11 Aug 2020
The Julian Alps
The Julian Alps, named after Roman emperor Julius Caesar, is a mountain range covering parts of Northern Italy and mainly Slovenia. It contains the highest peak of Slovenia, Triglav, at 2864m, which is also the symbol of Slovenia.
A large area within mountain range, containing a number of peaks above 2000m, belongs to Triglav National Park. High mountain hikers can found shelter in a plenty of lodges, and an extensive network of trekking paths helps their way. The Julian Alps have a huge variety of landscapes, offering leisure opportunities for all kinds of visitors, from the beginner hikers to the serious climbers
03 Apr 2020
Balkan Holidays offer an unparalleled range of hotels in the resorts of the Bulgarian Black Sea. Our selection of boutique hotels has some lovely properties to provide great accommodation for your summer holiday in Bulgaria.
Here you can find a few examples for small, friendly hotel in the resort of Sunny Beach. These hotels are popular with our customers and offer great value for money during your summer holiday.
Hotel Orpheus, Sunny Beach
Hotel Orpheus in Sunny Beach is a beautiful hotel offering charming, luxurious and modern accommodation. Situated only 50 metres from the beach, the
26 Mar 2020
Few places are as mind-numbingly unforgettable and extraordinary as Croatia. A journey here isn't something you're likely to forget in a lifetime (or three), and if you're looking for proof, here are our reasons below.
1. Follow in the footsteps of the Starks and Lannisters
There are lots of reasons to visit Croatia, but judging by recent press releases from the nation's tourism office, this will be number one for many of the people flying to Dubrovnik this summer. Unless you've been living with your head underneath a rock for the past half a decade, you'll know this is one of the stunning shooting locations for
16 Mar 2020
Response to Covid-19:
Pay final balance 4 weeks before travel for new Summer 2020 holidays
London, 16th March 2020
Specialist Tour Operator Balkan Holidays offers new payment terms for bookings for summer 2020.
Balkan Holidays offers spring, summer and autumn breaks for all ages to Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro. They fly from 18 UK airports to Bulgaria on charter flights.
New Special Offers as of 9th March 20 are:
• The balance due date on new summer 2020 package holidays is now payable 4 weeks prior to departure until further notice (10 weeks previously).
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27 Feb 2020
Baba Marta is known as 'Grandma March Day' and is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria on the 1st day of March. Bulgarians wear an item called a Martenitsa, usually in the form of a wrist band which is woven by binding red and white coloured threads together. The Martenitsa are not only worn on the day to celebrate the holiday but also through the month of March until a stork or a bloomed tree is seen which symbolises warmer weather and good health. The greeting exchanged by Bulgarian's on this day is Chestita Baba Marta (Happy Baba Marta).
There are many different beliefs and opinions (even several legends, involving real
29 Jan 2020
Britain will leave the EU at 11pm on Friday night after the government’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill received formal assent last week and was ratified by the EU.
The UK will end 47 years of EU membership, but nothing will change until January 2021. Instead, Britain will enter a transition period to allow talks on the new relationship with the EU.
This means that anyone wishing to travel with us this summer will be able to do so with a valid UK passport and enough days remaining on it for your return date. You will not need 6 months remaining until January 2021.
Customers wishing to bring back Tobacco, Alcohol and other goods
28 Jan 2020
London, 28th January 2020
Balkan Holidays has appointed Jessica Jane Applegate MBE as an ambassador for Bulgaria, flying from Norwich Airport.
Balkan Holidays has asked Jessica Jane Applegate to be their official ambassador for Bulgaria in 2020, in particular to promote flights direct to Bulgaria from Norwich airport, near her home.
Jessica Jane is Para GB champion paralymic swimmer, consistently winning in category S14 since 2012. She fell in love with Bulgaria when she visited with her family.
In order to reach a new, younger audience in the Norwich area, Balkan Holidays have invited Jessica Jane to appear at a free event
14 Jan 2020
Bulgaria's popular Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach has retained its number one spot as the cheapest summer holiday destination according to new research carried out by Post Office Travel Money.
Famous for its clean sea water and golden Blue Flag awarded 8km stretch of beach, Sunny Beach has been attracting holidaymakers from the UK for over half a century as they seek a great value beach resort offering all the necessities for a memorable summer break.
In the latest Holiday Costs Barometer, which is released annually, the value for money resort of Sunny Beach beat 41 other locations that were surveyed when it came to essential
08 Jan 2020
London, 8th January 2020
Balkan Holidays have confirmed an expansion for ski holidays to Slovenia, with immediate effect.
Balkan Holidays has added flights and two hotels to their package holiday programme to Slovenia. Adding flights to the country via Salzburg, Austria, Balkan Holidays now provide flights from 11 airports for winter.
Whilst transfers will be longer than via Slovenia’s main gateway of Ljubljana, they will be 2.5 hours to Kranjska Gora via Salzburg.
New airports served for winter are: Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Leeds Bradford, Liverpool and Manchester. Existing airports
01 Jan 2020
We're pleased to announce Sunny Beach remains Europe's Best Bargain says Post Office Travel Money Report.
Bulgaria's popular Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach has retained the number one spot as the cheapest summer holiday destination according to new research carried out by Post Office Travel Money.
Famous for its clean seawater and golden Blue Flag awarded 8km stretch of beach, Sunny Beach has been attracting holidaymakers from the UK for over half a century as they seek a great value beach resort offering all the necessities for a memorable summer break.
In the latest Holiday Costs Barometer, which is released
