Eastern Europe - Bulgaria (Chapter)

This is the Bulgaria chapter from Lonely Planet's Eastern Europe guidebook.

Bulgaria is best known for its long Black Sea coast, speckled with historic seaside towns. But elsewhere you'll find wild, heavily forested landscapes ideal for hiking, cycling, mountaineering and wildlife watching, as well as a number of modern ski resorts.

• take a trip back in time through the elegant National Revival houses of the picturesque museum town of Koprivshtitsa
• maps
• sip a glass or two of refreshing Bulgarian vino in the tiny wine town of Melnik
• transport
• explore the luminous artistic and religious treasures of Bulgaria's most revered monastery at Rila
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sofia & around, Rila & Pirin Mountains, Melnik, Bansko, Thracian Plain & the Rodopis, Plovdiv, Hisar, Smolyan, Shiroka Lâka & around, Kârdzhali & around, Central Balkans, Koprivshtitsa, Kazanlâk & around, Veliko Târnovo & around, Shumen, Madara, Ruse, Rusenski Lom Nature Park, Black Sea Coast, Varna, North Coast, Central Coast, Nesebâr, Burgas, South Coast, Sozopol, Northwest Bulgaria, Vidin, Belogradchik, Understand Bulgaria, History, Modern Bulgaria, Art & Architecture, Local Cuisine, Survival Guide, Directory, Getting There & Away, and Getting Around.