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A National Gallery for Foreign Art 92 Lake Srebârna 274-5 accommodation 280-4, see also Nesebâr 235 Rusenski Lom Nature Park 273 individual locations Philipopolis Art Gallery 144 Sinemorets 228 language 310-11 Plovdiv 144-5 Nature Park 227-8 activities 75-81, 284, see also Silistra 277 tours 305 individual activities Smolyan 159 birds 70, 71 itineraries 30 Sofia Municipal Gallery of Art 90-1 black market 289 227 State Gallery of Fine Arts coast 212-55, 214 air travel 296-9 (Plovdiv) 144 itineraries 29 air fares 297 Varna Centre for Contemporary Blagoevgrad 124-7, 125 airlines 296-7 Art 242 Blue Rocks 206 airports 296 Varna City Art Gallery 242 boat travel 300-1 to/from 297-9 Vidin 258-9 boat trips travel within Bulgaria 301 Vladimir Dimitrov Art Gallery 112 Burgasko Lake 220 249-51 Zlatyu Boyadjiev House 144 (Zlatni Pyasâtsi) 248 alcohol 56, see also wine arts 49-54, see also individual arts Lake Srebârna 275 Aleko 109 ATMs 289 Nesebâr 233 animals 70-1, see also individual Nature Reserve 225 animals B Silistra 277

Arbanasi 179-82, 180 Baba Vida Museum-Fortress 257-8 223 INDEX archaeological museums, see also Bachkovo Monastery 153, 11 (Slânchev Bryag) 235 museums 251-4, 252 body language 48 215 Balkan Range, see Stara Planina books 20 Hisar (Hisarya) 196 Bansko 78-9, 127-31, 128 archaeology 33 Nesebâr 232 bars 57, 7 culture 47, 48, 53 Plovdiv 143 Basarbovo Rock Monastery 274 food 57, 58 Sandanski 132 basketball 103 history 31, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42 Silistra 277 Batak 163 travel 39 Sofia 91 bathrooms 293-4 border crossings 299 Sozopol 222 beaches 215 Borovets 79, 120-2 Varna 240 Ahtopol 227 Botev, Hristo 39, 266 Veliko Târnovo 174 Golden Sands (Zlatni Pyasâtsi) bowling 94 Vidin 258 247-9 Boyana 108-9 architecture 54, see also Bulgarian Kiten 226 Bulgarian National Revival 38-9, 49, National Revival towns Nesebâr 233 50, 51 area codes, see individual locations 225 Bulgarian National Revival towns art galleries, see also museums Sinemorets 228 Arbanasi 179-82 Artin 242 Sozopol 223 Bansko 127-31 Atanas Krastev House 144 Sunny Beach (Slânchev Bryag) 235 Etâr 187 Blagoevgrad 125 Sveti Konstantin 246-7 Gabrovo 185-7 Center for Contemporary Art 227 Karlovo 196-8 (Plovdiv) 145 Varna 242 Koprivshtitsa 191-5, 11 Dobrich 278 bears 70 Lovech 188-9 Encho Pironkov City Gallery of Fine begging 98, 286 Melnik 134-7 Arts 144 Belogradchik 261-3, 5 Plovdiv 138-53 Gabrovo 186 Belogradchik Rocks 262 Shiroka Lûka 160 Galeriya Dimitâr Dobrovich 207 bird-watching 70, 79-80 Tryavna 183-5 Lovech 189 Burgas Lakes 220 Veliko Târnovo 170-9 Museum of Christian Art 207 internet resources 78, 79-80 Bulgarian 138-54 National Art Gallery 90 Kotel 210 Bulgars 36-8 INDEX Chepelare 155-6 164-211, Central Bulgaria cell phones293 caves car travel Cape , canyons 182 camping 281 cafés 57 C Byzantines 36-8 Byzantine ruins132,233, 283 buying property business hours284, bus travel 220 Burgasko Lake 220 Burgas Lakes Burgas 213-20, 324 000 000 Yagodina Cave163 Uhlovitsa Cave159 Cave162 Trigrad St Ivan’sCave119 Ropodi Mountains159,162-3 170 Madara Cave266-7 Ledenika Golubovitsa Cave159 Fairy Cave210 Eagle Cave210 ThroatCave162 Devil’s Cave183 Bacho Kiro 302-3 travel withinBulgaria 299,300 to/from Bulgaria road rules303 303 road distancechart permits 302 organisations 302 language 315-6 insurance 302 hire 302 licences302 driving also front cover 301-2 travel withinBulgaria 299,300 to/from Bulgaria language 315 travel to/from219-20 sights 215-17 food 218-19 219 entertainment accommodation 217-18

Photograph pages pages Map ruins Index (B-D) see 216 Kaliakra Cape Kaliakra see alsoinside see 166-7 churches 50 Christo 36,49 Christianity Chiprovtsi 263-4 children, travelwith284-5 274 Cherven Cherepish Monastery267 St Archangel Michael’s Church184 St Archangel Michael’s Church St AnastasiosOrthodox Nativity oftheVirginChurch 138 Nativity Church180 Churchofthe Metropolitan Church174 Martyrs Forty Church ofVavedenie Presvetiya Church oftheAssumption Church ofSvetiPetar &Pavel 174 Church ofSvetiNedelya163 Church ofSvetiKonstantin& (Veliko Church ofSvetiGeorgi (Sozopol)222 Church ofSvetiGeorgi Church ofSvetiDimitâr174 Church ofSvetaTroitsa(Ruse) Church ofSvetaSofia(Sofia)91-2 Church ofSvetaBogoroditsa Church ofSvetaBogoroditsa Church ofSvetaBogoroditsa Mikhail Church ofSvetaArhangeli Church ofStJohntheBaptist232 Church ofRozhdestvo PantokratorChrist Church232 Catholic ChurchofStPaul the Cathedral oftheAssumption Boyana Church108-9, Virgin232 Basilica oftheMerciful &Gabriel’s Archangels Michael Memorial Aleksander Nevski in96-7 Sofia, activities language 316 food 58 240-1 Assumption 112 Bogoroditsi 125 160 Lûka) (Shiroka Elena 145 Târnovo) 175 269-70 Târnovo)175 (Veliko (Sozopol) 222 (Plovdiv) 145 180 & Gavril Bogorodichno 117-18 Crucified 270 Virgin 240 Church 232 Church 91 10 Cyrillic alphabet35,309 Cyrillic cycling 80,301, customs regulations 285 currency 289-90 culture 46-54 cultural centres 84,136,143 credit cards290 courses 96,285 costs 17-18,218, consulates 287 communist monuments92-3,165, communism 42,83 climate 16-17,213,285 cinema 53 (Sofia), Church ofStGeorge development issues15,44-5, 72-3, development 261 Danube River 271 Danube Bridge dangers 286 D language 315-16 Sv Konstantin&Elena Sveti Velikomachenik Dimitâr258 Sveti TodorChurch232 Sveti Spas232 Church93 Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Sveti NikolaiRussianChurch90 Rotunda91 Sveti Georgi Church132 Sveti Georgi Sveta TroitsaChurch129 Sveta SofiaChurch231-2 Church87 Samardjiiska Sveta Petka Church232 Sveta Paraskeva Sveta NedelyaCathedral87 Sveta BogoroditsaChurch Sveta BogoroditsaChurch Church215 &Methodius Sts Cyril theArchangelChurch241 St Michael St JohnAliturgetosChurch232 lifestyle 46 identity 46 ethnic groups47-8 music 136,209 language 96,285 food 96 dance 96 136,184 crafts front cover 216, 258,270 Rotunda Georgi 283, 286 Monastery 246 (Nesebâr) 232 197 (Karlovo) see also see alsoinside mountain biking see Sveti Dunovism 123 Dryanovo Monastery182-3 drugs 286 drinks 56, drinks 109 Dragalevtsi 277-9, Dobrich diving 80 disabilities, travellerswith286-7 308 diarrhoea 160-2 Devin festivals 22-4 F emergencies, Emen Canyon182 Emen 182 embassies 287 281 electricity ecotrails 161,163,182,183,220,225, economy 46-7 E events, events, ethnographical museums, ethnic groups47-8 Etâr 187-8 environmental issues15,72-4,297 endangered animals70-1 exchange rates, telephone numbers85 Nesebâr 233 Golden Sands(ZlatniPyasâtsi)248 Albena 250 Biennial Festival of International Festival 223 Apollonia Arts language 312 267, 275 Vratsa 265 Varna 241 Sozopol 222 Sofia 90 160 Lûka Shiroka Monastery118 Rila Plovdiv 141-3 Nesebâr 232 Momchilovtsi 158 Lovech 189 Kulata EthnologicalComplex200 Kotel 209 Etâr EthnographicVillageMuseum Burgas 215 Balchik 253 museums Humour &Satire 186 187 see see also festivals see alsoinsidefrontcover 278 see insidefrontcover wine see also

food 55-62,287 fishing 248,250,275 fortresses football 54,103-4 language 59-62 festivals 56-7 customs 58,59 cheese 55 wine 57 Day191 Virgin Mary’s Verdi Festival 147 Varna SummerInternational FestivalThracia SummerMusic 147 Srebârna SummerFestival 275 Celebrations132 Sandanski St Nicholas’Day217 Ruse JazzBluezzFestival 270 of the 1876April Re-Enactment Pirin SingsFolkFestival 130 Pirin FolkNationalFestival 132 144 Night oftheGalleries DaysFestival Music March 270 Days HorsemanMusic Madara 160 Kukeri RockFest 254 Kaliakra Jazz Festival (Plovdiv)147 International JazzFestival (Bansko) International Folklore Festival 147, International Film Festival 242 International Festival ofReligious International Festival ofChamber Holiday ofAmateurArt food 56-7 Folklore DaysFestival 194 Fire-Dancing Festival 228 (Bulgari) Festival ofthePlums&Plum Festival Music 217 Emil Chakarov Days ofRuseFestival 270 Days ofGreek Culture Festival 242 SongFestivalBurgas Sea 217 Hisar Fortress 189 Fortress Hisar 257-8 Baba VidaMuseum-Fortress 55,56 yoghurt food58 vegetarian street snacks57-8 restaurants 57 Festival 242 194 Uprising Festival 170 130 175, 217 175 Music 147 Music 175 Activities Brandy 191 frostbite 308 frescoes 50 hiking 75-6 hiking high season17 hepatitis A307 health 307-8 Haskovo 153-4, haidouks haggling 291 H gypsies, Greeks 33-4 122 Govedartsi Golden Sands(ZlatniPyasâtsi)247-9 geology 69 geography 69 gay travellers287-8 185-7, Gabrovo G Tsarevets 171-4 Fortress 136 Slavova Krepost Fortress 165 Shumen Fortress ofSexaginta Roman Fortress 170 Fortress Madara 262 Fortress Kaleto Sliven 208 Silistra 277 Shumen 167 safety tips75 Rodopi Mountains157 responsible travel78 Pirin Mountains133 Pamporovo 157 maps 75 123 Malîovitsa Etâr 187 Borovets 121 Blue Rocks206,208 Bansko 130 307 services language 312-13 insurance 307 Veliko Târnovo174 Troyan Monastery190-1 160 Lûka Shiroka Rozhen Monastery137-8 Monastery117-18 Rila Monastery182 Preobrazhenski Nesebâr 232 Boyana Church108-9 Bachkovo Monastery153 Arbanasi 180 Prista 270 Prista see 206 Roma Index (D-H) 186 154

325 INDEX INDEX historical museums, historical history 31-45 195-6 (Hisarya) Hisar Paisii 38,50,127,129 Hilandarski, 326 000 000 WWII 42 WWI 41 Thracians 31-3,138-9 Empire 37-8 Bulgarian Second Russo-Turkish War39 Romans 34-5 era31 prehistoric 38,39 Ottomans nationalism 42,45 34,40 Macedonia Greeks 33-4 First Empire 36-7 Bulgarian EU membership44 economy 43,44 democracy 43-4 alphabet35 Cyrillic Crusades 37 communism 42 36 Christianity Byzantines 36-8 Bulgars 36-8 38-9 NationalRevival Bulgarian Vratsa 265 Vitosha Nature Park 110-11 228 Stara Planina188 Sredna Gora194 Vratsa 265 Varna 241 Smolyan 158 Sliven 207 Shumen 166 Samokov 120 Ruse 270 Plovdiv 143 Kyustendil 111 Kotel 209 197 Karlovo Haskovo 153 Dryanovo Monastery182-3 Chiprovtsi 264 Boyana 108 125 Blagoevgrad Belogradchik 262 Batak 163 Bansko 129 Balchik 253

Photograph pages pages Map Index (H-M) see also museums hypothermia 308 house-museums, hotels 218,282 hostels 281 81,121,157,161,181,190 horse riding holidays 288 hizhas hitching 303-4 internet resources internet access288 insurance 286 insects immigration 296 130 ice skating I Zahari Stoyanov House-Museum StoyanovHouse-Museum Zahari Velyanov’s House129 House Kalinchev Summer Garden 184 Slaveikov House-Museum 120 KâshtaMuseum Sarafska Kâshta174 Sarafkina Peyo Yavorov 93 House-Museum Oslekov House192 Nedkovich House144 Lyutov House193 House144 Lamartine Kordopulov House135-6 House180 Konstantsalieva House192 Karavelov House193 Kableshkov 93 Ivan Vazov House-Museum House184 Ivan Kolev ofNikolaVaptsarov House-Museum 129 ofNeofitRilski House-Museum House143-4 Hindlian House180 Hadjilieva 204-5 House-Museum Milev Geo Debelyanov House192 House184 Daskalov Danov House144 125 Blagoevgrad House193 Benkovski Balabanov House144 House-Museum Angel Kânchev cycling 80 bird-watching 78,79-80 297 air tickets travel 288 health 307 car 302 , 270 184 129 183 see mountain huts see also museums Koprivshtitsa 191-5, Koprivshtitsa 226 Kiten 119 Meadow Kiril Krum36,64,83 Khan Lovech 188-9 Monastery264 Lopushanski literature 50-1 Vasil 197 Levski, lesbian travellers287-8 legal matters288-9 Cave266-7 Ledenika language 309-16 Kyustendil 111 Krapets 255 Kotel 209-211 Ivanovo RockMonastery274 25-30, itineraries Islam 49 Kazanlâk 198-202, Kazanlâk 123 kayaking 254-5 196-8 Karlovo 255 Nature Reserve Kaliakra Cape255 Kaliakra K Judaism 49 47 Jews 235,248,250 jet-skiing J Madara 169-70 Madara 34,40, 48 Macedonia M Vaya,Lake Srebârna 274-6 Lake L signs 311 food vocabulary59-62 emergencies 312 alphabet35,309 Cyrillic body language48 travel 20-1 Sofia 85 79,156 skiing rock climbing77-8 responsible travel20,69 mountain climbing76 81 horse riding 76 hiking health 307 environmental organisations74 diving 80 see Burgasko Lake 25-30 199 193 ,

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11 mosques Montana 264 moneychangers 290 money 17-18,287,289, monasteries Momchilovtsi 158 mobile phones293 minibuses 304 mineral baths metric conversions, metric Melnik 134-7, Melnik mehanas measures, 207 markets maps 289 Târnovo228 Malko 122-3 Malîovitsa Horseman169-70 Madara medical services 307, medical services Tombul Mosque 166 Mosque 258 Osman Pazvantoglu Kurshum Mosque197 Ezhi DzhumayaMosque 153 Mosque205 Eski Banya BashiMosque87 Bairakli Mosque119 Ahmed BeyMosque112 front cover Troyan Monastery190-1 Sveti NikolaiMonastery181 Monastery229 Sveti Georgi Church181 Sveti Georgi Sveta BogoroditsaMonastery181 Monastery202 Shipka Rozhen Monastery137-8 Monastery117-19 Rila Monastery182 Preobrazhenski Monastery264 Lopushanski Ivanovo RockMonastery274 29 itineraries Dryanovo Monastery182-3 Monastery109 Dragalevtsi Chiprovtsi Monastery263-4 Cherepish Monastery267 Basarbovo RockMonastery274 Bachkovo Monastery153, Aladzha Monastery248 accommodation 282 Sofia 87 132 Sandanski 196 (Hisarya) Hisar 161 Devin Bansko 130 cover hiking 75 hiking 57, see 7 weights&measures 134 ,

see insidefront 8 see also see alsoinside 11 health mountain biking 80,157,190, mountain biking Mt Vihren 77, 120 Mt Musala 77,188 Mt Botev Mt Bogdan194 motorcycle travel museums, murals, mountain huts75,77,123,133,282 mountain climbing76-7 travel within Bulgaria 302-3 travel withinBulgaria tours 80,305 299 to/from Bulgaria road rules303 303 road distancechart language 315-16 hire 80,302 licences302 driving House ofHumour&Satire 186 207 Hadzhi DimitârMuseum (Dobrich) Ethnological Museum (Batak)163 Ethnological Museum 161 Museum Devin 136 (Melnik) City Museum Bansko Permanent Icon house-museums museums, museums, historical ethnographical galleries, seums, art Vitosha Nature Park 111 also National Museum ofNatural National Museum of Military National Museum 108 ofHistory National Museum &Icon ofWoodcarving Museum oftheUrbanLifestyleMuseum in oftheRoses200-1 Museum 155 ofSpeleology&Karst Museum 155 &Sport ofSki Museum Paisii ofOtets Hilendarski Museum & ofNationalRevival Museum ofIcons184 Museum &Applied ofFolkCraft Museum ofEducation186 Museum ComplexofPanchoMuseum 200 Gallery &Art Iskra Museum 278 Exhibition 129 Hsoy 90 History 94 History Painting 184 Ruse 270 129 Constituent Assembly174 190 Arts Vladigerov 166-7 cycling see see also frescoes 6 archaeologicalmu- see music 51-2 nature reserves, nature reserves, Nesebâr 229-35, necessities 17 parks &gardens, parasailing 235,250 Pamporovo 79,156-8 painting 50 paintballing 94 tours16, 301, package P 49 Christianity Orthodox Orpheus 33,34,160 Oreshak 191 O nuclear issues73 256-79, Bulgaria Northern Nikopolis-ad-Istrum 182 newspapers 281 nature parks, national parks71-2 92-3 National Palace ofCulture (NDK) N Yordan YovkovLiterature 197 (Karlovo) Museum Vasil Levski (Lovech)189 Museum Vasil Levski SchoolofPaintingTryavna Museum 270 Museum Transportation 175 Museum State Art Ethnological Dobrich Stariyat 204 Neolithic DwellingsMuseum 215-16 Natural ScienceMuseum National PolytechnicMuseum 241 National NavalMuseum Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park Balkan Vrachanski Vitosha Nature Park 109-11 Strandzha Nature Park 227-8 LomNature ParkRusenski 273-4 224-5 Ropotamo Nature Reserve NationalParkRila 116 Centre 220 Poda Conservation Pirin NationalPark 124 255 Nature Reserve Kaliakra Golden SandsNature Park 248 NaturalPark 187 Bulgarka Botanical Gardens (Balchik)252-3 Botanical Gardens Gradina (Sofia)92 Borisova Museum 278 Museum 184 Complex277-8 Museum 87-9 266-7 Index (M-P) see seealso see 230 national parks national parks ,

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Photograph pages pages Map Index (P-S) 7 154 140 , seealso see also 142 , 146 frescoes safe travel S Rila Mountains76,115-23, Rila Monastery117-19 Rila restaurants 57 responsible travel18-20, 69,297 Roman ruins112,141,182,196,204, Roman amphitheatre (Plovdiv)141, Roma 47,206 rock climbing77-8 303 road distancechart village116-17 Rila NationalParkRila 116 Russo-Turkish War163,182, 202 LomNature ParkRusenski 273-4, Ruse 267-73, ruins ofEumolpias141 ruins, Rozhen Monastery137-8 Royal Palace (Sofia)90 224-5 Ropotamo Nature Reserve Ropodi Moutains154-63 Romans 34-5 Roman treasure 240 240 Roman thermae(Varna) scams 286 road 302-3 hitching 303-4 air pollution308 internet resouces 20 78 hiking 240, 241,277, Veliko Târnovo175 122-3 Malîovitsa 197 Karlovo travel within273 travel to/from272-3 sights 269-70 food 271-2 272 entertainment 272 drinking accommodation 270-1 Varna 240 Stara Zagora204 132 Sandanski Plovdiv 141 Nikopolis-ad-Istrum 182 Nesebâr 231-2 136 Melnik Lovech 189 255 Nature Reserve Kaliakra 196 (Hisarya) Hisar 274 Cherven ruins, Thracianruins seealso 268 Byzantineruins,Roman see also ruins 116 273 11 Slânchev Bryag, Slânchev skydiving 225 78-9,121 skiing Sinemorets 228 Simeonovo 109-10 Silistra 276-7 165 Shumen Fortress Shumen 165-9, shopping 291-2 160 Lûka Shiroka Pass 203 Shipka Monastery202 Shipka 202-3 Shipka 115-16,123, Lakes Rila Seven sculpture 50 scams 286 131-4, Sandanski Samokov 119-20 Hermitage119 St Luke’s St Ivan’sCave119 sailing 223 soccer, Smolyan 158-60 58,286 smoking Sliven 206-9, solo travellers 292-3 Sofia 82-112, Vitosha Nature Park 111 Pamporovo 156-7 122 Malîovitsa internet resources 79,156 Chepelare 155 Borovets 120-1 Bansko 129-30 language 313-14 water 308 train 306 walking tour94-5 walking travel within107-8 travel to/from105-6 travel agencies86-7 tours 97 information86 tourist 103-4 sports sights 87-94 shopping 104-5 maps 83 history 83 food 100-2 festivals 97 102-4 entertainment 102 drinking cultural centres 84 94 activities accommodation 97-100 see football 207 84 168-9 see , 88 132 Sunny Beach , 95 7 synagogues 87,258 swimming 92,94,275 Sveti Vlas236-7 Sveti Konstantin246-7 Rotunda91 Sveti Georgi Sveta NedelyaCathedral87 250 surfing Bryag)235-6 Sunny Beach(Slânchev Summer Palace ofQueenMarie Strandzha Nature Park 227-8 Stara Zagora203-6, Stara Planina76,77,188 Sredna Gora76,194 54, sports 131 Spartacus spa resorts Sozopol 220-4, souvenirs 105,129,178,191,195, Southern Bulgaria 113-63, Southern Bulgaria tours 304-5 information294 tourist Tombul Mosque166 toilets 293-4 tipping 291 time 293 tickborne encephalitis307 Thracians 31-3,138-9 Thracian treasure 108,200,202,240 200 Thracian TombofKazanlâk Thracian ruins, 286 theft theatre 52 tennis 54 293 telephone services taxis 304 taxes 290 taverns 57, T 252-3 Sveti Konstantin246-7 228-9 Pomorie 160-2 Devin 209, 224,277-8,292 botanical 80 bird-watching 305 bear-watching 80 Sofia 94 Pamporovo 157 Albena 250 Thracian Tomb of Kazanlâk 200 Thracian TombofKazanlâk ruins ofEumolpias141 see also individual sports 7 see also 221 204 ruins 114-15 Tsarevets 171-4, Fortress Tryavna 183-5 pottery53, kapka Troyanska Troyan Monastery190-1 Troyan 189-90 trekking, travellers cheques291 301-6 travel withinBulgaria 296-301 travel to/fromBulgaria train travel 53 traditional crafts typhoid 307 49,281 TV Turks 38,39,47,48,198 Tsarevo 226-7 Veliko Târnovo170-9, travellers58 vegetarian Varna 237-46, V sites Unesco WorldHeritage U travel within Bulgaria 305-6, travel withinBulgaria 299-300 to/from Bulgaria language 315 to 233,235,248 nature 197 motorcycle 305 161 horse riding cultural 136 travel to/from245-6 sights 240-2 shopping 245 food 244 245 entertainment 244-5 drinking accommodation 242-4 entertainment 175,178 entertainment 177-8 drinking 175 activities accommodation 175-7 travel within246 200 Thracian TombofKazanlâk 275 Srebârna Nature Reserve Monastery117-19 Rila Pirin NationalPark 124 Nesebâr 229-31 Horseman 169-70 Madara Ivanovo RockMonastery274 29 itineraries Boyana Church108-9, see hiking 238 ,

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6 12 305 Vratsa 265-6 Nature Park Balkan 266-7 Vrachanski 294-5 volunteering Vitosha Nature Park 109-11, visas 294, villages 18 Vidin 257-61, video systems281 Vetren 274,275 Zlatni Pyasâtsi, Zlatni Mostove109 Z work 295 184, woodcarving women’s health308 women travellers293,295 49 women inBulgaria wire transfers 290 65-8,135,253 wineries wine 63-8 229 windsurfing wetlands 220,255 weather, 182,210 waterfalls 80 water sports water parks235,248 250 water-skiing 308 water, drinking tours walking walking, W zoos 96,242 weights &measures 281, language 313 travel to/from261 sights 257-9 food 259-60 accommodation 259 travel within179 travel to/from178-9 sights 171-5 shopping 178 food 177 itineraries 30 itineraries tasting 65 internet resources 66 festivals 57,136 inside frontcover Sofia 94-5 Plovdiv 146-7 see see see also © LonelyPlanetPublications hiking climate Index (S-Z) 260 see passports 6 GoldenSands see also 110

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