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Bulgaria (Lonely Planet Country Guide) by: Richard Watkins, et al List Price: £13.99 City Travel Guides Price: £9.79 You Save: £4.20 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 914 EAN: 9781741044744 ISBN: 174104474X Label: Lonely Planet Publications Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 332 Publication Date: May 01, 2008 Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications Studio: Lonely Planet Publications Sales Rank: 21805 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Fair, but don't take it as your only guideI visited Sofia and Plovdiv for 4 days recently, and for my purposes found this guide to be of average usefulness, nothing more. The coverage on Sofia was underwhelming; the main sights and accommodation needs are all well covered, but the recommended eating and drinking venues are rather run-of-the-mill, even lacklustre. Certainly it does not do justice to Sofia's well deserved reputation as an up-and-coming, ultra-hip metropolitan location, where in my experience there is no shortage of exceptional and perfectly affordable bars and restaurants, e.g. 10 leva for a filling and impeccable two-course "Chef's Recommendations" at Upstairs, and the amazing Vinobar which is worth visiting just to see the winelist of 300 varieties. As ... Read More: Rating:  - A fair and comprehensive guide ....I have spent seven weeks this year in Bulgaria, and found the Lonely Planet guide both easy to use and fair minded. The section on the precipitously set,fantasically, beautiful town of Veliko Tarnovo (you must go to this place!) and its historic village neighbour Arbanasi was wonderfully accurate and helped us plan our 3 day stay with great success. (Even the guides explanation to the towns fantastic light show was uncannily spot on, even down to the description of the late arrival of those who had paid for seats!) Maybe a greater amount of detail regarding the far Black Sea southern coast as far down as the lovely beaches at Sozopol on the Turkish Border, as well as more information on the beguilling Strandzha district would have helped, ... Read More: |
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