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Belogradchik
Remote Belogradchik rewards a visit with its surrounding landscape of outlandish rock formations.
The Old Quarter, Plovdiv
Many of the houses in this nineteenth-century quarter of town have been restored, with exquisitely carved wooden ceilings and fanciful wall paintings inside.
A Night in Bansko
Restaurants in the village of Bansko cater to crowds of Sofia folk at Eastertime and in high summer, with their famous grilled food and live folk music.
Nesebār
The rich Byzantine-Bulgarian civilization that thrived here in the late Middle Ages is still visible in Nesebār's narrow streets and numerous churches.
The Shipka Pass
Pay your respects at the Freedom Monument, where Bulgarian and Russian forces resisted a huge Turkish army in 1877.
Beach-hopping
The southern Black Sea coast is lined by vast stretches of white sand, best of all at Sinemorets.
Trigrad Gorge
This spectacular gorge lies deep in the Rhodope mountains and is the site of the stupendous Devil's Throat (
Dyavolsko Gārlo
) cave.
Yoghurt
Available everywhere, Bulgarian yoghurt (
kiselo mlyako
) is renowned for its health-giving properties. Try the tangy sheeps'-milk version (
ovche mlyako
).
Heritage Villages
Many of Bulgaria's villages, such as Shiroka Lāka, preserve the kind of stone- or timber-built farmhouses which have largely died out elsewhere in the Balkans.
Rila Monastery
The most-visited monastic foundation in the country - a hoard of miracle-working relics and icons in its beautifully decorated church draws pilgrims year round.
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