A suggested Itinerary for independent travellers and backpackers to Eastern Europe: Bulgaria and Romania travelling overland from Sofia to Bucharest.
Bulgaria Blog Posts
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1981. Cubist-style, Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Visiting Perushtitsa and the Three Generations Monument in Bulgaria
Three Generations Monument in Perushtitsa is a worthwhile half-day excursion from the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. Read our guide for independent travellers.
Where to break the journey between Istanbul and Sofia
Edirne in Turkey and Plovdiv in Bulgaria are two excellent places for independent travellers to stop en route between Istanbul and Sofia.
Communist-era Architecture in Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia architecture – A guide Communist-era architecture in Sofia, Bulgaria. Socialist architecture includes brutalist concrete and impressive monuments.
Electric Utility Box Art, a unique form of Street Art in Sofia, Bulgaria
In Sofia, Bulgaria, numerous electricity transformer boxes / circuit kiosks have been adorned with creative street art. We call it Electric Utility Box Art.
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State
The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria in Shumen: also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, this Cubist-style memorial is gargantuan.
Visiting Buzludzha Monument: Communist Party HQ in Bulgaria
What self-respecting lover of modernist Communist-built architecture wouldn’t want to see the visually impressive UFO-shaped Buzludzha Monument?!