Nestled at the foot of the Stara Planina's highest peak, this town has a special place in Bulgarian history as it was the birthplace of one of this country's greatest 19th Century revolutionary poets

Issue 79

Immortalised by Bulgaria's Poet Laureate Ivan Vazov in the 19th Century this country's perhaps most spectacular gorge is just an hour's drive from Sofia

Issue 78

The biggest city at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast has a huge port, plenty of entertainment, culture and nightlife, and is the home of an increasing number of expats

Issue 77

This is where Bulgaria ends and Big Wide World begins. Located at the country's southeastern tip, on the shore of a river, this village used to be cut off from both the world and Bulgaria itself during 50 years of Communism. It was declared a "border zone" and anyone trying to trespass would be shot.

Issue 75-76

A famous Bulgarian media-savvy archaeologist recently suggested that he had uncovered a Knight Templars' cemetery in northeastern Bulgaria – the first-of-its-kind, one-of-a-kind

Issue 74

In the 19th Century the people living in this town in the Stara Planina had a peculiar source of local pride - the clock tower

Issue 73

So far archeologists have identified more than 200 groups of stone niches in Bulgaria. The majority have just a handful of niches, but several sites have dozens and dozens

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Issue 70

This cape dramatic history is topped by the legend of 40 Bulgarian maids tying their hair together and jumping off the steep cliffs to avoid being Islamised by the occupying Ottomans.  

Issue 69

The island pictured here is south of the St Anastasiya. Under Communism, it was completely off limits as it was the only place in Bulgaria where wild cacti grew

Issue 68, May 2012