Discovering Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria

If you are staying in Sunny Beach in Bulgaria and you have already seen everything worth seeing in the nearby you can go a bit more far. It takes 3 hours (244km) by car to go to Veliko Tarnovo, to one of the oldest cities in Bulgaria. I went there on my last day-off. The...

SOZOPOL vs. NESSEBAR – Two beautiful Towns on the Black Sea Coast

Not everyone would go on holiday to Bulgaria. It is not famous for an exciting landscape like Lanzarote (no, here are rather mountains and lakes like the Rila Lakes), for culture like Sicily, for amazing beaches like the Maldives just some examples that pop into my mind. But there are also some things to see...

Hiking the Seven Rila Lakes – a crazy drive from Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." True words from the actress Mae West. Do you do it right? I do my best!The Numbers of My crazy plan: Driving roughly 860 kilometers from Sunny Beach and back (it took altogether 11 hours), hiking 8 kilometers (ca 5 hours up and down...

Gone North along the Black Sea Coast – Varna, Cape Kaliakra & the Aladza Monastery

So what to see in Bulgaria? Sofia, Plovdiv, Rila Monastery, 7 lakes at Rila...etc yes, but they are a bit far from Sunny Beach.What is in the nearby? Ah yes, Nessebar, Sozopol, Varna, Cape Kaliakra, Balchik Botanical Garden & Palace, Aladza Monastery... You can see some interesting sights here too... I have gone North for...

Bulgarian Folklore Program at Sunny Beach

I don’t think that everyone comes to Sunny Beach just to party or be on the beach/at the pool and do nothing (else), see nothing, get to know nothing about the Bulgarian culture. It is not as well known as let’s say the Hungarian folklore/culture, it is similar to other nations’ culture in the Balkan...