PLACES TO VISIT IN Plovdiv
While we have our 5-year Schengens ready, we are planning to tour the Balkans with our own car during the half-year holiday, for a week due to illnesses. We are finally starting our Balkans Tour, which will last 7 nights and 8 days, albeit delayed.. On our route Plovdiv, Sofia, Bulgaria Places to Visit, Serbia Nis and Belgrade, Bosnia < Sarajevo and Mostar, Dubrovnik in Croatia, Kotor and Budva in Montenegro, Tirana in Albania, Ohrid in Macedonia , there are Thessaloniki and Kavala in Greece. We will see Plovdiv, Belgrade, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Tirana and Ohrid for the first time. We are excited. We depart from Istanbul early in the morning and arrive at Kapıkule in 2.5 hours.. We pass the passport control in 10 minutes, and after about 2 hours on a very smooth road, we reach our first stop Plovdiv, aka Plovdiv..
FILIBE NÖBETTEPE
PHILIBE TRAVEL GUIDE
Like in every European city, there are old (historical) city on one side and modern streets and streets with living quarters on the other side… Ottoman influence is clearly felt in the historical part.. At the top of the Places to Visit in Plovdiv list, Nöbettepe houses with bay windows clearly evoke Safranbolu. We wander the cobblestone streets here, go up to the castle, and take unique photos..
NÖBETTEPE CUMBALI EVLER
FRIDAY SQUARE
Switching to the modern side, to the Friday Square of the patisserie with Turkish desserts under the Friday Mosque, the oldest mosque open to worship in Europe. > we crash into the minister’s tables. The lambs eat baked rice pudding and sponge, we drink Turkish coffee. We make fun of ourselves so that we can find a Turkish restaurant and eat kebab at noon..
PLACES TO SEE IN PHILIBE
PRINCE 1. ALEKSANDER AVENUE
It is closed to vehicle traffic at the beginning of Friday Square Prince 1. Aleksander Street (Knyaz Alexander) is starting to move, in two or three steps we come across a busker. It would be a shame if we see the playground and don’t swing, we are sprinting towards the park..
FILIBE TRAVEL GUIDE
SOFIA TRAVEL GUIDE
Time to say goodbye to Plovdiv and set off for 160 km away Sofia. After settling in our hotel Infinity Residence in Sofia, we first take a panoramic tour with our car on the wide boulevards of the capital.. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Russian Church at the top of the list ofPlaces to Visit in Sofia, the Hagia Sophia after which the city is named, and the unquenchable fire in front of Hagia Sophia We take short breaks at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier. Afterwards, we park our car in a place with a ratchet and stroll along Vitosha Boulevard, Sofia’s pedestrian and therefore popular street..
ALEKSANDER NEVSKY CATHEDRAL, RUSSIAN CHURCH, VITOSHA BULVARI
PLACES TO SEE IN SOFIA
We have plans to go to an ethnic restaurant serving Bulgarian cuisine for the evening.. Our travel experiences with children in the Greek islands indicate that food, folklore and entertainment are together that this concept is perfect for families with children.. Because in such places, you can experience the local cuisine, the shows attract the attention of children, and because there is no alternative to go to a bar with the children after dinner, you can have a good night and have fun in the same place..
RESTORAN CHEVERMETO
SOFIA DINNER
At Restaurant Chevermeto we spend the night exactly as I described. Our table is filled with appetizers and appetizers, the glasses are filled. The Bulgarian Shopska salad is similar to the Greek salad.. Our motto is where the cheese is, we are there’, we order Shopska now. We love both Shopskaya and Kachamaka made from cornmeal and served with meat or cheese on top of hummus with pastrami. Folklore performances begin, lambs watch with great attention, old aunts and uncles pull the Bulgarian aunt.. We got up very early in the morning, ended the night at the height of the entertainment, paid a total of 66 Leva (approximately 100 TL) for our table consisting of a bottle of wine, appetizers and hot starters and returned to our lovely apartment..
ACCOMMODATION IN SOFIA
When we wake up the next morning, we are surprised to see snow covered everywhere. After breakfast, he visits the Boyan Church at the foot of Mount Vitosha, which is claimed to be the most beautiful park in the city, Borisova Gradina Park
