young girls on New Year’s Day or […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: banking hours, bulgarian money, bulgarian time, electricity in Bulgaria, events, festivals, health, information, public holidays Bulgaria, telephone numbers, travel to Bulgaria, Useful facts, visas

Bulgaria, a holiday destination

April 14, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Rila Monastery, like something out of Shangri-La

Bulgaria, a country that’s both old and new: Bulgaria can be said to be a country that’s very old as well as very new.  It’s ancient history dates back to the Old Stone Age period of the 1st millenium B.C. and yet it wasn’t until 1989 that it broke away from the Eastern Bloc and […]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: beach resorts, Boyana Church, Bulgaria holidays, Ivanovo Rock Churches, Kazanluk Tomb, Nessebur, Rila Monastery, ski holidays, Sveshtari Tomb, Visit Bulgaria

Shopping on your Sofia holiday, Bulgaria

April 14, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Shopping in the city centre

The Shopping Scene: Over the past years more multinational companies have been setting up in Sofia and there are now more luxurious hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and entertainment centres in the city centre.  Along the big boulevards like Tsarigradsko Shousse and Nikola Vaptsarov, a variety of modern business centres are also being built. The brand […]

Filed Under: Featured, Shopping Tagged With: Alexander Nevsky Square, City Centre of Sofia, Hali Central Market, Mall of Sofia, Pirotska Street, rose oil, rose oil products, shopping malls, TZUM, Vitosha Boulevard

St. Sofia Day Celebrations in Sofia, Bulgaria

April 14, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

St Sofia Feast Day Ceremony

Helen meets a President on her Bulgarian holidays: It’s not everyday that one meets a President of a country whilst on holiday and it’s certainly not something that you plan for in your travel itinerary. So if by some fluky alignment of the planets, an extraordinary encounter like this happens, it adds to that special […]

Filed Under: Featured, Sightseeing Tagged With: Bulgaria, Faith Hope and Love, Holy martyr Sofia, Patriach, President of Bulgaria, Sofia, St. Sofia Church, St. Sofia Day celebrations

Eating out in Bulgaria

April 14, 2009 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Snezhanka - a thick creamy yoghurt

What Bulgarians eat: Although Bulgarians love their meats, salads and soups are also important elements of their cuisine.  Traditional cuisine combines influences from the Ottoman Empire with peasant cooking styles. Fresh vegetables are plentiful and these are eaten raw, roasted or stewed with meat in terracotta pots.  Meat dishes mainly comprise pork, veal and chicken […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Bulgarian cuisine, Food, Hilton Hotel, Seasons Restaurant, what to eat in Bulgaria

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