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Greece
To the Side of the Acropolis: the Gazi Neighbourhood in Athens
It is the end of November. It is still warm in Athens and tourists are still roaming around. The metro is jam-packed, but only to the Akropoli stop. I get off at the next one. I end up in a massive, concrete underpass. Concrete dominates the landscape outside too. Noise comes from a large boulevard. Chimneys and cranes stick out. The city’s industrial zone used to be situated here – now this area is known as the Gazi neighbourhood.
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Epicure
Bulgaria
Singing, Wining and Dining in Bansko
To understand Bansko and to enjoy it, you need to get used to some peculiarities of Balkan nations first. Full Story
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
Albania
Byllis, Albania: Ancient City in the Sky
Bulgaria
Chiprovtsi: Stooping Women Guard the Bulgarian Renaissance's Few Traces
Urban Browser
Albania
Gjirokastër: Albania’s Town of the Stones
The city of Gjirokastër in the southern part of Albania has several claims to fame. Besides being the birthplace of two of the most important Albanians – communist dictator Full Story
Turkey
Ani Fades Away in the No Man's Land between Turkey and Armenia
Bulgaria
Plovdiv: A Felicitous Stop on the Orient Express Route
Curiosity Chest
Macedonia
Macedonia’s Krushevo to Become the First “Ethno Town” in the Balkans
22 December 2008 | In an effort to attract tourists to the town of Krushevo in central Macedonia, its residents intend to re-enact the historical Ilinden Uprising every year between July 5 and August 13.
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Bulgaria 3/7/14
Bulgaria
Treasure-Hunting in Bulgaria’s Eastern Rodopi Mountains: Ancient Sites and Whimsical Rocks
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
Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 5 days: Shumen, South of Nowhere
Bulgaria
Bulgaria in 3 Days: Sofia and Mount Vitosha
Hidden Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Along Suleiman the Magnificent's Bridge in Svilengrad, South-Eastern Bulgaria
The Ottoman bridge over the Maritsa River is not only a predecessor (and maybe even a prototype) of the famous bridge on the Drina, but it is also superior to it in terms of scale and splendour. The legend about its origins is as dramatic Full Story
Bulgaria
Genghis Khan’s Descendents Swap Central Asia’s Altay for Bulgaria’s Balkan Mountain
Bulgaria
Kabiyuk, The Horse "Factory" Bulgaria Inherited from the Ottoman Empire
Balkan Coasts
Balchik, on Bulgaria’s Black Sea, where Romanian Queen Marie Left Her Heart. In a Jar
Bulgaria
It was in 1940. In a glass jar in a chapel in Balchik on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast rested the heart of Queen Marie of Romania. It was her last wish before she died. She had loved Balchik. Full Story
Gökçeada, Turkey: The Island and its Treasures
Armenian History Floats on the Waters of Lake Van in Turkey
Balkan Mountains
Roman Ruins and a Rural Paradise in Bulgaria’s Western Rodopi Mountains
Bulgaria
In the spot where the majestic Pirin and Rodopi Mountains come together, around 50 kilometres south of the major ski-resort of Bansko, lays perhaps the best destination for rural tourism in Bulgaria. Full Story
Meteora, the Second Sky Over Greece
Bulgaria: Strandzha's Mysteries
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Photogalleries
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A Perfect Shot
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
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Travel News
6 January 2009 | Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, was included in Frommer’s list of Top Destinations for 2009.
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Blog
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