12 Feb 2013
Okay, so you've decided on an All Inclusive holiday to Bulgaria but with so much choice you are not sure which hotel is right for you. Well as the specialist tour operator to Bulgaria let us take you through what we consider to be the most important decisions you will need to make when choosing your All Inclusive holiday.
According to ABTA more holidaymakers are looking for All Inclusive Packages now than ever before and they have predicted that we will see more longer duration holidays booked as travellers look to make their money go further rather than missing out on a holiday all together. ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer
12 Feb 2013
Happy Pancake Day! If you're having pancakes for dinner tonight and fancy trying something different, why not make your pancakes Bulgaria style? Palachinki (Палачинки) is a popular Bulgarian style pancake and by following our easy recipe found below you can make this year's Pancake Day one to remember!
Ingredients:
4 eggs
16 table spoons all purpose flour
1 table spoon sugar
1/2 table spoon salt
1/4 table spoon vanilla
14 Jan 2013
As we have already mentioned, Bulgaria’s veteran gymnast Yordan Yovchev was the national team’s torch bearer at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. At the age of 39, he is the first male gymnast ever to compete in six Games, starting in Barcelona in 1992.
He is now the president of the Bulgarian gymnastics federation, but on Saturday in London’s North Greenwich Arena (this is the Olympian name for the O2) he performed a fantastic run on the rings in front of an amazed crowd, and made it into the final with the eighth best score of 15.308, grabbing the last qualifying spot. With a partially torn bicep and an injured
04 Jan 2013
As the UK recession officially hits its fifth year in 2013 overtaking the previous record of four years set between 1930-1934 and talks of a "triple dip" recession escalate, many holidaymakers are finding it increasingly difficult to save their hard earned cash for a summer holiday. Although currently not as deep as the downturn of the 30's, this recession has steadily been eating its way through the population's wallets, leaving travellers searching high and low across the country for the best value deals they can find to help get the most out of every penny they spend.
Research has found that holidaymakers are searching for
27 Dec 2012
Bulgaria is a diverse destination providing holidaymakers with the opportunity to experience almost every holiday type imaginable from beach, lakes & mountains, city breaks & golfing holidays. So with this in mind, we have put together a fantastic collection of Bulgaria package holidays to inspire you with ideas and choices for your next summer holiday.
Our first holiday idea comes from the beautiful resort of Nessebar. Situated opposite the main southern resort of Sunny Beach on the Black Sea coast, Nessebar gives visitors the chance to sample authentic Bulgarian traditions and explore its UNESCO protected Old Town in a relaxed
08 Dec 2012
We are delighted to have received news that the breathtaking Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort in Cape Kaliakra has been rewarded with Bulgaria's first professional golf tournament.
The 2013 Volvo World Matchplay Championship will attract some the the worlds leading golfers and the tournament will take place between the 16th to 19th May 2013.
Balkan Holidays offer flights and holidays to Varna which is just 40 minutes from Thracian Cliffs Golf & Beach Resort from London, East Midlands, Manchester and Newcastle.
12 Sep 2012
When you are on a summer holiday in Cape Kaliakra or nearby, make sure you visit the Mussel Farm Dalboka, an underwater mussel farm complete with a seafood restaurant offering a variety of mussel dishes and all seafood.
The mussel farm is operated by a company that specialize in cultivation and production of ecologically clean Black Sea mussels. They have chosen this unspoilt stretch of the seashore because it’s one of the most environmentally clean areas in the country, as the environment in which the mussels live should be very clean. The first experimental underwater farm started to operate in 1994, and a surface farm was
30 Aug 2012
Balkan Holidays have introduced a new, improved golf programme for the Summer 2012 season, featuring top class golf resorts in Bulgaria’s signature golf coast, Cape Kaliakra. One of these golf complexes is BlackSeaRama Golf & Villas just along the cliffs of the Black Sea coast.
BlackSeaRama is a paradise for golfers, with spacious and classy one or two-storey villas providing breathtaking views of the golf course, the sea and Cape Kaliakra. All hundred villas offer five star services, each villa has a have fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning, internet access and private terrace. The golf course has been designed
20 Aug 2012
More hot weather with plenty of sunshine to come in the following weeks in Bulgaria. Starting from today (Monday, 20 August) temperatures will be rising with at least 1C each day and towards the end of the week they are expected to reach up to 40C in some parts of the country. Who's to blame for this hot weather? The answer is "Lucifer", the sixth anticyclone from Africa to hit Bulgaria this summer.
In such weather conditions, the best idea is to escape the cities and head over to mountain lakes or the seaside , where you can enjoy the sun, while the breeze keeps you from overheating. Temperature of the water on the Black Sea coast will
06 Aug 2012
After an unforgettable winter season with record snowfall in Bulgaria, it looks like this summer season will be leaving it's mark in the history books too. Yesterday alone (August 7, 2012), saw a total of 37 temperature records in Bulgaria, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has announced.
The warmest place in the country was the Danube city of Ruse with a scorching 41,9C.! The thermometers in Bourgas showed the hottest 7th of August since 1912, with a record breaking 36,5C. Varna beat it's 1963 record and set a new one of 34,6C. The water temperature is around 26-27C.
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