PART 1GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1 Background Information
Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, Archaeology, Brief chronology, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture
Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit, Suggested itineraries, Tourist offices, Maps, Tour operators, Activity and special-interest holidays, Visas and entry regulations, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Women travellers, Gay travellers, Travellers with a disability, Toilets, What to take, Money, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Shopping, Arts and entertainment, Sport, Photography, Media and communications, Business in Bulgaria, Buying property in Bulgaria, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively
PART 2 THE GUIDE
Chapter 3 Sofia
History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do. Day excursion to Bankya and the Yoghurt Museum near Trun.
Chapter 4The Southwest
In the Rila Mountains, Blagoevgrad, Bansko, The far south, Gotse Delchev and nearby, Around Kyustendil
Chapter 5The Northwest
Petrohan Pass, Iskur Gorge, Vratsa, Vratsa to Vidin, Vidin
Chapter 6Central Stara Planina and the Danube Plain
Towards Stara Planina, Pleven, Lovech, Troyan, Around Troyan, Gabrovo, Around Gabrovo, Veliko Turnovo, Around Veliko Turnovo, East towards Veliki Preslav, Veliki Preslav, Shumen, Around Shumen, The Ludogorie, On the Danube, Ruse, Around Ruse
Chapter 7The Valley of the Roses and Sredna Gora
Sredna Gora, East towards Kazanluk, Kazanluk, Stara Zagora, Nova Zagora, Sliven, Yambol, Around Yambol
Chapter 8Plovdiv, the Rhodopes and the Thracian Plain
The old road from Sofia to Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Into the Rhodope Mountains, Pamporovo, Around Pamporovo, Smolyan, North and west of Smolyan, South from Smolyan, Smolyan to Kurdzhali, Kurdzhali, East of Kurdzhali, Haskovo to Svilengrad
Chapter 9Strandzha, the Black Sea Coast and Dobrudzha
In the Strandzha Mountains, The southern coast, Sozopol, Burgas, North of Burgas, Sunny Beach, From Sunny Beach to Varna, Varna, Inland to the Stone Forest, the History Park and Provadia, The coast north of Varna, Balchik, Kavarna, North of Kavarna, North of Kaliakra, Dobrudzha
Appendices
Language
Glossary/Other
Further info
Index