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★ Has its own city story
Thracian gold, painted monasteries, the Cyrillic alphabet and the Black Sea.
Bulgaria lies between the Danube and the Black Sea, a land of mountains, roses and old towns. Thracian kings left gold and painted tombs, and the schools of medieval Bulgaria spread the Cyrillic alphabet now used by some 250 million people. See the oldest worked gold in the world in Varna, the frescoes of Boyana and the treasures of the National Historical Museum. Plan your museum days on museumtickets.com, then eat a shopska salad and banitsa. And remember: here a nod means no, and a shake of the head means yes.
Thracians, tsars, a long Ottoman rule and liberation.
People near Varna bury their leaders with gold, the oldest worked gold known.
See it at: Varna Archaeological Museum →Thracian rulers build painted tombs in the Valley of the Kings near Kazanlak.
See it at: Kazanlak Historical MuseumDisciples of Cyril and Methodius create the Cyrillic alphabet in the Bulgarian schools of Preslav and Ohrid.
See it at: National Archaeological Institute with MuseumBulgaria falls to the Ottoman Empire for almost five centuries.
See it at: National Historical MuseumBulgarians rise against Ottoman rule; the uprising is crushed.
See it at: Koprivshtitsa House MuseumsAfter the Russo-Turkish War, a Bulgarian state is restored.
See it at: National Historical MuseumA flag-maker of the uprising and two great poets.
A teacher who sewed the flag of the April Uprising in 1876 and was imprisoned for it.
See it at: Raina Knyaginya House MuseumOne of the great Bulgarian poets of the 20th century, writing about freedom and the sea.
Poet and dissident who became vice-president of Bulgaria in 1992.
From a medieval master to an artist who wrapped buildings.
Unknown painter of the lifelike frescoes of Boyana Church in 1259.
19th-century icon painter of the bright frescoes of Rila and Bachkovo monasteries.
Painter of glowing peasant women and harvests.
Born in Gabrovo, he and Jeanne-Claude wrapped the Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in fabric.
Yoghurt, white cheese and flaky pastry.
Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and onion under a snow of grated white cheese.
Flaky filo pastry with eggs and white cheese, eaten for breakfast.
Cold soup of yoghurt, cucumber, dill, garlic and walnuts.
Bulgarian yoghurt, thick and sour.
A spread of roasted peppers and tomatoes, made at home in autumn.
Kukeri masks, Baba Marta, fire dancers and roses.
Men in huge furry costumes and bells dance to chase away evil spirits; the Surova festival is on the UNESCO list.
People give each other martenitsi, red and white threads, and tie them to a blossoming tree when they see a stork.
Bulgaria celebrates the Cyrillic alphabet and Bulgarian culture.
In Kazanlak, the Valley of Roses celebrates the rose harvest with parades.
In a few villages of the Strandzha mountains, people dance barefoot on embers; UNESCO lists the custom.
A nod means no and a shake of the head means yes; check with words if in doubt.
Signs are in Cyrillic; many in cities are also in Latin letters.
Dress modestly; shoulders and knees covered.
Many museums close on Mondays, some also on Sundays in winter.
On museumtickets.com: 244 museums with photos, the way there and the museums nearby. Save your favourites in the free Culture Passport and, where the museum offers it, pay your admission in advance.
From the airport to the city centre by public transport, then the trains and local lines to the museums.
Lines and timetables change. Check the operator’s website before you travel.
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