Tag: Eastern Europe
Travel articles, guides, travel tips, unusual things to do, travel challenges and secret places in Eastern Europe
The Greek island of Ammouliani: a secret escape for nature lovers
The challenge: Circumnavigate the island on a half-day kayak trip, then have lunch on a desert islet
Greece has 6,000 islands, of which more than 200 ...
Closer to space: The Bulgarian mountain village of Orehovo
With the very first steps you take in the village Orehovo, you realize that you haven’t traveled just roads - you’ve traveled back in time. In the cen ...
The Bulgarian village Kovachevitsa where time stopped
It’s as if time in the Bulgarian village of Kovachevitsa stopped more than a century ago.
The village keeps the spirit of the olden days, whe ...
Secret places in Bulgaria: the chapel overlooking a submerged village
The challenge: Discover the legend of the chapel overlooking the submerged village of Pchelintsi in Bulgaria
There are many submerged villages in Bul ...
Dimitrovgrad and the biggest bench in Bulgaria
While passing through the center of the Bulgarian city of Dimitrovgrad, you can’t help but feel like a Lilliputian who has somehow escaped from Gulliv ...
Kayaking around the Danube islands in Bulgaria
The challenge: explore the pristine, tropic-like Danube islands near Ruse, Bulgaria
High, panoramic spots along the Bulgarian banks of the Danube Riv ...
Kovachesko Kale Fortress in Bulgaria
In the valley of the Kovacheska River near Popovo, Bulgaria, you can still walk along the cobbled streets of a Roman fortress from the 4th century. Yo ...
Sleep in a neolithic house in Chavdar, Bulgaria
The challenge: take a walk in the shoes of a prehistoric person and spend the night in one of these Neolithic huts in Bulgaria.
You don’t need a time ...
7 unusual things to do in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (+map)
The challenge: don't leave Plovdiv before discovering its quirky side
Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in the world and one of Bulgaria's best cit ...
Demir Baba Teke – a holy place in Bulgaria for 3,000 years
The challenge: Discover one of the most sacred spots in Bulgaria where people of all religions are welcome, although the site itself is an Alevi shrin ...