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Balkans
The 12 Balkan Contenders for the New Seven Wonders of Nature
If you ever felt regret that – having been born in contemporary times, you’ll never be able to see the Seven Wonders of the World, of which only the Great Pyramid of Giza survives, you needn’t fret any longer. Since 2001, The New7Wonders Foundation - established by the Swiss-born Canadian filmmaker, author and adventurer Bernard Weber, undertook a campaign to identify the world’s new seven wonders – democratically elected, all intact and accessible to anyone willing to fly around the world and see them.
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Epicure
Balkans
Wine and Rakiya from 6 Balkans Countries Awarded in France
10 March 2009 | Dozens of brands of wine and rakiya, or brandy, from six Balkan countries received gold and silver medals at the 2009 Vinalies Internationales
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Routes Less Travelled
Romania
Perishing or Jovially Surviving in Transylvania
Sorin-Alexandru Cristescu of the Romanian incogniterra.org writes about a melancholic journey through the crumbling castles of Transylvania, central Romania. Full Story
Romania
Romania’s Haţeg Land: Shades of Blue
Urban Browser
Turkey
Ani Fades Away in the No Man's Land between Turkey and Armenia
We pass by Ocakli, the last Turkish village before the border with Armenia. The mythical Armenian capital Ani, which at the end of the ninth century outshined Constantinople, Cairo, and Baghdad with its splendour, lies somewhere before us. Chronicles called it "City of 1,001 Churches" and a replica of Istanbul’s Saint Sophia used to stand in its centre.
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Tryavna, Central Bulgaria: A Picturesque Study in Contrasts
Albania
Gjirokastër: Albania’s Town of the Stones
Curiosity Chest
Romania
Romania’s Bran Castle Returned to the Habsburgs
18 May 2009 | One of Romania’s most popular tourist attractions - the Bran Castle, located in the central part of the country, switches ownership today and becomes the property of the Habsburg descendants.
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Bulgaria 3/7/14
Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 5 days: Shumen, South of Nowhere
Patriotic ruins, a Coca Cola-branded mosque, a “stud factory” and a capsule, containing a message for future generations: these are only part of modern Shumen’s surprising charms. Full Story
Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 3 Days: Sofia and Mount Vitosha
Bulgaria
Go Green in Bulgaria: 23 Eco-Hotels and Guest Houses to Choose From
Hidden Bulgaria
Bulgaria
From Sofia to the Village of Lakatnik in an Old Locomotive
About a century after Ivan Vazov wrote his short story “To Zhaluysha with Iron Train Cars,” in which he remarked on the great strides in railroad progress and development, present-day journalist, writer and photographer Stefan Galibov also took a train journey Full Story
Bulgaria
Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad
Bulgaria
Scenic Waterfalls Surround Bulgaria’s Medieval Capital
Balkan Coasts
Rafting along the Nera River in Romania's Banat Region
Romania
The Nera River valley, in Romania’s Banat Region, is a superb destination for adventurers: it is isolated, authentic and it features dramatic landscapes. Sorin-Alexandru Cristescu of the Romanian www.incogniterra.org writes about his journey there, involving some grief over derelict architectural heritage, but also intoxicating rafting down wild waters and fine enough dining on the Cerna River bank Full Story
Northern Dobrogea: On the Danube and Via Pontica Crossing
Balkan Mountains
Treasure-Hunting in Bulgaria’s Eastern Rodopi Mountains: Ancient Sites and Whimsical Rocks
Bulgaria
While Bulgaria’s seaside and mountain resorts continue to attract the bulk of both domestic and international tourists, more unconventional destinations around the country are also starting to become popular with travellers. Full Story
Meteora, the Second Sky Over Greece
Roman Ruins and a Rural Paradise in Bulgaria’s Western Rodopi Mountains
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Photogalleries
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A Perfect Shot
In Homo Urbanus Europeanus, exhibited May 9-24 in front of the National Theatre in Sofia, Jean-Marc Caracci presents his photographs of people in the urban environment of European capitals.
RED&WHITE SOFIA. On the 1st of March Bulgarians say goodbye to the winter. They buy each other red&white threads to carry around until they see a stork and spring can begin. Photography by Lode Desmet
BULGARIA D'OR: The Bulgarian countryside, patinated with the noble golden dust of the autumn. Photographs by Lode Desmet
360 degrees Bulgaria, an exhibition by photographer Alexandar Ivanov, is on display at the Sea Garden in Varna until August 28. It will be shown at Plovdiv’s Central Square from Sept 5.
The exhibition Photographs of a Trip Through Bulgaria by Hungarian photographer András Balla can be seen in Sofia's Hungarian Cultural Institute, at Aksakov 16 Street, until August 22
Instant Spring in Sofia | Photographs by Lode Desmet
Off-the-season Beauty of Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast | Photographs by Adelina Iliev
Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast
Photographs by Albena Shkodrova
excellent smugs
Travel News
3 July 2009 | The Danube River was at the top of the list of the best 10 rivers for cruising recently compiled by the CruiseCritic.co.uk website.
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