Chiprovtsi

The room, the town and the dinner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…