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Turkey, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro
Are you ready for an adventurous holiday with the buildings hidden from the magical past of our history with our Balkan tours, specially booked for 2017, for 8 important countries to visit in the Balkans?
Balkan Peninsula is among the most visited regions in the world. There you will discover the modern and elite today and at the same time feel the mystic scent of history in the Balkan countries. These are countries that know a lot and lived a lot. Balkan tours that you will experience in these geographical regions will be remembered as your unique moment.
In the Balkan tours 2017 you will be able to visit 16 cities including Kotor in a 14-day tour. 2017 Balkan tours include: Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Montenegro. Istanbul and Edirne in Turkey; Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece; Kazanlak, Melnik, Sofia and Haskovo in Bulgaria; Dubrovnik in Croatia; Skopje and Ohrid in Macedonia; Sarajevo and Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Albania; Montenegro.
Nessebar– the scent of the sea and of journey through times long since passed
Often referred to as the ‘Pearl of the Black Sea’ and ‘Bulgaria’s Dubrovnik’, Nessebar is more like a magical and timeless feeling than a resort. Windmills, ancient fortresses and sea depths keeping ancient secrets… This is not a fairytale for times long since passed but the decor of a modern and contemporary town – Nessebar, perfect for a great Bulgaria vacation.
Located in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, about 30 km away from Burgas, Nessebar is a town with ancient and rich history. The ancient part of the town is situated on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow man-made isthmus, and it bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilizations over the course of its existence. In 1983 UNESCO included Nessebar in its list of World Heritage Sites, prompted by the abundance of historic buildings in the town and thus making the town a desired place for a memorable holiday in Bulgaria.
Enjoy the ‘multi-coloured’ Bulgaria tourism in Nessebar
The hard task is for the tourists now – how to capture all the beauty of Nessebar: with a camera, through knowledge or experience, or simply by touching an ancient stone… Or why not use all of these and plunge into the adventure of living Nessebar.
This lovely coastal town owes its rich history to the fact that it has on several occasions been on the frontier of a threatened empire. Originally Nessebar is a Thracian settlement known as Melsembria or Melsambria, meaning “the town of Melsas” – the legendary founder of the place. At the beginning of the 6th century BC the first Greek settlers arrive – temples, a school, a theatre were built. Centuries later the town fell under Roman rule. Nessebar was one of the most important strongholds of the Byzantine Empire. Then it became part of the First Bulgarian Empire and Second Bulgarian Empire until it eventually was captured by the Turks in 1453.
All the different periods in the life of Nessebar left their traces (that makes the place so good for varied possibilities for Bulgaria vacation) – there are the remains of the Roman and Medieval walls, the Byzantine and Bulgarian churches and the old houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. The town is especially proud of its churches, Bulgaria tourist attractions and places to visit in Bulgaria no matter if you are a worshipper or not. The church of St. Sofia, known as the Old Metropolitan church, and the Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa date back to the early Byzantine period.
There is something in Kazanlak, which is not only the beautiful nature and the fascinating women. There is something which is in the air, something which is soaked in the soil… Something that explains the specific atmosphere and flavour Kazanlak has. Atmosphere of a place where time stands still but life doesn’t; where one can feel peaceful, calm and safe. And the flavour of the rose, the unique rose.
The Valley of Roses and the Valley of the Thracian Kings both symbolize Kazanlak, which is located at the foot of Stara Planina Mountain (Old Mountain), in central Bulgaria. A small, picturesque town of around 70 000 people. It is 194 km away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. A place, good enough to be the start of your holidays to Bulgaria.
Visit Bulgaria and the Valley of Roses
Visit Bulgaria and Kazanlak. Learn about the most beautiful among women, the rose and how it found its place here in that valley.
visit kazanlak rose garden, holidays to bulgaria, to bulgaria holidays, bulgaria holidays to, kazanlak valley of roses, thracian kings, kazanlakThe Valley of Roses – because of the Rosa Damascena which finds the conditions in Kazanlak (like high humidity, suitable temperature and sandy soil) to be more favourable for the cultivation of the rose than the ones in its own country of origin, Tunisia. The legend has it that the rose was brought to Thrace from the region of the town Kashan in Persia through Syria and Damascus. Bulgarian scientists presume that the cultivation of the roses was introduced to the region round Kazanlak by a Turkish judge, who had beautiful vast gardens planted with fragrant roses. Whatever the truth is, the fact is that the Bulgarian rose oil soon made a name for its superior quality. The greatest treasure of the region of Kazanlak – the rose became one of the nation’s symbols. That is why at the beginning of the 19th century this rose was named the Kazanlak Damask rose and the valley to the south of the Central Balkans came to be known as the Valley of the Roses. Along with the production of rose oil, a leading role in the economic development of the region was commerce related to the roses. In 1740 Bulgaria for the first time exports rose oil for France. The first official records of rose oil exports refer to trade with Germany and Austro-Hungary beginning in 1771.
Be a Bulgaria tourist and enjoy the Festival of the Rose
Since 1903, here in this Valley, we have been celebrating the flowers and especially the main and most beautiful flower – the rose. First, the Festival of the Rose was celebrated as the Festival of the Flowers but until the present day it has been celebrated by all Kazanlak people and its thousands of guests, as the Festival of the Unique Rose. Among Bulgaria tourist attractions, Kazanlak is a unique place because there is beauty and life there.
What are the things to do in Bulgaria, in Kazanlak? Visitors of the town can see exhibits of original photographs and documents related to the cultivation of roses during the Bulgarian Age of Awakening (18th -19th centuries) and in the 20th century, in the local Museum of the Rose, which was founded in 1984. There is a display of tools used to cultivate the rose gardens, along with vessels used to store and transport rose oil and rosewater. More can be learned about the region’s rose cultivation at the Kulata Ethnographic Complex.
Nessebar– the scent of the sea and of journey through times long since passed
Often referred to as the ‘Pearl of the Black Sea’ and ‘Bulgaria’s Dubrovnik’, Nessebar is more like a magical and timeless feeling than a resort. Windmills, ancient fortresses and sea depths keeping ancient secrets… This is not a fairytale for times long since passed but the decor of a modern and contemporary town – Nessebar, perfect for a great Bulgaria vacation.
Located in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, about 30 km away from Burgas, Nessebar is a town with ancient and rich history. The ancient part of the town is situated on a peninsula connected to the mainland by a narrow man-made isthmus, and it bears evidence of occupation by a variety of different civilizations over the course of its existence. In 1983 UNESCO included Nessebar in its list of World Heritage Sites, prompted by the abundance of historic buildings in the town and thus making the town a desired place for a memorable holiday in Bulgaria.
Enjoy the ‘multi-coloured’ Bulgaria tourism in Nessebar
The hard task is for the tourists now – how to capture all the beauty of Nessebar: with a camera, through knowledge or experience, or simply by touching an ancient stone… Or why not use all of these and plunge into the adventure of living Nessebar.
This lovely coastal town owes its rich history to the fact that it has on several occasions been on the frontier of a threatened empire. Originally Nessebar is a Thracian settlement known as Melsembria or Melsambria, meaning “the town of Melsas” – the legendary founder of the place. At the beginning of the 6th century BC the first Greek settlers arrive – temples, a school, a theatre were built. Centuries later the town fell under Roman rule. Nessebar was one of the most important strongholds of the Byzantine Empire. Then it became part of the First Bulgarian Empire and Second Bulgarian Empire until it eventually was captured by the Turks in 1453.
All the different periods in the life of Nessebar left their traces (that makes the place so good for varied possibilities for Bulgaria vacation) – there are the remains of the Roman and Medieval walls, the Byzantine and Bulgarian churches and the old houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. The town is especially proud of its churches, Bulgaria tourist attractions and places to visit in Bulgaria no matter if you are a worshipper or not. The church of St. Sofia, known as the Old Metropolitan church, and the Basilica of the Holy Mother of God Eleusa date back to the early Byzantine period.
The Importance Of Being Important While On Customized Tours Bulgaria
As a company, we in EnmarBg decided to focus on customized,private tour Bulgaria because we believe that it’s best when you travel with the people you love, family or friends.
Our idea is instead of making general itineraries or tours, we can concentrate our energy on making it more personal, more private and more tailor-made according to people’s interests.
Yes, you will see several itineraries already done on our website for you but our intention, in fact is to help you get an idea of what Bulgaria is; help you get acquainted with the country and the region; help you learn a little bit more about this amazing country before you start planning your Bulgaria holidays.
We believe that everybody needs personal touch, understanding and excellent service. That’s why we devote our hobby and job on following you, your interests and your dreams. Travelling is not just going from one place to another. It is a journey that should touch one’s soul; a journey that one should go back to again and again in their memories with a smile…
Design Your Private Tour Bulgaria
If we can make a tourist remember his private tour Bulgariawith joy. If we can make them feel that they should share it with family and friends and make them want to visit that small, ex-communist country, a country profoundly rich in history, culture, adventures; a country with beautiful nature, then only we, from EnmarBg, can be proud of ourselves but also more demanding to us as people and to our job.
Dream and travel, explore new places, new cultures! Meet new people and make friends!
Think about your dream private Bulgaria tours and get ready to explore the country and the Black Sea coast in a completely different way.
Yachting in Bulgaria offers opportunities for turning your holiday into beautiful memories. During the past few years, some the elite marine complexes and resort towns have built yacht ports. The ports in the resorts Rusalka, Tyulenovo, Balchik, Golden Sands and Varna offer fine opportunities for yachting along the northern Black Sea coast. Options for yacht tourism on the southern Black Sea coast are offered in Burgas and at the resorts St. Vlas, Nesebar, Sozopol, and Dyuni.
Why you should choose Bulgaria? What are the things to do in Bulgaria when sailing on the Black Sea?
Bulgarian nature. The country is a piece of heaven – warm sea, sunny beaches and the magnificent peaks of the mountains, in the near distance, covered in snow. Beautiful mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, waterfalls, rivers, sea - you can find anything you want. Climate in Bulgaria is moderate – warm, sunny summers and mild but snowy winters. The sea – quiet, calm, warm sea. Amazing long beaches with incredible sand, picturesque rocky shores. These are ones of the main Bulgaria tourist attractions.
Bulgaria is an ancient country with rich history and a lot to show to tourists who decide to visit Bulgaria and enjoy private Bulgaria tours. There are numerous historical and architectural sites to be seen. Among them are the Varna Necropolis, where the oldest processed gold in the world is found; Thracian tombs and temples with gold treasures of world appreciation; architectural and historical sites and parks and many others…
Twelve happy and lovely Dutch people (six couples and twelve friends) left The Netherlands to visit my beautiful and friendly country, Bulgaria.
We met on Friday, 20.05, the day of their private tour Bulgaria, Kazanlak. They travelled from Plovdiv and I was waiting for them in the village of Tarnichane, at the rose distillery. Some rose picking (well, it wasn’t as early as 5 am – the usual time to start the picking up), good and detailed information about the different oleaginous roses, the process of distilling and making rose oil and rose water, etc. Everything was fine but we missed the usual 10:30 coffee break. Back to our vehicle and off to Kazanlak. We had our coffee in the centre of the town of Kazanlak, in the Valley of Roses and the Valley of Thracian Kings, under the shining sun which was so generous that day (unlike the previous and following days).
Refreshed and inspired by the roses we had in our bags, pockets and hands we carried on with our private tour Bulgaria in Kazanlak and we visited one of the symbols of the town – the Lion or the Tzar’s Fountain. I think you, my guests, want to come back to Kazanlak, to Bulgaria and you drank water from the fountain. The guide told you the story of the fountain and the legend that goes with it – ‘if you like to come back to this lovely place on Earth, Kazanlak, you have to drink water from the fountain’.
Time for lunch. Lunch in a nice, peaceful garden in a very good restaurant.
We already knew pretty a lot about Rosa Damascena but still needed to get more into the world of the most beautiful among women in Kazanlak, Her Majesty the Rose. We visited the Rose Museum, the only museum in the world dedicated to the oil-yielding plant.
A little escape from the motto of the tour – the Rose. Kazanlak is also known as the Valley of the Thracian Kings. We visited a unique monument of the Thracian culture included in UNESCO’s List of World Heritage, the Thracian Tomb in Kazanlak.
With the visit to the Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ (better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery), our happy and lovely tour was getting closer to its end. And the end of the tour was marked with a nice and relaxing stop at another distillery, a modern one with amazing park with different roses. Such a peaceful place.
That was only one of our tours and there are many more. Bulgaria is an endless source for great places and time spent in the best way. For more of our offers, please click on private tour Bulgaria.
You are ready to explore your dreams and travel. Then, it’s time to plan your Bulgaria holiday and benefit from our tour packages Bulgaria.
We are here to take you around a small country with rich history, inspiring nature, mouth-watering cuisine and friendly people. Bulgaria and our private Bulgaria tours are a promise for unique experiences and memories.
When we took the tourism path, we knew our love to Bulgaria only. It turned out to be enough to make our private tours in Bulgaria for you. We like to make you feel the spirit of times passed. You can join our Ancient Bulgaria tour and visit places that let your imagination take you back to the times when the mystic Thracians inhabited these lands. Get Perperikon – the rocks there were worshipped as long ago as the Neolithic period.
A small town which attracts with its picturesque sunsets, the coziness of its small streets and the peaceful laps of waves… Sozopol is the oldest settlement on the Bulgarian coast. It is located in the south-east of Bulgaria, around 30 km south of Burgas, in a beautiful bay.
Tourists, on their private tours Bulgaria, come to Sozopol for the beauty of the sea and for its rich, ancient history. Antiquities crop up behind the narrow corners of the narrow ancient streets. Even if you’ve somehow gone the wrong direction, you shouldn’t be worried. You would, definitely find yourselves at some fascinating place of value.
Today’s Sozopol is still a place where life is busy. Especially in summer. There one can meet people who belong to the world of cinema, theatre and music…
A Bulgaria tour can take you to a place with rich history
Make sure your private tours Bulgaria take you to Sozopol –the city with soul. This is one of the best places to visit on Bulgarian coast.
The archaeological exploration of the site gives a proof of more than six thousand years of cultural tradition. The remains of primitive houses, ceramic pottery, stone and bronze tools serve as evidence of the busy everyday life of the local population.
Founded in the year 610 BC as a Hellenic colony, a city-country, with its first name of Apollonia Pontica (that is ‘Apollonia on the Black Sea’), Sozopol was named after and in honour of the God of Apollonius. This was a God of various functions but in ancient Apollonia, particularly, it was respected as a healer. Today, this old name is used for the annually held Festival of Arts in Sozopol.
Situated in the stunningly beautiful Rila Mountain, at a sea level of 1147 m, the Rila Monastery had always been the spiritual, educational and cultural centre of the whole Bulgarian nationality and played a very important role in the forming of the nation of Bulgaria. It’s one of the symbols of Bulgaria and tourists travelling to Bulgaria, make sure they visit it. The Rila Monastery is about 120 km away from the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia and 93 km from another favourite, among tourists, destination – Bansko.
The Monastery has a unique architecture and takes about 8800 sq.m. When looked from outside, it resembles a fortress. Due to its 24-metre stone walls, the Monastery has the shape of an irregular pentagon. Once the visitor is in, though, they are impressed by its architecture: arches and colonnades, covered wooden stairs and carved verandas…
It is traditionally thought that the monastery was founded by the hermit St. Ivan of Rila, whose name it bears, during the rule of Tsar Peter I. The hermit actually lived in a cave without any material possessions not far from the monastery’s location. The long history of the buildings in the Rila Monastery goes back to late 10th century when the monastic community that the Rila hermit had founded put up the first buildings not far from the cave which he occupied. St. Ivan Rilski’s death was the beginning of his legendary fame as a protector of the Bulgarian people.
In the XIV century, after changing its settlement several times, the monastic community eventually settled in the fortress of Hrelyo – a feudal lord under Serbian suzerainty. The oldest building in the complex date from this period — the Tower of Hrelyo (1334–1335). It was the monastery’s fortress and also the place where monks dwelled in times of trouble. There was also a small church built next to Hrelyo’s Tower. The influence of the Monastery grows bigger and its fame spreaded far away from the borders of Bulgaria. New buildings were built to meet the needs of the already big enough monastic community.
However, the arrival of the Ottomans in the end of the 14th century was followed by numerous raids and a destruction of the monastery in the middle of the 15th century. Thanks to donations, the Rila Monastery was rebuilt in the end of the 15th century by three brothers.
The complex – the Rila Monastery, acted as a depository of the Bulgarian language and culture during the ages of foreign rule. During the time of the Bulgarian National Revival (18th-19th century), it was destroyed almost completely by fire that broke out at night. That was a national tragedy and very soon donations started arriving from the whole country. Thousands of masons, carpenters and auxiliary workers worked for the restoration of the monastery for free, without getting paid. Three Bulgarian master builders were in charge of the construction works. They were Alexi from the village of Rila, called Alexi Rilets, Milenko from the village of Radomir and Pavel from the village of Krimin. The present Rila holy cloister, as we know it today, dates back to that time – the XIX century and only the new part of the eastern wing of the monastery was built in the XX century.
Situated in north central Bulgaria, in the valley of Yantra River, the town of Veliko Tarnovo has a population of around 72 000 people and is the 15th biggest town in Bulgaria. It is also one of the most beautiful and visited towns in the country. It’s one of the preferred Bulgaria destinations for good Bulgaria holidays.
Veliko Tarnovo is at a distance of 241 km from the capital – Sofia, 228 km from the city of Varna and 107 km from the town of Ruse.
Often referred to as the ‘City of the Tsars’, Veliko Tarnovo is the crossing point of generations of Bulgarians and it has the spirit of bygone centuries, kept in its every stone.
Where to go in Bulgaria
Veliko Tarnovo is one of the liveliest Bulgaria tourist centres. Its unique location on the three hills – Tzarevetz, Trapezitza and Sveta Gora (Holy Forest), makes it not only one of the loveliest towns in Bulgaria, but also characterizes Veliko Tarnovo with a peculiar charm and identity of its own. A simple walk around the town leaves you breathless once you step on the narrow cobblestone-covered streets.
Like birds on a wire, houses of the Bulgarian national Revival perched over one another. Each one of the houses is a unique monument of architecture. Veliko Tarnovo is a place where nature and everything man made, complement one another and thus live in an absolute harmony. You can never regret having chosen Veliko Tarnovo for a place to visit on your Bulgaria holidays.
There is something in Kazanlak, which is not only the beautiful nature and the fascinating women. There is something which is in the air, something which is soaked in the soil… Something that explains the specific atmosphere and flavour Kazanlak has. Atmosphere of a place where time stands still but life doesn’t; where one can feel peaceful, calm and safe. And the flavour of the rose, the unique rose.
The Valley of Roses and the Valley of the Thracian Kings both symbolize Kazanlak, which is located at the foot of Stara Planina Mountain (Old Mountain), in central Bulgaria. A small, picturesque town of around 70 000 people. It is 194 km away from Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. A place, good enough to be the start of your holidays to Bulgaria.
Visit Bulgaria and the Valley of Roses
Visit Bulgaria and Kazanlak. Learn about the most beautiful among women, the rose and how it found its place here in that valley.
The Valley of Roses – because of the Rosa Damascena which finds the conditions in Kazanlak (like high humidity, suitable temperature and sandy soil) to be more favourable for the cultivation of the rose than the ones in its own country of origin, Tunisia. The legend has it that the rose was brought to Thrace from the region of the town Kashan in Persia through Syria and Damascus. Bulgarian scientists presume that the cultivation of the roses was introduced to the region round Kazanlak by a Turkish judge, who had beautiful vast gardens planted with fragrant roses. Whatever the truth is, the fact is that the Bulgarian rose oil soon made a name for its superior quality. The greatest treasure of the region of Kazanlak – the rose became one of the nation’s symbols. That is why at the beginning of the 19th century this rose was named the Kazanlak Damask rose and the valley to the south of the Central Balkans came to be known as the Valley of the Roses. Along with the production of rose oil, a leading role in the economic development of the region was commerce related to the roses. In 1740 Bulgaria for the first time exports rose oil for France. The first official records of rose oil exports refer to trade with Germany and Austro-Hungary beginning in 1771.
Among the most colourful customs in the Bulgarian Calendar of traditions are the Kukeri Games. When you travel to Bulgaria you will see for yourselves that the custom is preserved with its whole pagan power. Although in each different region it is characterized by its peculiarities, as a whole, the ceremonies and rituals are pretty much the same. The sound of the cow-bells called ‘chan’ that starts early in the morning, the scary, hairy masks and crazy costumes and the people wearing them jumping around, following a scenario of folk theatre, is so spectacular that once you’ve been part of it, you will come back again and again.
Travel to Bulgaria for a festive Bulgaria holiday
The roots of this holiday can be sought as far back as the early centuries because long before Christianity, Bulgarians used to worship Surva and devoted the holiday of New Year to that God, asking Him to bless their fields and send happiness and prosperity to them.
In ancient pagan times the man used to believe that the world of the living and that of his ancestors are one whole and closely connected. Man used to believe in his own fertility like in the fertility of his land and animals. Being convinced that those ancestors from ‘the other world’ had the necessary extraordinary power ‘to ensure’ that fertility, he sought for connection with them in every significant moment of his life. To be able to experience it, man needed to be ‘somebody else’. The mask is his means ‘to get to the other side’ and contribute to his own prosperity. The mask stays at the border between ‘our’ and ‘the other world’.
To be part of a Kukeri Carnival is one of the things to do in Bulgaria. The best places to visit in Bulgaria for kukeri are Pernik, Razlog, Smolyan. Actually, almost all around the country there are celebrations like that. Whole Bulgaria tries to scare the evil spirits away and meet the new season, spring. You can travel to Bulgaria and ‘cleanse’ yourselves while dancing and jumping around with the kukeri.
The Rose Festival is a lovely annual festival celebrated in the Rose Valley, near the town of Kazanlak (at the foot of the Balkan Range). The festival is a pageant of beauty in the unique Rose Valley. Since 1903, in this Valley, people have been celebrating the flowers and especially the main and most beautiful flower – the rose. First, the Festival of the Rose was celebrated as the Festival of the Flowers but until the present day it has been celebrated by all Kazanlak people and its thousands of guests, as the Festival of the Unique Rose. Among Bulgaria tourist attractions and places to visit in Bulgaria, Kazanlak is a unique place because there is beauty and life there.
The Festival is the most remarkable event in Bulgaria and it takes place on the first weekend of June. This is the season when the gentle oleaginous Kazanlak rose comes to bloom, filling the air with its scent. The blossoms are picked in May and June, when high humidity is very important. So is the cinnamon-forest soil in the area and, last but not least, the remarkable skills of the Bulgarian rose-oil producers.
