DURANKULAK LAKE BULGARIA
Durankulak Lake is 446.5 hectares and is one of the best- preserved coastal wetlands in Bulgaria with international importance for the protection of over 260 endemic, rare and endangered species of plants and animals. In 1984 Durankulak lake was declared a Wetland of international importance according to the Ramsar Convention.
Phalacrocorax carbo
Durankulak Lake is part of [...]
PORT VARNA BULGARIA
Port of Varna is the largest seaport complex in Bulgaria. Located on the Black Sea’s west coast on Varna Bay, along Lake Varnaand Lake Beloslav, it also comprises the outlying port of Balchik. It has a significant further development potential with 44 km (27 mi) of sheltered inland waterfront on the lakes alone, easily accessible by road and railroad and adjacent [...]
PHOTO WORKSHOPS/SAFARIS AND TOURS
Pavel organizes photo tours, photo safaris and workshops in Bulgaria, the Balkans and worldwide.
He is an exceptional English-speaking tour leader, photo workshop instructor, excellent teacher and an enthusiastic traveling companion. He lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pavel has a natural talent for blending humor with education, combined with a passion for travel and photography. His photo tours [...]
PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI – THE BEST OF BULGARIA
THE PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI ” THE BEST OF BULGARIA” is organized by the NGO “NetHarvest” (registration August 2004; No 131072130), the licensed tour agency for adventure travels – BALKANTREK – VGAIDAROV and Pavel Gospodinov (www.pavelgospodinov.com)
DURATION: 20 September – 26 September 2010
PRICE: 850 EUR (7 participants); 900 EUR (5 participants)
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 – 7
DETAILED INFORMATION AND [...]
BULGARIAN NORTHERN BLACK SEA COAST
The Bulgarian Black Sea coast covers the entire eastern bound of Bulgaria stretching from theRomanian Black Sea Riviera in the north to European Turkey in the south, along 378 km of coastline. White and golden sandy beachesoccupy approximately 130 km of the 378 km long coast. The region is an important center of tourism during the summer season (May-October), drawing millions of foreign and local [...]
PODA PROTECTED AREA BULGARIA
The nature conservation site Poda was declared a protected area in 1989 by the Bulgarian Ministry of Water and Environment. It is the first protected area in Bulgaria that is completely managed and maintained by a non-governmental organization, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds(BSPB). BSPB prepares and implements activities adopted by the Council of Minister’s Management [...]
THE TOWN OF KILYOS NEAR ISTANBUL AND THE BOSPHORUS
The extreme northern Istanbul suburb of Kilyos, 35 km (22 miles) north of the Galata Bridge, faces the deep, chilly waters of the Black Sea, and is a favorite getaway spot for sweating Istanbullus on steamy summer afternoons.
STRANDJA (YILDIZ) MOUNTAINS VELO TOUR PART V
Bulgaria/Turkey. Yildiz (Strandja) Mountains/ Black sea coast Velo Tour. By bicycle from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey). May 2010
PART V: Yalikoy and the beach near the village; Karacakoy; Durugol Lake and the Natural Park nearby
TURKISH BLACK SEA COAST – KASTRO AND ORMANI BEACHES
Bulgaria/Turkey. Kastro Beach; Ormanli Beach; Turkish Strandja (Yildiz); Turkish Black Sea coast. May 2010
STRANDJA (YILDIZ) MOUNTAINS VELO TOUR PART IV
Bulgaria/Turkey. Yildiz(Strandja) Mountains/ Black sea coast Velo Tour. By bicycle from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey). May 2010
PART IV – Kiyikoy camp site; on the boat approaching the Kastro beach; Kastro beach; Strandja mountains
KIYIKOY FISHING HARBOR AND SEASCAPES, NORTHERN TURKEY
Kıyıköy, formerly Midye, ancient/medieval Medea, is a town of the district of Vize in Kırklareli Province in northwestern Turkey. It is situated on the coast of the Black Sea. It became a municipality in 1987. The population of the town is 2,443 according to the 2000 National Census.
STRANDJA (YILDIZ) MOUNTAINS VELO TOUR PART III
Bulgaria/Turkey. Strandja (Yıldız) Mountains Velo Tour. By bicycle from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey). May 2010
PART THREE
The third piece of the photo essay covers the velo tour itinerary, which includes the area of DEMIRKOY (altough the participants did not go directly trough the town) and KIYIKOY – small fishing town and harbor on the [...]
TURKISH STRANDJA (YILDIZ) – NORTHERN PART
The northern corner of the Turkish part of the Strandja (Yildiz) Mountains. The villages of Derekoy, Kapakli, Armagan, Cukurpinar, Beypinar and Kurudere.
STRANDJA (YILDIZ) MOUNTAINS VELO TOUR PART II
Bulgaria/Turkey. Strandja (Yıldız) Mountains Velo Tour. By bicycle from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey). May 2010
PART TWO
The second piece of the photo essay covers the following part of the itinerary: Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) – Turkey – Derekoy – Kapakli – Armagan – Cukurpinar – Beypinar – Kurudere in the northern corner of the Turkish part [...]
STRANDJA (YILDIZ) MOUNTAINS VELO TOUR. BY BICYCLE FROM MALKO TARNOVO (BULGARIA) TO ISTANBUL (TURKEY) PART I
Bulgaria/Turkey. Yıldız (Strandja) Mountains Velo Tour. By bicycle from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey). May 2010
The photo/video essay “ Strandja (Yıldız) Mountains Velo Tour” tells the story of 14 young Bulgarians, who cycled the distance from Malko Tarnovo (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey) trough the Strandja Mountains. The photo essay will be presented in 5 [...]
THE BEACH AND THE PORT IN VARNA, BULGARIA 2009/2010
The beach and the port in Varna, Bulgaria
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and in Northern Bulgaria, third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, and 92th-largest in the European Union, with a population of 364,292.
Commonly referred to as the marine (or summer) capital of Bulgaria, Varna is a major tourist destination, business and university centre, seaport, [...]
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