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Chiprovtsi

The room, the town and the dinner

[April 2022] The room was finally ready at Torlacite Kashta, a guesthouse in Chiprovtsi, a town in north western Bulgaria. We went out the back door of the room that works as the dining room…

Chiprovtsi

To the town where they make carpets

[Apr. 2022] Ever since I visited Bulgaria for the first time, there was a place I wanted to visit. That is the town called Chiprovtsi, famous for carpet weaving in the northwest of the country,…

Melnik

The next morning

[ April 2022 ] It is the second day after spending one night in Melnik, a village in the southwest of Bulgaria. I was surprised when we went to the breakfast room in the basement…

Melnik

About the wine here

[April 2022] Melnik, a village in the southwest of Bulgaria, has long been known as a wine-producing region. Many of the traditional houses in the village have wine cellars, and Hotel Slavova Krepost, where we…

Melnik

Walk around the village

[April 2022] After having a hearty meal in Melnik, a village in the southwest of Bulgaria, we took a walk around the village. As instructed by the young man at the hotel, Antoine, we first…

Melnik

Having a meal at a Mehana

[April, 2022] Melnik in the southwest of Bulgaria is a village located about 20 kilometres from the border with Greece. The reason why we came here is because it was recommended by an Italian colleague…

Sofia

This time, a long journey by bus

[April, 2022] During this trip to Bulgaria, we didn’t plan to do sightseeing in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria because we had visited there on a tour before. However, due to the public transport network,…