17 May 2016
2016 is fast becoming one fantastic year for Bulgaria. With it's popular summer beach resorts already in high demand, there was another welcome surprise on Saturday when Poli Genova took Stockholm's Ericsson Globe by storm at the 2016 Eurovision contest.
The Bulgarian contestant thrilled the crowd with her catchy song ''If Love Was a Crime" grabbing herself 307 points in the process, putting her just behind the winner Ukraine, runner-up Australia and third-placed Russia.
This was only the second appearance by Bulgaria in a grand final since the country's debut performance in 2005. Genova however, is no stranger to the contest having
16 May 2016
Balkan Holidays has its very own British Run Children's Club based in Hotel Fenix in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Join our Children's Representatives, Michelle and Christine for a fun-filled programme of activities.
The children's club is open to all Balkan Holidays clients who are travelling with us. The club is conveniently located in Hotel Fenix and offers a full programme of fun and adventure for the children. Some of the activities that take place are Garden Games, T-Shirt Painting, Movie Nights, Pirates Cruise and talent shows. These are just a few of the activities that take place.
There will be plenty of fantastic new
16 May 2016
According to new ABTA research, one in five holidaymakers are still travelling uninsured. Although the number of those travelling overseas uninsured are slightly down last year's figure of 22% travelling overseas uninsured, ABTA said there has still been a big rise in young holidaymakers travelling uninsured.
A third (33%) of 16-24 year olds are travelling uninsured, up from 22% in 2014. A third (32%) of 25-34 year olds are also travelling uninsured, putting these two age groups at most risk should something go wrong. ABTA said the high numbers could be down to confusion amongst young holidaymakers over what a European Health
12 May 2016
If you fancy going to a summer festival but you would like to combine the music festival with your summer holiday, then the Spirit of Bourgas the ideal choice for you.
The Spirit of Bourgas, the biggest seaside festival in Europe, on the Black Sea Riviera in Bulgaria, lets you leave the rain-soaked, mud-stained festival tent at home and gives you the sea and the sand instead.
Book your holiday to Bourgas this summer and you can witness three days of festival music just by the sea.
Spirit of Burgas has earned itself numerous nominations: 'Best European Festival', 'Best Overseas Festival' and in
11 May 2016
According to the President of the Bulgarian Ski Federation, Tseko Minev, and the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, approximately 10-15,000 spectators are expected to attend the Men’s World Cup when it hits Bansko at the end of February.
Balkan Holidays is one of the official sponsors of this prestigious event.
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11 May 2016
Bulgaria has a great history that goes back 100's of centuries and much of the past remains today for your eyes to witness...
Here you have many places that will inspire and interest you including the spirit of Baba Vanga. She is Bulgaria's beloved mystical prophet who has saved many lives due to her ability in identifying the exact causes of illness and lived in the tiny mountainous village Rupite in southern Bulgaria. While there you can go and visit the house where she lived which offers outstanding views of the local mountains.
Visiting this area would probably be best during late summer (Sep-Oct) as the sunshine is not as
11 May 2016
Winter is just a couple of months from now, that is 8 weeks. So don't be the last one to book your Ski holiday abroad and pay more for booking last minute.
Here at Balkan Holidays, we have launched our 2nd edition brochure and with even more reduced prices. You can now book a Winter Holiday from as little as £199 per person on a self-catering basis.
For those who are after half board – then you can search on our website for the best deal available for the date and duration you are after.
Some of the hot offers we have included but are not limited to:
Holidays from £199pp
Early Booking discount of up to £154 per
11 May 2016
The main track called Ulen and located near Shiligarnika will hold the open state snowboarding championship. These races are part of the ISF (International Ski Federation) calendar.
This fantastic contest will kick start on Saturday with the start of the Olympic parallel giant slalom discipline. On Sunday you can expect a parallel slalom race.
Many European athletes are expected to attend this event from countries such as Greece, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Macedonia, Republic, and Germany.
Bulgaria will be represented by Ivan Ranchev, Maria Teodora, and Dimova Pencheva who will give hope to our young boys and girls.
Want to
11 May 2016
Pamporovo is a bright and modern ski resort located in Bulgaria, high in the Rhodope mountains, and is known as the sunniest mountain resort in Europe. It boasts on average no less than 270 sunny days a year and in the winter provides the perfect combination – plenty of snow and sparkling sunshine to show off the resort at its best.
The latest news from this facinating ski resort is that the old ski runs have been worked on throughout the summer, where two slopes have been made wider to include the run down to Stoikite. The plan is for another ski run to be lit this season for all the night skiing lovers as well as electric boards
11 May 2016
If you are going on a ski holiday to Bulgaria this year and have any concerns about the weather and wonder if there will be snow then we can confirm that there will be as reports have suggested that there would be a serious snowfall just after 20th of November 2010. This means that skiing in December will be perfect for those wanting to get away for Christmas.
The reports we made by Petar Yankov, a meteorologist from the Bulgarian company TV-MET.
During this time in November, the temperatures are expected to be 1-2 degrees lower than the average for the month, which means that the minimum temperatures will be 7-8 degrees Celsius, while
