- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Blue Guides (31 Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0713641010
- ISBN-13: 978-0713641011
- Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Gradually emerging from its post-Communist difficulties, Bulgaria is a country with outstanding mountain and coastal scenery, as well as antiquities. This guide focuses on the rich heritage from Thracian, classical, Byzantine, Ottoman Turkish and National revival periods. Bulgaria's best kept secrets include historic towns and villages, beautifully frescoed churches and fine beaches, unspoilt by building development. This book includes practical information for the business traveller and tourist alike. There are hotel and restaurant suggestions and maps of the major centres and sites.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to go on a three week business trip to Sofia.
The information contained in this book is good with lots of history (from Roman times onward) on most areas of Bulgaria, especially Sofia. There is a very good basic language guide in the book and useful maps. The only real problem with this guide is it was written in 1998 and hasn't been updated since, Bulgaria is an emerging economy and much has changed in a short amount of time (it is about to join the EU soon) so unfortunately much of the information is out of date, e.g. references to money make use of comparisons to the Deutchmark which was replaced by the Euro some years ago. Otherwise it was quite useful, though would benefit from an update.
The information contained in this book is good with lots of history (from Roman times onward) on most areas of Bulgaria, especially Sofia. There is a very good basic language guide in the book and useful maps. The only real problem with this guide is it was written in 1998 and hasn't been updated since, Bulgaria is an emerging economy and much has changed in a short amount of time (it is about to join the EU soon) so unfortunately much of the information is out of date, e.g. references to money make use of comparisons to the Deutchmark which was replaced by the Euro some years ago. Otherwise it was quite useful, though would benefit from an update.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Excellent Cultural and Historical Guide
15 Feb 2002
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The Blue Guide is a first-class travel guide to Bulgaria. The Blue Guide series does not focus on hotel and restaurant infromation but rather provides detailed information on history, architecture, culture, and geography. That is what the Blue Guide does, and it does it better than anyone else. I recommend the guide be used in concert with another guide such as one of the Lonely Planet or Rough Guide series for hotel and restaruant information.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Condescending, little useful info, and woefully out of date.
30 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
The only things that were useful to me in this book were the maps, and even they were out of date. To read this book (written long ago in 1998), you'd think that Bulgaria was a.) boring, b.) dangerous, and c.) miserable. Bulgaria, as I discovered on a trip this summer, is none of the above: it is beautiful, warm, fascinating and an incredible amount of fun. Blue Guide should really go out of its way to update this guide to reflect Bulgaria as it truly is now: much more forward thinking, much more westernized, and very tourist friendly, with a ton of fascinating and (still) affordable things to do and to see. Spend your money on a better, recent guide.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A lot of history not very much practical information
23 Aug 2001
Format:Paperback
This guide is rather lacking in a many areas. Most notable information on hostels and campgrounds and such. However, it contains a lot of historical background on churches and other areas of intrest in Bulgaria. Unforunately this information dominates most of the guide. If you are looking for a travel guide I recommend Bulgaria a Rough Guide it contains much more pertinent information for the world traveler.
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