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Why Now is the Best Time to Visit the Balkans

Published/Revised November 20, 2017 By Mihaela Lica Butler This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Why Now is the Best Time to Visit the Balkans

Visit the Balkans Now Before it Turns Into A Tourist Trap At the beginning of the year, Vogue, Condé Nast, Travelzoo, and a wealth of others declared Eastern Europe the destination of 2017. If you are a follower of trends, then now is the time to visit the Balkans, because this is the most beautiful and underrated part of Eastern Europe. But if trends are not dictating your travels, now is still ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Albania, Kosovo, Slovenia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Eastern Europe, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Southern Europe, Romania, Greece, Slovakia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey Tagged With: Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Romania, Kosovo, Serbia, serbia Culture and History, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, balkans, Croatia's Dalmatian Coast, slovenia highlights

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Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach: a Study in Contrasts

Published/Revised June 30, 2016 By Inka Piegsa-Quischotte This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach: a Study in Contrasts

Just a few miles from Nesebar lies Bulgaria’s most popular and much advertised seaside resort: Sunny Beach. A summer destination much favored by locals, Russians and many other Europeans who  come in search of sand, sunshine and anything else usually associated with Spain’s Costa del Sol but at much more affordable prices. After thoroughly enjoying Nesebar, I hopped in my little rental car ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe Tagged With: nesebar, beach

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Nesebar: Bulgaria’s Gem on the Black Sea

Published/Revised June 11, 2014 By Inka Piegsa-Quischotte This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Nesebar: Bulgaria’s Gem on the Black Sea

  Just what was it that brought me to Nesebar, Bulgaria? Well, for one, I love the Black Sea. I caught my first glimpse of the Black Sea when visiting Turkey. A trip to the towns of Amasya and Samsun revealed a surprisingly beautiful landscape, with dense, green forests, pastures, poppy fields, and apple orchards strung along the shore line of a sea which was anything but black. Where, I ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey Tagged With: nesebar, black sea

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Bulgaria Tourist Information

Published/Revised May 14, 2016 By Sascha Matuszak This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Bulgaria Tourist Information

Bulgaria is an ancient nation situated along the Black Sea to the east, Romania to the north, Turkey and Greece to the south, and Serbia and Macedonia to the west. The original Bulgars and Slavs migrated to present-day Bulgaria more than 2000 years ago and established themselves as a major power in southeast Europe. For hundreds of years, Bulgaria vied with the Byzantines, the Ottomans, the ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe Tagged With: tourist info, tipping, electricity, tips

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Bulgaria’s Rila Monastery

Published/Revised November 28, 2017 By Guest Contributor This post may contain promotional and affiliate links. EuropeUpClose may receive commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Please read our disclosure for more info.

Bulgaria’s Rila Monastery

Spring is a wonderful time to see Rila Monastery, a UNESCO Heritage site and a place that not only tops any must-see list in the Balkans but is held dearly in the Bulgarian national consciousness. It was built by an order led by Ivan Rilski, a 10th-century hermit, and became a sanctuary for Bulgarian culture through 500 years of Ottoman rule that lasted until the late 19th century. After having ... Read Full Article

Filed Under: Bulgaria, Eastern Europe Tagged With: rila monastery, rila

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