Sandanski, News, Pictures & buzz

The episcopal basilica in Sandanski is from the 4th century  Bulgaria Travel News

'Like I Don't Belong': Balkan Neighbours' Identity Dispute Casts Long Shadow  Balkan Insight

No. 16 Noles Earn Three All-America Honorable Mention Accolades  Seminoles.com

No. 16 Noles Open NCAA Championships  Seminoles.com

16 Noles Start NCAA Championships on Wednesday  Seminoles.com

Man Admits Murdering the Maltese Journalist Caruana Galizia in Court  Novinite.com

18 | February | 2021  The Sofia Globe

Hollywood Action Hero Sylvester Stallone with Fake Bulgarian Passport, Found in a Police Operation  Novinite.com

Bulgarian municipalities get EUR 8.3 million for street lighting through EEA  Balkan Green Energy News

10 | January | 2021  The Sofia Globe

Twenty Bulgarian municipalities are modernizing street lighting  TheMayor.EU

Soft on the palate and the pocket: Melnik and the wines of Bulgaria  TheArticle

North Macedonia slams Bulgaria's 'blackmail' in EU entry process  EURACTIV

Vlado Buckovski, North Macedonia's Ice-Breaker With Sofia  Balkan Insight

Crime: Mother Killed Her Own Two Children in Bulgarian Town of Sandanski  Novinite.com

Bansko presents buffs with purchased ski passes for over 900 leva Everyone who buys a seasonal or family ski pass  Bulgaria Travel News

Bulgaria: Specialized Prosecutor's Office Started Action in Four Districts in Sofia  Novinite.com

Quake info: Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - Aegean Sea, 33 km east of Sykia, Chalkidikí, Macedonia Centrale, Greece, on 27 Sep 1:50 am (GMT +3) - 418 user experience reports  VolcanoDiscovery

Bank Robbery in Bulgaria's City Sandanski  Novinite.com

Deputy Speaker of the 44th Bulgarian National Assembly and The Leader of "VOLYA" Party Veselin Mareshki Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison  Novinite.com

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There also should be a spa,a swimming pool as well as a business centre.Any ideas where I to go?

Where is a good place to stop off at on the train between Sofia, Bulgaria and Thessaloniki, Greece? I am traveling to Thessaloniki, Greece, but due to the strike I have to spend 1 more day in Bulgaria. I want to find an interesting place to spend the day along the train line between Sofia and Thessaloniki. Any advice would be wonderful, thank you!

We'd be looking to rent in a city. Thanks. Princess: Any city is ok, except Sofia as it would probably be too expensive. We wouldn't really want one of the tourist towns like Sunny Beach or Bansko or whatever (again expensive) We spent a few weeks in Blagoevgrad before, that was ok. The apartment doesn't have to be city centre, suburbs are ok too (just as long as the apartment is nice enough and in good condition!) Thanks : ) We have seen a studio apartment near the black sea coast in one of those many newish developments, already built, for about €180 a month.

i went to a vacation in Bulgaria and what i saw... Hotels called Sandanski, monuments of Macedonian national hero Goce Delcev i saw on TV Bulgarian singers sing Macedonian songs with by the way they claim that they are Bulgarians songs and also Serbians songs just withBulgarian words...What is wrong with them??? Why they imitate so much??? Are in Bulgaria contest for I IMITATE YOU or something like that....

The Best of Bulgaria Here is a best of Bulgaria list that needs a bit of editing. I spent a lot of time researching items on this list, please read it and if you are a resident or expert on the country then feel free to make corrections or additions as you see fit, Any tips, hints, and/or favourites based on the criteria listed below will be greatly appreciated. Once complete, our list should help visitors find exactly "the very best in Bulgaria". PLEASE only respond to this thread if you're interested in helping to edit or contribute items to the list. Thank you. CRITERIA for LIST: -memorable/dramatic scenery & landscape photography. Where to find the best (viewpoints, vistas, city views, panoramas, skylines, sunsets, etc..)? -the unique outdoors, hikes/hilltops/lookouts, and amazing views? -lovely/charming streets, cute villages, hidden nooks/places, and magnificent/attractive architecture? -authentic/unforgettable "local" travel experiences (i.e. non-typical, interesting/special experiences (full of original character), and unique only to the local area). -the best freebies (museums, galleries excluded) -specialty/unique regional cuisine/gastronomy (or the BEST places to eat (w/ local's prices, food made with love/regional favorites, and not too many tourists eating there)), -anything else off-the beaten path. Thanks again --------------------------------------------------------------- ~BULGARIA -Blagoevgrad, Varosha old town, Pirin National Park (enter via Bankso, visit Sandanski, call for local info: 074432428), Rila National Park, Rila lakes, Rila Monestary -Sofia, Mt. Vitosha/Cherni Vrah, Bistrishko/Torfeno Branishte nature areas, Boyana church, Bayna Bashi Mosque, Nevsky Church, St. George, Divaka restaurant -Devin, Borino natural area, -Plovdiv, Bachkovo monestary daytrip, Belentash daytrip, Assenova Krepost daytrip, Kardzhali daytrip to Perperikon, caligula bar (g) -Karlovo, buy rose oil -Kazanlak, Thracian Tomb, Shipka monestary, Shipka pass to Gabrovo -Gabrovo, Bozhentsi, Central Balkan National Park, (and the Raysko Praskalo waterfall), Shipka pass -Stari Zagora???? -Veliko Turnovo, neighbourhoods Asenova , Sveta Gora, Varosh (to Preobrazhenski monestary), Arbanasi, Nicopolos, Istrum, Tsaeveits, Zheravna, Dryanovo Rousse, Ivanovo churches Isperih: Is Sveshtari worth the trip? -Varna, Pobiti Kamani, Kavarna (Kamen Briag) -Bourgas, Pomorie, Sozopol, Dyuni, Veselie, Nesebar (Pantokrator, Metropollia), Malko Tyrnovo (Chuchurinkata) BULGARIAN CUISINE: Patatnik, Kyopulo, Kashkaval pane, Chushki burek, Sirene po shoposki, Banitsa, Shoppe style cheese, Panagyurski laica, Piroshka, Kiselo Mlyako, Snezhanka, Popora breakfast, Kozunak, Ayran, Elenski but, Soujouk, Lukanka, Babek, Sushenitsa sausages, Kavarma, Kompot, Trigunki, Palachinka, Kifla, Kifli, Garash Torta. TRY EVERYTHING AND INCLUDE MORE AS YOU LIKE. THANKS ONE MORE TIME....