28 May 2026
bulgariaVeliko Tarnovo Travel Guide: Bulgaria's Medieval Capital
Veliko Tarnovo was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1393, when it fell to Ottoman forces after a three-month siege by Sultan Bayezid I. The city sits on three steep hills in a gorge of the Yantra r
Henrik Vinter
12 May 2026
bulgariaSofia Travel Guide: Alexander Nevsky, Vitosha Mountain, and a Capital That's Still Cheap
Sofia is one of Europe's least expensive capital cities — a hotel room for €40, a restaurant meal for €6, a metro ticket for €0.90. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Roman ruins under the city centre, and the mountain rising directly behind it are reasons to stay rather than transit.
Henrik Vinter
11 May 2026
bulgariaBulgarian Black Sea Coast: Nesebar, Sozopol, Varna, and the Summer Season
The Bulgarian Black Sea coast draws millions of domestic and Eastern European visitors each summer. The beach resorts are busy and functional. The two things that distinguish it from any other European beach destination are Nesebar — a 3,000-year-old peninsula town with Byzantine church ruins — and prices that remain well below Greek or Croatian equivalents.
Henrik Vinter
9 May 2026
bulgariaPlovdiv Travel Guide: Old Town, the Roman Theatre, and the Kapana District
Plovdiv claims to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. The 2nd-century Roman amphitheatre is built into the hill below the National Revival architecture of the Old Town. The Kapana creative district below it opened the city to international attention. All three coexist in an area you can walk across in 20 minutes.
Henrik Vinter