Travelling to Bulgaria

[Frontier Psychiatrist]

So, it's time finally to travel to the famed Rila mountains to experience them shiny roadblocks.

Is there anything else noteworthy to see in Bulgaria? We are going there with a couple of friends for a 9 days trip.

If there's anything in Macedonia or Greece near the Bulgarian border I'd like to hear about it as well.

Cheers!

[Starkraver]

Radi.

[Penzoline]

Steep mountains.

[Padmapani]

  On 12/3/2015 at 8:57 AM, Frontier Psychiatrist said:

Is there anything else noteworthy to see in Bulgaria?

motorways, apparently.

 

radi, come on this is the topic you've been waiting for! where are you?

[Dolmot]

Try the yoghurt.

[Imba]

I am ~250km north-west of Rila (110km from bulgarian border), if you are interested to see birthplace of Constantine The Great, roman archeological site with ruins and mosaics, ottoman fortress and famous Skull tower, monument for victims of nazi terror and nazi camp... plenty to see. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe and was gateway between west and east for more than 2 millenia

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ni%C5%A1

[Frontier Psychiatrist]

  On 12/10/2015 at 3:18 PM, Imba said:

I am ~250km north-west of Rila (110km from bulgarian border), if you are interested to see birthplace of Constantine The Great, roman archeological site with ruins and mosaics, ottoman fortress and famous Skull tower, monument for victims of nazi terror and nazi camp... plenty to see. It is one of the oldest cities in Europe and was gateway between west and east for more than 2 millenia

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niš

Oh, we've been to Serbia a year and a half ago. Liked it very much. For sure will visit again some time soon!

[CoLoUr DoTZ]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2117506/Monument-troubled-past-Inside-crumbling-communist-HQ-Bulgaria-afford-maintain-demolish.html

 

That!

[phobium]

Beware of the steep mountains, my friend.

[Frontier Psychiatrist]

The mountains were very stepp and somewhat majestic. The roads were ranging from acceptable to typical East Euro.

It was an OK trip, not sure we'll be coming back though. The people weren't overly nice mostly.

[Imba]

  On 6/2/2016 at 12:00 PM, Frontier Psychiatrist said:

The people weren't overly nice mostly.

 

Welcome to Balkan

 

If you were into villages, probably every single one stared at you and thinking: WHO DAFAQ IS THIS STRANGER?

[reger]

Da Radi factor.

[Richpa]

I never was in Bulgaria, but in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, people are nice, well most of them