20 Aug 2010
Every year Bourgas Airport in Bulgaria announces its millionth passenger and for 2010 it was Eileen Nischik, who happily arrived at Burgas Airport on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast from her home town Cologne in Germany, and found out at the airport that she is in fact the one-millionth passenger for 2010.
The 23 years old German was travelling with her partner Torsten Dormann and visiting Bulgaria to spend 7 days in Obzor, one of Bulgaria's black sea resorts.
This lucky 1 millionth traveller along with her friend was then serviced in the airport's VIP lounge and were personally congratulated by the airport's director Georgi
12 Aug 2010
It has just emerged that the Bulgarian capital (Sofia) offers the cheapest parking fees in the Balkans and beyond as found by a survey conducted by Colliers International.
This survey was conducted during June 2010 and it analysed over 147 capitals and it takes in consideration the average fees charged for parking in the capitals' center areas.
During the research the company found that Sofia in Bulgaria ranked 107th in the whole world for monthly prices when parking in the centres & is ahead of Warsaw as well as Dublin and just slightly behind Romania, Croatia and Montenegro's capitals.
At the moment the average monthly price for
12 Aug 2010
This small but vibrant town is located in Veliko Tarnovo, a city-based in central Bulgaria and which served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
Due to the stunning and historical value of Tsarevets, this area has now been turned into an archaeological museum and perfect for tourist wanting to explore history as well as a choice of guides who are more than willing to tell the story of the fortress in Bulgarian, English, Russian, French as well as German.
While there you can expect to witness thick walls and three major gates that lead to an outstanding palace and views and which simply add to the character of the area. The
12 Aug 2010
British tourists should be aware that holidaying in the UK can be pricier than going away to Europe and specificity Bulgaria.
It is cheaper to go away to Bulgaria than stay on a Sussex coast at Brighton this summer, the survey by Tesco Travel Money found.
They have reported that a week in Bulgaria for a family of 3 or 4 would cost about £1,221 while in the UK it would set them back £2,209.
There were 14 countries surveyed and the most expensive of them all was Iceland. A week in Iceland would cost £3,383, having in mind that this survey included the price hotels, car hire, food beach accessories, suntan lotion and
12 Aug 2010
Breaking news: The temperatures of the Black Sea Coast in Bulgaria have reached an amazing 30 degrees in the recent weeks, the highest in almost 17 years it was announced today.
The Bulgarian National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) has released a report explaining that during 1993-1997, the maxim water temperature reached 27 Degrees in a small town.
“The temperatures in Bulgaria are a little bit higher, but they are not much different,” said Georgi Korchev, general director of NIMH.
As he continued to explain, these were the highest temperatures in Bulgaria but also along the Russian and Ukrainian
11 Aug 2010
Where should you head for your summer holiday? We would advise Bulgaria as this years top place to visit. Why? Beacause the country has been nvoted the number one beach holiday destination this summer in a brand new survey conducted by Kelkoo Travel.
Bulgaria’s Black Sea Coast has emerged as the top beach destination for British Tourists, closely followed by North Tunisia, Turkey, and Egypt, according to the study.
To condust this research Kelkoo based the results on the following key travel criterias including: security, local affordability of goods and entertainment,climate, quality of food, flights and accommodation costs,
10 Aug 2010
Every year thousands of people get to party during one of the hottest music festivals in Europe.
Spirit of Burgas is located on the stunning white clean sands of Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast and lasts for 3 days every year. This year it starts on the 13th to 15th of August. They have announced a great line-up including DJ Shadow, Gorillaz, and The Prodigy; and this festival is a low-cost festival that is attracting big-name performers and affordable to anyone.
Those on holiday in Sunny Beach, Elenite, Nessebar, Pomorie can attend with ease as it is only about 30 mins away from the beach resorts listed above.
So why not add
01 Jul 2010
Visiting Bulgaria and the stunning Golden Sands resort? Then you can take advantage of this unisex beautiful skin treatment called Environ, exclusively available at the luxury Aphrodite Beauty Spa & Health Clinic. On the 17 July 2010 in the Golden Sands resort it was announced in the Aphrodite Beauty Spa & Health Clinic that a new partner agreement with Bulgaria Etranger Property Ltd has now authorised the distributor of Environ in Bulgaria.
The extremely popular Environ skin care range have been designed to combat and relieve the harmful side effects of the harsh and dry climatic changes of the current environment, especially the
10 May 2007
Bulgarian Holiday Summer Resorts have registered temperature records during the recent hot weather. Balkan Holidays clients have been enjoying Summer Holidays in Bulgarian Resorts with the Black Sea having a perfect temperature for swimming and enjoying other water based sports such as the PADI Diving Schools. Balkan Holidays clients can pre-book PADI courses before travelling, with courses ranging from beginners to advanced.
Balkan Holidays clients have also been enjoying a range of boat cruises on the Black Sea, with the most popular being the Pirates Cruise which is a great day out for all the family.
Of course the ideal way to cool
