Blogs from Burgas Province, Bulgaria, Europe - page 3

After leaving Bansko my family and I headed to the Black Sea coast. The interesting thing about Bulgaria (in a very summary description form) is that you can experience the pleasure of hiking tall beautiful mountains and 5-6 hours drive later you could be at one of the many seaside resorts. Our trip took us to the resort town of Nessebar located in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast (please see the map in the previous post) We had booked an all inclusive stay at the Nessebar IFA hotel (I believe this was a German hotel chain). The all inclusive meant meals and hotel rooms for all of us were included. The hotel was located South of the old town of Nessebar in the newer section of town. Nevertheless it was not far ... read more

Actually, any slower than the pace I am currently going and I would come to an absolute standstill. Oh, that's right, I have been standing still... I arrived in Burgas last Friday, a little worse for wear, with the cold not getting better and a cough that seemed to be threatening to develop into something nastier. I may be over dramatising here but it was getting kind of annoying coughing all the time and the fever was kind of irritating as well so it was with absolute delight that I met up with Huw, a guy a friend from home had put me in touch with, and be offered a place to sleep and rest. What bliss, what joy to speak English, not to have to entertain (or try to be entertaining) and just be. Huw ... read more

Around Burgas are some of the most important wetlands in the world. Migrating species of many birds, travelling to Africa from Northern Europe (and Russia) follow the strip of land down to Turkey and then on through the Middle East and into Africa. Collectively known as the Burgas Lakes, they're actually seperate areas within 10 or so kilometers of the city. Sara and I visited the PODA Protected Area, which is the easiest for the backpacker to visit (has a visitor centre) and close to the city. The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds manages the area and welcomes visitors. We only had a few hours at the centre but with the aid of binoculars lent to us from the visitors centre we saw, cormorants, herons, waders, swans, terns, ducks, coots and many types of ... read more

Nesebar A világörökség része ez a fantasztikus kis város, mely egy szigetre épült a Fekete Tenger partján. A sziget kb. 800 m hosszú, 300 m széles és legalább 15 templom van rajta, bár hajdanán 80 templom és kápolna otthona volt. Ma már csak egyetlen egy szolgál templomként, a többi vagy zárva van, vagy galériaként használják. A nesebari építészeti stílusra jellemző a fehér kőből és vörös téglából rakott vízszintes csíkok, a pilléreken nyugvó boltívek és a kerámia korongokkal és rozettákkal díszített homlokzatok. De a sziget nem csak ezért érdekes. Már Kr.e. 3000 körül a trákok éltek itt és ők építették meg a szigetet a szárazfölddel összekötő töltést és az erődöt a szigeten. A város az elkövetkező korok kézjegyét is magán viseli. (Bár szerintem felesleges akár a Régészeti vagy a Néprajzi Múzeumba elmenni, mert a kiállítások nem sok ... read more

South of Burgas on the Black Sea Coast at the last bus stop is the village of Ahtopol, population 1,300. Sounded nice in the guide books and was recommended by a Bulgarian bookmaker in Dupnitsa. The bus stopped at around 6.30pm, after a journey past Sozopol and beach after beach. We unloaded our ample backpacks and were imediatly approached by a small boy, we couldn't understand what he was offering but his grandma was better with the sign language, off to look at a private rom. Clean, close to the center, hot water, and only 20 lv (10 Euro) it seemed good to me. Sara wanted to see Hotel Neptune, but too late we were booked in. Next stop beach, unload the swimming gear, unstrap the beach mats we had unwisely carried from Budapest, available for ... read more