Romania & Bulgaria - The Danube & Northern Plains (PDF Chapter)

This is the Danube & Northern Plains chapter from Lonely Planet’s Romania & Bulgaria guidebook.

Unspoilt mountain landscapes, wild nature reserves and peaceful monasteries await discovery. The mighty Danube River shimmers along most of the country’s border with Romania, and the riverside city of Ruse, famed for its Viennese-style architecture, is the gateway to Bucha-rest.

• clamber over massive sandstone and limestone formations at Belogradchik Rocks
• maps
• peer into the perfectly preserved Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
• transport
• stroll through the parks and gardens of Ruse, the most elegant Bulgarian city on the Danube
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Vratsa & around, Chiprovtsi, Belogradchik, Ruse, Rusenski Lom Nature Park, Lake Srebarna & around, Silistra.