… Your daily life happens in an office, long hours at the computer, in an eternal competition with time and multitask. Tasks that never end, at work and at home. … Sometimes you get the feeling you’re a programmed robot, which has no time to relax, to “waste time”… Does this sound familiar? Do you […]
According to many legends and local tales, some of which claim historical credibility, the founding of Bansko can be traced back to a time following the period of Ottoman invasion (15th-16th century) It is from this time that Bansko is mentioned as a centralized settlement in an official document (an Ottoman register of 1576). Prior […]
The city of Plovdiv has a population of 376 276 and is situated in the western part of the Upper Thracian Plain 160 m above sea level. It is located 150 km away from Sofia, 102 km away from Smolyan. It ranks second by area and by the number of population after the capital city. […]
Tucked away in the south-western slopes of the Pirin Mountain, Melnik is the smallest town in Bulgaria. It has been declared a cultural and historical reserve and a museum town. The climate of Melnik is favorable for the treatment of pulmonary, renal and rheumatic disorders. Melnik is a combination of unique natural surroundings – rocks […]
Arbanassi was founded in the late 15th centry by Christians coming from the south-western parts of the Balkan Peninsula – Bulgarians, Greeks and Albanians. For several decades it was ruled by different Ottoman dignitaries and in mid 16th century it became the property of Roustem Pasha, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. The population […]
Sofia is situated in the middle of western Bulgaria, in the Sofia Valley, 550m above sea level, at the foot of the Vitosha and Liulin mountains. The city’s former name used to be Serdica (Serdicae) coming from the name of the Thracian tribe Serdi, and dating back to an ancient Thracian settlement of the Bronze Age. […]
On the territory of present-day Veliko Tarnovo around 5 -7th century rose the city of Zikideva, the largest city of the Byzantine Empire in the province of Moesia Inferior. Its citadel was situated on the strongly fortified Tsarevets Hill. In the 9th century a medieval Bulgarian settlement was founded on the ruins of the early […]
Travel to the past, which ends in the future. A trip to the ancient and contemporary capital cities of Bulgaria. Authentic villages and monasteries. We have combined the traditions and old handicrafts with an overlook of contemporary Bulgaria and its everyday life. You will see how youth goes hand in hand with the wisdom of […]
This program includes one of the most important points of interest in Bulgaria. The most biggest and ancient cities of Plovdiv – 6000 before Crist, Sofia – 5000 years before Crist. The old capital of Veliko Tarnovo. The most important and beautiful historical centers of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast – Nesebar/UNESCO/ and Sozopol. The […]