Walking in Bulgaria’s National Parks by Julian Perry is a guide aimed at experience, fit walkers & naturalists to explore the rich & bio diverse landscape of Bulgaria’s Pirin, Rila & Central Balkan National Parks. All routes have been selected to provide the best chance of encountering the region’s rarest plants & animals & panoramic views. Twelve different 2-3 day itineraries are detailed, illustrated with colour sketch maps & extensive information on flora & fauna. ...

Bulgaria in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Pocket Road Atlas of Bulgaria at 1:560, 000 from Domino with very clear presentation of the country’s topography. Road network indicates driving distances on all routes. Railway lines are included. The main holiday areas of the Black Sea coast are shown in greater detail & the atlas also

Includes:: plans highlighting main traffic routes across Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Ruse, Stara Zagora & Pleven, plus a distance table.* All place names are in Cyrillic alphabet & the legend is in Bulgarian only.*

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Bulgaria on an indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project. The map is double-sided, with an overlap between the sides, to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Names of larger towns are given in both scripts
- names of smaller towns & villages & of all the geographical features are in Latin alphabet only. Road & rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights & names of mountain ranges. Road network

Includes:: selected unsurfaced local roads & 4WD tracks, indicates locations of border crossings & shows driving distances on main routes. National parks & protected areas are marked & symbols highlight various places of interest: picturesque towns & villages, campsites, UNESCO World Heritage sites, archaeological remains & museums, churches & monasteries of various denominations, viewpoints, beaches, etc. The map has a latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 30’ & an index of localities. Map legend

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Road Atlas of Bulgaria at 1:330, 000 from Domino with street plans of central Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna & Burgas, enlargements for the Black Sea coast holiday areas, plus lists of 100 best tourist sights & 169 monasteries. The atlas provides an excellent picture of the country’s topography with bright altitude colouring enhanced by relief shading & spot heights. National parks & other protected areas are highlighted. Road network is divided into seven grades, with driving distances shown on all routes except dirt tracks. Border crossings & services on main roads are marked. The atlas also shows railway lines. Interesting towns & village are prominently highlighted, as are important cultural monuments & natural sites. Symbols indicate other places of interest including campsites, churches & monasteries, etc. Names of larger towns are given in both Latin alphabet & Cyrillic, smaller settlements & geographical features are only in Cyrillic. The maps have no geographical coordinates. Map legend

Includes:: English. Extensive index is in Cyrillic only but

Includes:: English language lists of the country’s 100m best sights with, where appropriate, phone numbers, plus 169 monasteries indicating when they were built or renovated & annotated with dates of their patron saint celebrations. The index also has an extensive list of car dealers arranged by car make, but with all text except website addresses in Cyrillic only. Enlargement at 1:75, 000 & 1:100, 000 show in greater detail the Black Sea coast around the main holiday resorts. Also provided is a distance table, plus city centre street plans of Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna & Burgas, with tram/bus/trolleybus routes, one way streets & car parks, selected house numbers for easier identification of addresses, hotels, etc. All street names are in Cyrillic only.



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Colourful map of Bulgaria highlighting locations of 152 wine producers, all listed on the reverse with contact details & names of their principal brands, plus a list of award winning & elite wines, details of grape varieties cultivated in Bulgaria, etc. On one side a map of Bulgaria with relief shading & colouring showing the country’s topography is overprinted with names of wine producers, indicating wineries & cellars. The map is accompanied by a panel with notes about grape varieties grown in Bulgaria, plus a map of the viticultural regions of the country. On the reverse the 152 producers are listed with contact details & names of their principal wines. The map also

Includes:: lists of award winning wines & elite wines.

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Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Macedonia, almost all of Serbia & the western half of Hungary on a large, double-sided map at 1:800, 000 from Insight Guides, with street plans of central Sofia, Varna, Bucharest, Skopje & Belgrade Topography of the region is shown by relief shading with plenty of spot heights & names of various mountain ranges, etc. Road network is very clearly presented, with driving distances shown on main routes. Motorway service areas are marked, as well are roads closed to motorized traffic or nor recommended for caravans. Railway lines show high speed routes. Picturesque towns are highlighted & symbols indicate various other places of interest. The map has no geographical coordinates. The index, on the reverse,

Includes:: street indexes for the city maps.A special feature of the Insight Travel Map series is additional information provided in the margins of both the main map & all the enlargements & street plans. Numbers of roads leading to the edge of the map are prominently displayed there, together with distances to the nearest towns and/or major locations along the route, plus, where appropriate, to nearest motorway junction.

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Indexed, waterproof & tear-resistant road map of the Black Sea cost of Bulgaria with topographic & tourist information, published by Reise Know-How as part of their highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, The map is double-sided to provide the best balance between a good scale & a convenient size sheet. Road & rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which presents topography by altitude colouring. Road network indicates local tracks & gives driving distances on main & secondary routes. The map highlights nature reserves & protected areas & indicates picturesque towns & villages. Names of main towns are also shown in Cyrillic alphabet. Symbols mark various places of interest, including UNESCO world heritage sites, archaeological remains, churches & monasteries, beaches & marinas, etc. Locations of numerous campsites & selected hotels are also shown. The map has a grid with latitude & longitude at intervals of 10 ...

Popular recreational areas of Bulgaria presented by the local publishers Domino on contoured & GPS compatible maps with hiking trails, campsites & refuges, places of interest, etc. The maps have contours (interval in most titles is 20m or 50m), enhanced by relief shading plus plenty of peak names & additional spot heights. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. An overprint highlights both waymarked routes & unmaintained hiking trails. Although not specifically named on them, the maps can be used to follow local sections of the E3, E4 & E8 trans-European long-distance routes. Road network is graded according to width, indicates locations of petrol stations, &

Includes:: local country tracks & paths. Railway lines are shown with stations. Symbols mark locations of hotels & holiday homes, campsites, mountain refuges, shepherd’s huts & hunting lodges, as well as various places of interest & natural sites. Names of towns, villages & main topographic features are in both Cyrillic & Latin alphabet; smaller peaks or rivers & streams are in Cyrillic only. The maps have latitude & longitude grid at intervals of 5’. Map legend

Includes:: English. Most titles also include a list of local mountain refuges with contact details.



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Bulgarian, spoken by Approx. 10 million people worldwide, is enjoying growing interest as businesses look to invest & expand into Eastern Europe. This conveniently sized volume contains essential words & phrases for the traveller & student in both Bulgarian & English. The concise grammar & two-way dictionary make it an ideal tool for English speakers who wish to learn Bulgarian at home or abroad. Other features include a pronunciation guide & an introduction to Bulgarian history & culture. ...