26 Mar 2013
The BBC recently ran a competition looking into the future, to find out what it holds for health, education, transport and even love. Titled "What If?" the BBC asked people from around Europe to send in their visions of the future. The theme was open to individual interpretation and could be presented in any visual medium the participant chose to use (photography, animation, artwork, film) but entries must have had visions of the future as their core message. The competition had two categories: still images and videos or animations of 50 seconds or less.
Marina Koleva from Bulgaria was named the "Best Video from
15 Mar 2013
Well, it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this year's Eurovision Song Contest begins in Malmo, Sweden in just two months' time. Countries from around Europe have been busy selecting their entries for this year's competition and Bulgaria recently announced their entry with Elitsa & Stoyan and their song "Samo Shampioni" (meaning Only Champions) being chosen to represent Bulgaria for the second time in their careers.
In 2007, they managed to reach the final with their song "Water" coming sixth out of the 10 qualifying semi-finalists. They went on to finish in 5th place overall which was a
12 Feb 2013
Happy Pancake Day! If you're having pancakes for dinner tonight and fancy trying something different, why not make your pancakes Bulgaria style? Palachinki (Палачинки) is a popular Bulgarian style pancake and by following our easy recipe found below you can make this year's Pancake Day one to remember!
Ingredients:
4 eggs
16 table spoons all purpose flour
1 table spoon sugar
1/2 table spoon salt
1/4 table spoon vanilla
27 Dec 2012
Bulgaria is a diverse destination providing holidaymakers with the opportunity to experience almost every holiday type imaginable from beach, lakes & mountains, city breaks & golfing holidays. So with this in mind, we have put together a fantastic collection of Bulgaria package holidays to inspire you with ideas and choices for your next summer holiday.
Our first holiday idea comes from the beautiful resort of Nessebar. Situated opposite the main southern resort of Sunny Beach on the Black Sea coast, Nessebar gives visitors the chance to sample authentic Bulgarian traditions and explore its UNESCO protected Old Town in a relaxed
19 Sep 2012
Apart from the summer package holidays to the best summer resorts of the Balkan region, we offer various city breaks to Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia and Romania as well.
Just call our Tailor Made department and we can arrange the ideal city break for you. One of the available cities to book for a city break is Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, a unique crossroad for the Germanic, Slavic and Latin cultures, built on the two banks of the Ljubljanica river.
On a short break, the most important things to see are the St Nicolas Cathedral, the Castle of Ljubljana, the Bishop’s Palace and the Triple Bridge.
As in many other
13 Sep 2012
Budva is probably the most visited city of Montenegro. It is situated on the Budva Riviera, and has a population of 8000 with a broad promenade busy around the clock along the beach and the seaport.
The number of beaches awarded with the Blue Flag is increasing year by year. The largest beach in Budva is the Slovak Beach, it is 1600 metres long and covered by small white pebbles. This is the most representative beach of Budva, just east of the seaport, lined with fine hotels and restaurants.
Another famous beach is the Mogren, accessible by a road tunnel carved in the cliffs. The beach is named after Italian sailor Mogrini, who
11 Sep 2012
As the second largest city in Croatia and the heart of the Dalmatian coast, Split sits on the southern side of a high peninsula and is the key transport hub of Dalmatia with its many road and sea connections to the regions numerous summer resorts. The Old Town is home to Diocletian's Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and presents visitors with a clean, well kept harbour promenade lined with beautiful palm trees.
The beautiful Palm lined Harbour Promenade of Split
Split is an urban and cultural city bursting with old tradition, a variety of archaeological, historical & cultural monuments and many restaurants and wine cellars
23 Aug 2012
Balkan Holidays offer fantastic holiday deals to popular summer resorts in the Balkan region from major airports all around the UK. We have 2 lovely hotels and a selection private apartments in the small seaside town of Petrovac in Montenegro to choose from, the hotels offering 3 star accommodation on half board or bed & breakfast basis.
Petrovac is situated south of Sveti Stefan on the Budva Riviera.The town has a rich ancient cultural heritage, one of its most famous cultural monuments is a well preserved mosaic from the 3rd century. Petrovac has two beautiful beaches and is much quieter than Budva, the hotels are smaller
01 Jul 2012
For those interested in Mediterranean culture, such as dance and music, the destination for this Summer is Slovenia, and the Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF). This year’s MIFF will be held on the Slovenian coast from 4th July to 8th July 2012. Performances will take place in popular seaside resorts, such as Portoroz, Piran and Koper.
The festival has been organised since 2003 by the Folklore Association VAL Piran. The purpose of the festival is to present the folklore dances, music and singing and the cultural variety of Mediterranean countries to the public.
This popular festival has been building
06 Jun 2012
When you are on a summer holiday to Varna, it is worth it to make a daytrip to the Pobiti Kamani nearby, a rock formation consisting of stone columns between 5 and 7 meters high and filled with sand. The stones look like they are beaten into the ground, hence their name.
The limestone pillars are clustered into seven groups in an 8km line creating a spectacular phenomenon, the origin of which is still not exactly known for scientists. Some theories suggest a mineral origin, some others are based on an organic one.
One way or the other, Pobiti Kamani is a natural phenomenon like no other, and it’s just 18km
