Despite its European location, Bulgaria is a surprisingly undiscovered country rich in natural resources, history, and culture. This lavishly illustrated DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is all you need to cover everything from Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, to the ancient countryside villages of Koprivshtitsa and Veliko Turnovo. Soak up the many flavors of Bulgaria region by region with sights, beaches, markets, and festivals listed town by town. Full-color maps and city plans enable you to explore the capital and the regions in depth, while special features explain the history, cultural heritage, traditional festivals, and local cuisine. Walks, scenic routes, and thematic tours are also included, showing you how to make the most of the country's stunning areas of natural beauty, including the spectacular wild mountain ranges and the dramatic Black Sea coastline ensure you won't miss a thing!HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: -Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps -Cutaways and floor plans of all the major sights -3-D aerial views of the city's most interesting districts -Huge selection of hotels, restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues -Specially devised walking tours, special events info

Discover Bulgaria Sleep like a monk and rise at dawn to see Rila Monastery's frescoes in the early morning raysSay "dobur den" to cats lounging in the old-world side streets of Veliko TarnovoClamber up Belogradchik's majestic rocks and explore the defensive bunkers of the Roman Kaleto FortressLay down your towel at the best Black Sea beaches for swimming, partying or relaxing In This Guide: Two expert authors, 80 days of in-country research, 35 detailed mapsNew chapter on Bulgarian wineContent updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveller suggestions

Make the most of your time with The Rough Guide to Bulgaria, the ultimate guide to this picturesque and largely undiscovered country. The full-colour section introduces Bulgaria’s highlights, from the sunflower fields of the Balkan range to the country’s wonderfully preserved heritage villages. Using informed accounts, clue-up on all the top sights from the spectacular Trigrad Gorge and the awe-inspiring Church of the Nativity at Arbanasi to the best beaches of the black sea coast. The guide takes a detailed look at Bulgarian history, literature, politics and Balkan cultural life with expert background on everything from the spectacular Rila Monastery to hiking in the Pirin mountains. There are plenty of practical tips on bird-watching, information on all the best accommodation, transportation and restaurants and lively reviews of hundreds of shops, bars and clubs. Discover every corner of Bulgaria with the clearest maps of any guide.

Build your language confidence in Bulgarian with Teach Yourself With this bestselling program, you can learn Bulgarian from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace. This revised and updated course introduces you to practical themes, such as making travel arrangements, meeting someone new, shopping, and other every day activities.

Once hidden behind the Iron Curtain, Bulgaria has slowly emerged as a refreshing European travel destination. The country’s unique culture, rich history and natural beauty will captivate first-time visitors and have them coming back for more. Leslie and Patrick, the authors, served as Peace Corps Volunteers in Bulgaria, each spending over two years in the country. They lived, worked and played in local communities of Bulgaria while experiencing everything this Eastern European country has to offer. With the help of a national network of locals and expats, they have shared their unique insight and insider information throughout this book. To experience the real Bulgaria and to travel like a local, this book is a must. - Discover the capital city of Sofia with our walking tour, highlighting the best cultural spots and places to relax in this historic city. - Marvel at the impressive Rila Monastery, Bulgaria’s largest monastery, or the awe-inspiring site that is Glojene Monastery. - Sunbathe on the Black Sea Coast or explore an ancient seaside town. - Hike through one of Bulgaria’s spectacular national parks and spend the night in a traditional hidja. - Enjoy Bulgarian dishes like gyuveche or kavarna kebab and wash it down with local red wine or, if you are in for something stronger, a glass of Bulgaria’s traditional rakia.

James Twyman travels around the world singing his songs of peace and harmony to people of all races, cultures, and beliefs. Inspired by the life of St. Francis of Assisi, he has been to every war-torn country in the world, often at great personal risk. But this is the story of a different kind of journey.One night, while giving a talk in a private home in San Francisco, Twyman met a ten-year-old boy. When the boy touched Twyman's finger, suddenly Twyman could bend spoons with the power of his mind, could read thoughts, and could transmit images to others. Yet, later, no one who had been in the room could remember seeing the child!The boy had said his name was Marco, and that other special children like him could be found in a monastery in the mountains of Bulgaria. Without knowing who or where they were, or how he would find them, James Twyman began an extraordinary journey to find Marco and the psychic children. In the process, he learned that the children had a message for all the world-and learned, too, that he was the one to deliver that message.This is that message.

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The large fold out travel maps allow the traveler to locate cities, towns, major roads and scenic routes, airports, hotels, golf courses, holiday resorts, parks and nature reserves. In addition, the reverse sides incorporate area maps and town and city plans of the major centers.

With over three million copies in print, CultureShock! is a bestselling series of culture and etiquette guides covering countless destinations around the world. For anyone at risk of culture shock, whether a tourist or a long-term resident, CultureShock! provides a sympathetic and fun-filled crash course on the do's and don'ts in foreign cultures. Fully updated and sporting a fresh new look, the revised editions of these books enlighten and inform through such topics as language, food and entertaining, social customs, festivals, relationships, and business tips. CultureShock! books are packed with useful details on transportation, taxes, finances, accommodation, health, food and drink, clothes, shopping, festivals, and much, much more.

Bulgaria 1:330,000 Travel Atlas with city plans DOMINOThis is a glovebox-sized (28 x 17 cm / 11 x 7 in) road and travel atlas of Bulgaria, 76 pages. The atlas provides an excellent picture of the country's topography with bright altitude colouring enhanced by relief shading and spot heights. National parks and other protected areas are highlighted. Road network is divided into seven grades, with driving distances shown on all routes except dirt tracks. Border crossings and services on main roads are marked. The atlas also shows railway lines. Interesting towns and village are prominently highlighted, as are important cultural monuments and natural sites. Symbols indicate other places of interest including campsites, churches and monasteries, etc. Names of larger towns are given in both Latin alphabet and Cyrillic, smaller settlements and geographical features are only in Cyrillic. Map legend includes English. Extensive index is in Cyrillic only but includes English language lists of the country's 100m best sights with, where appropriate, phone numbers, plus 169 monasteries indicating when they were built or renovated and annotated with dates of their patron saint celebrations. The index also has an extensive list of car dealers arranged by car make, but with all text except website addresses in Cyrillic only. Two enlargements show in greater detail the Black Sea coast around the main holiday resorts (Albena - St.Constantine stretch at 1:75,000 and Sozopol - Primorsko stretch at 1:100,000). Also provided is a distance table, plus city centre street plans of Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas, with tram / bus / trolleybus routes, one way streets and car parks, selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses, hotels, etc. All street names are in Cyrillic only.