Advantages: Unspoily beauty Disadvantages: Half way across the middle of nowhere
...for many weeks.
I'm in Veliko Turnovo, tucked away in the northern foothills of the "Old Mountains" (or "Stara Planina"). The town nestles upon the slopes of four rugged looking hills, in the beautiful unspoilt terrain which is northern Bulgaria, and the tranquil Yantra River weaves through the hills in a swooping horse-shoe formation, like a child's drawing of a meandering river. For me Veliko Turnovo is a town of contrasts and is also where I've ... ...places here.
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Veliko Turnovo actually means "Great Turnovo", and sure enough there is a "Little Turnovo" somewhere near the Black Sea. I'll refer to it as Turnovo for brevity's sake in this review. (When I first came here I used to refer to it as just "Veliko", until I realized that that was a bit like referring to Great Britain as just "Great!"). Bulgaria uses the Cyrillic alphabet, like the Russians do, (with a couple ...
Tricksty 07.09.2005
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...attractive National Revival era buildings, Veliko Tarnovo must be one of the most charming paces in Bulgaria. Although it is a firm favourite on the backpackers trail, I must confess to never having heard of the town until planning my trip around the Black Sea in 2006. Veliko Tarnovo is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Bulgaria and it's easy to see why; it really is picture postcard beautiful. However, the town has not succumbed to ... ...are well catered for, Veliko Tarnovo remains (mostly) unspoilt. The town is a couple of hours from the capital, Sofia, in one direction, and slightly less from the Black Sea coast in the other. Getting to and from Veliko Tarnovo is easy, there are plenty of buses and trains making the town well connected with destinations all over the country. We arrived from Ruse, a town just over the border with Romania, a train journey of a couple of hours. The ...
fizzytom 12.04.2009
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