Gent.ma sig.ra Emilia
siamo appena rientrati dal viaggio in Bulgaria dal 7 al 14 aprile e volevamo  comunicarle  la nostra grande gioia e soddisfazione nell’aver fatto questo stupendo viaggio con voi, GO BALKANS, che siete stati fantastici, precisi, inappuntabili, affidabili, capaci ed efficienti. Tutto è andato secondo il programma: alberghi ottimi e tutti centrali, pranzi o cene comprese super, tour completo e onnicomprensivo, mezzo di trasporto nuovissimo e comodo, accompagnatore/guida/autista KAMEN MECHKOV eccezionale sempre disponibile, gentile, puntuale, simpatico, validissimo, comprensivo, competente e pronto, con il consiglio giusto, a farci godere appieno i siti visitati.
Un ringraziamento ancora e un affettuoso saluto 
Elena, Barbara, Sandro e Filly

Did you know that Plovdiv, besides being one of your European Best Destinations 2022, was the oldest inhabited city in Europe and one of the most ancient in the world?

As the main cultural centre of Bulgaria, Plovdiv deservedly won the title of European Capital of Culture 2019. 
The city is home to impressive monuments of antiquity – the 1st-century theatre, the Roman Stadium from the 2nd century, the Ancient Forum, fine examples of Roman mosaic heritage, seen in The Bishop’s Basilica of Philippopolis (4-6th century) and in The Small Early Christian Basilica (4-6th century), and others.

Plovdiv Old Town, the city’s finest gem, is a cultural phenomenon that enchants with its beautiful and richly decorated Revival houses. Thanks to the economic and cultural impulse carried by the Mayor of Plovdiv, Mr. Zdravko Dimitrov but also the Deputy Mayor in charge of Culture & Tourism Mr. Plamen Panov and the Tourism Department of Plovdiv this destination is also ranked first among your Best Cultural Destinations in Europe 2022. Plovdiv has also been the most voted Bulgarian destination since the creation of this competition in 2009.  

Plovdiv is the city in which millennial history, culture and heritage are in harmony. Ancient and eternal, artistic and modern, cosmopolitan and romantic, this city is so captivating and full of life.

​https://www.europeanbestdestinations.com/european-best-destinations-2022/

Our first post-COVID welcome guests from the USA are touring Bulgaria for 16 days! A magnificent tour, with some very unusual stops.
One of them is definitely PODA PROTECTED SITE:
"Besides the extraordinary bird diversity, Poda shelters the only mixed colony along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast of the Eurasian Spoonbill, Glossy Ibis, Pygmy Cormorant, Night, Purple, Grey and Squacco Herons and Little Egret. The international importance of Poda is recognised by its designation as an Important Bird Area, Natura 2000 Site and Ramsar Site. BSPB efforts in preserving Poda were acknowledged by the first for Bulgaria National Award of the Henry Ford Conservation Awards and by the Diploma of the Association of the German Tour Operators.  Poda Protected Site is one of the very few sites in Europe, where 290 bird species have been recorded at just 1 square kilometer." If you are a bird watching lover, do not miss this place where researchers will make you appreciate and learn the richness of the place. http://bspb.org/poda/en/papoda.html​

Here is a small glimpse of the Black Sea in the calm of the spring sunset.

Obviously, the moment of perfumes in the Valley of the Roses was not missing, visiting one of the distilleries that in this period receive the bags of petals collected in the flowery fields, to extract the precious essence.