Bulgaria Travel Blog
Stories, tips and hidden gems from our local expert guides
History & Heritage4 July 2026
Plovdiv: Europe's Oldest City Is Also Its Most Underrated
Older than Rome, older than Athens — Plovdiv has been continuously inhabited for some eight thousand years, and you can walk most of that history in an afternoon. Here's why Bulgaria's second city deserves more than the day trip most people give it.
Adventure4 July 2026
Motorcycle Touring in Bulgaria: The Roads Worth Crossing Europe For
Empty mountain passes, hairpins with monastery views, and fuel-stop coffee that costs less than the tip you'd leave in the Alps. Bulgaria might be Europe's last great under-ridden motorcycle country — here's where to point the front wheel.
Spa & Wellness4 July 2026
Weekend Resets: Where Sofia's Digital Nomads Go to Switch Off
You came to Bulgaria for the fast internet, low costs and mountain views from the coworking window. Then six weeks passed, the laptop won every weekend, and the mountains are still just a view. Here's how to actually use them — no car, no planning energy required.
Black Sea Coast4 July 2026
The Black Sea Coast Beyond the Package Resorts
Most of Europe knows Bulgaria's coast as a cheap package-holiday punchline. Locals know a different sea: a UNESCO old town on a rock, Greek colonies older than Rome, wild beaches where a river meets the sea, and the best fried fish of your life for pocket change.
Travel Tips4 July 2026
Why Bulgaria Is Europe's Best-Kept Team-Building Secret
While companies keep booking the same handful of overpriced, overused team-building destinations, Bulgaria sits quietly two hours from most of Europe with mountains, monasteries, wine, and activities for every fitness level on your team — at a fraction of the cost.
History & Heritage4 July 2026
Who Were the Thracians? Bulgaria's Forgotten Golden Empire
Before Rome, before the Ottomans, before Bulgaria was even Bulgaria, this land belonged to a people Homer wrote about and Herodotus called one of the largest nations on earth. Their kings are still being dug out of the hillsides — some of them only in the last twenty years.
History & Heritage4 July 2026
Buzludzha: Inside Bulgaria's Concrete UFO on the Mountain
A flying saucer of raw concrete, sealed shut on a Balkan mountaintop, holding a message its builders wrote for a future they never imagined. Here's the real story behind Bulgaria's most photographed ruin — and how to actually visit it.
Hiking & Nature3 July 2026
Bulgaria's Underworld: Caves, Bats and the Gate Where Orpheus Descended
Bulgaria hides a second country underground — caves with eyes, a chamber where 30,000 bats spend the day, and a roaring underground waterfall the ancient Greeks called the gate to the underworld. Here's where to find it all.
Hiking & Nature3 July 2026
Seven Rila Lakes: Bulgaria's Most Beautiful Hike, Done Right
Seven glacial lakes strung between 2,100 and 2,500 meters, each with a name and a personality of its own. Here's what the postcards don't tell you — and how to experience the Rila Lakes the way locals do.