EUROPE'S HIDDEN GEM! Most Beautiful Town In Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Вставка
- Опубліковано 16 лип 2022
- This town is one of Europe’s best-kept secrets! Tucked away in the Balkans, this is Bulgaria’s most beautiful town.
Once Bulgaria’s first capital, Veliko Tarnovo is full of rich history, culture, architecture and incredible nature. From an ancient fortress to getting lost in the charming side streets, we explored the best things to do in Veliko Tarnovo. And best of all, we indulged in delicious traditional Bulgarian food! From the famous Shopska Salad to the lesser-known Patatnik, we fell in love with Bulgaria food.
SUBSCRIBE to follow our full-time travel adventures around the world and give us a LIKE if you enjoyed this Bulgaria vlog from Eastern Europe! We’ll see you in our next video as we KEEP GOING PLACES.
WHERE WE STAYED IN VELIKO TĂRNOVO:
www.booking.com/Share-CVMqZC
🎒OUR FAVORITE TRAVEL GEAR:
• How To Pack In ONLY a ...
FOLLOW US LIVE ON INSTAGRAM:
/ keepgoingplaces
LEARN MORE ABOUT US & FIND MORE TRAVEL TIPS:
keepgoingplaces.com/
#Bulgaria
#Europetravel
Congratulations for your national holiday on 3rd March Bulgaria from your friends in Germany
Sadly these days this National holiday is not very popular because russians was involved in it...but let's hope for the best.
@@mihailchehlarov2720 , if russians however were not involved in it, there would be nothing to celebrate!
@svenheilborn1537, thank you, german friends!
❤❤❤❤❤
Many years ago I was smitten by a woman who received a Fulbright grant to teach in Sofia. I went to visit her and she knew I liked history so we spent a weekend in Veliko Turnovo. I rember eating gyuvtch and that salad and drinking Bulgarian beer and our hosts gave us some sort of fruit moonshine. I still have a plate with a chicken on it that I got there. It was so long ago that these memories feel like they belong to someone else
Bulgaria is very underrated and I think you guys have done a better job showing it to the world than anyone else on UA-cam. Terrific! It's important to give exposure to lesser known parts of Europe. Everyone knows about Italy, France and Spain. But Bulgaria is actually older than all of them and has a very rich cultural heritage, beautiful folklore, beautiful nature, delicious food, great weather... There's so much to see in Bulgaria as you guys have shown. Keep up the good work!
Tarnovo, or as it was called in the middle ages Tarnovgrad, was the capital of the second Bulgarian Empire - since 1186 to 1396. The pictures you see in the signs are actualy an image of what we think it looked like back in the days. It was mostly destroyed by the ottomans during their conquest of the Balkans in 14th century. Sad history...
Thanks for the insight and watching!
1क़्त्क़
@@KeepGoingPlaces Hello, i can't find the link to this airbnb in the description :(
...why do they call it an "empire"? We had Walachian kings as well. Poland-Lithuania is called "Commonwealth", the UK is called "United Kingdom", etc.
@@julianpetkov8320 Because Tsar is equal to an Emperor. In all western historiography it is called First and Second Empires
بلغاريا بلد جميل وراءع والمنظاهر الخلابة تمليء مثل الجبال والاشجار والانهار مليء صديقكم من فلسطين
Bulgarian towns look sweet as. I have been to Sunny Beach with my family as a kid but that was just a resort area. It is nice to see 'real Bulgaria'. Stoichkov lives forever in my mind! what a ledge!
Where do you come from that you know Stoichkov?
@@geoffreycharles6330 Even in Japan when you say Bulgaria they reply Stoichkov. Most football fans around the world know him.
Yes. Sunny Beach is farthest from real Bulgaria as it gets.
@@geoffreycharles6330 Newcastle, I also love Yordan Letchkov!
@@jordan9339 One of the best players of his generation
I am Bulgarian and I thank you for the beautiful presentation of my country ❤️
This is my nearest city, love it. I only visited Bulgaria once, then decided to move here.
Bulgarian here living abroad. Damn, because of you guys, I realise how many things I miss from my country. Greetings and thank you for the amazing videos from your travels.
Bulgaria is artsy heaven and rose heaven as well as wood works,hope you haven't forgetten to buy some rose oil which is natural and as well about perfume.Since Bulgarians sell perfume to France and then they write on the package and bottle that is has been made in France,but in fact all material is from Bulgaria.Fortress is gorgeous.
Bulgaria truly surprised us; it's beautiful! Wow, didn't know about their perfume industry!
@@KeepGoingPlaces Bulgaria is beautiful like rose sometimes.Yes perfume industry is like that,most perfumes made in Bulgaria or Egypt,but marketed differently.
@@marijusofficial we make rose oil which is ingredient in perfumes we don't make perfumes
Correct, there are also amazingly high quality Bulgarian cosmetic brands, mao ly with rose oil, like Alteya brand, love it!
Last week I invited a friend for a road trip in Bulgaria and we spend one day in each city, except in Veliko Tarnovo. There we spend 3 days just because there is so much to see. It's definitely worth visiting
I lived in Tarnovo during my school years and our old capitol is indeed an amazing city with great people. Always in my heart.
Totally underrated travel video. I never considered visiting Bulgaria but now you've convinced me
Thank you 😊 So glad you enjoyed it and Bulgaria is definitely worth a visit 🇧🇬
Turnovo combined with Ruse, Plovdiv combined with the Rhodope mountains are my favorite tourist destinations. Sofia is not so special and the Black sea is nice but crowded. If you want to visit Sofia and the Black sea it's best to go in September.
Rick Steves has a good video too. I have been to Romania. I suspect there will be some similarities.
Veliko Tarnovo is my hometown and the place on Gurko Str where you guys dined at was my parent's go-to for impressing out-of-town guests. Their food and service has been impeccable for probably over 20 years now :) Thank you for showing a bit of Bulgaria 💓
I love Tarnovo.
Love from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ❤️
Thank you!
Благодаря ти❤️🇧🇬🍀
@@KeepGoingPlaces Вие българи ли сте?
the pronunciation is American English..not British.
Ъпсурд да са от България
@@xgamez5698 Да, аз съм, но не живея там.
I love Shtastliveca, they have a great terrace out the back overlooking the monument and their ginger lemonade is heaven.
Such delicious food!
I love it too. We were there 3 weeks ago. The food was truly delicious! 😋
I love Tarnovo.
OMG your food looked so delicious! I never considered Bulgaria as a gourmet country before, but the dishes you ate looked so good! Especially the potato and cheese dish! This vlog definitely made my mouth water...oh yeah, nice scenery too ;-)
It was all so tasty! The potatoes and cheese though 🤤
The cuisine is very much a mix between Greek, Turkish and Central European and Adriatic - the country's location on such a crossroad should give you an indication that the food is good :P
You won't regret visiting any Balkan country. Our food is pretty similar with our neighbors, and if you have a chance to visit any Balkan country, go for it. And it's affordable, the people are very friendly, and most importantly, it is safe.
I am from Bulgaria.
Once I spoke on the plane with a guy from Denmark and he said he had been in all european countries and the best food according to him was in Bulgaria and...forgot the other one, was either France or Italy. But we drink a lot of alcohol here :) As all balkan people do.
Not considering Bulgaria as a gourmet country is like to not know how the love tastes... Bulgarian yoghurt, just the entrance of a infinity gourmet university... If you don't go and not eat traditional Bulgarian food in a small village near the nowhere, you didn't live properly, for sure!
This wasn't Bulgaria's first capital. Its the last capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire before being enslaved by the Ottoman empire in the 14th century. Until the 19th century when Sofia was chosen as capital.
Bulgaria has existed for 500 years before Tarnovo became the capital.
Bulgaria has been at this location and called Bulgaria for almost 1400 years now.
The first capital is called Pliska and there are very cool excavations there.
Thanks for the insight and correction!
Thank you for exposing our beautiful country to more attention. I am from Valiko Tarnovo btw. As a child i have walked through the Tsarevets fortress a million times.
Been there this month and we loved it 😊
Nice! It's a gem :)
Hi, I am Bulgarian! Thank you for the beautiful video. 💚💕The murals are painted by my grandpa by the way - Teofan Sokerov. They are painted around forty years ago.
They are beautiful...do you know what art style / movement they are?
WOW - stunning little town. A true hidden gem and the food looked delicious!
You (probably) missed the stunning views from the Monument of Assen where you can see almost the entire old city from below and the mini-Bulgaria sculpture just down by the town combining Bulgaria's famous landmarks and the quite close nearby village of Arbanassi and town of Tryavna. When you mentioned British retirees, that is true as in the nearby area many of them bought houses when Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007 and in the whole VT region you are highly likely to bump into those. Bulgaria is a humble choice for them to retire because of the peace and quiet and low prices, good food, etc.
Брат, ти си на всякъде!
На което и видео да отида, ти си там!
@@teodortodorov1662 Гледаме едно и също :D
Thanks for the insight! Makes a lot more sense now about the British retirees.
All Englishmen are welcome in my country, as they welcomed me in the England of the time. I know that you are not in the EU now, but there is always a place for you in Bulgaria. If I were you, I would buy a property in Bulgaria, as opposed to France, Germany, etc. countries - the most English is spoken in the Netherlands and Bulgaria. And the prices are ridiculous, for a property in such wonderful nature. It's not a desert like Spain or a Scandinavian winter. Let's not forget that Greece is nearby, but the heat is murderous there, so you live in Bulgaria and go to the sea in Greece for 1 hour by car. Or on the Black Sea in Bulgaria. Constantinople (Istanbul) is also close to you. Bulgaria is mythical, Hercules, Alexander the Great, Orpheus were born here and even his grave was discovered. in Bulgaria and many others. It was the center of the world in ancient times.(Bulgaria)
Bulgaria is also the land of Dionysius
Да живее и пребъде....Империята на Духът и Светлината наречена още....България!!
I have visited many places in Bulgaria but Veliko Trnovo is my absolute favorite, its so authentical, amazing place!
I love Tarnovo very much, like you.
Hi, just a few notes about Veliko Tărnovo and Bulgarian kitchen. First of all, the Bulgarian people love to eat …. a lot. So the portions are not family sized it’s just Bulgarian sized. The patatnik is very famous dish in Rodopa mountain region. Veliko Tărnovo is the third Bulgarian capital and become capital of the second Bulgarian kingdom , after Bulgaria get its freedom from eastern Roman Empire. The carevec fortress is actually the king residence and is archeological artefact , that’s why there is almost only ruins ( sorry about the absence of English notes about the history of the place) . I know all this because I’m from Plovdiv ,the oldest city in Europe and one of the oldest cities in the world. And it’s time to stop because I probably start being boring. Thanks for all the good words and recommendations for my country and I can assure you that there is a lot more places in Bulgaria that’s are totally magical.
You compare the size of the portions with what other places?
Bilyar is the 1st Bulgarian capital, Pliska is the 2nd, Preslav is the 3rd, Veliko Tarnovo is the 4th, Sofia is the 5th. This excludes Kiev and Moscow, because they were not the main capital cities.
Bulgaria is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe and in the world . Veliko Tărnovo is very charming town with lots of history and culture !
Looks beautiful! I would love to see more of Bulgaria. That dinner you guys had reminded me of some of the incredible meals I had when I was there..so many good dips. 🤤
Thanks! The dips in Bulgaria were so good!
My beautiful country 💗💗💗
Mine too🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
Great vlog guys, such a beautiful place!!!! Thank you for your wonderful presentation!!!! 😊.
Guys :) i am bulgarian and i am glad that you came here and visit our country :) she is verry beautiful and you will love all of it :) respect to you
If you go to Tsarevets, but pass fortress from the left side, you will visit two very old and so beautiful churches, 40 martyrs and St. Dimitar. Also there is so nice wooden bridge, amazing place for relax
Missed you guys!!! Love your video s!!!! Keep going places...
Such a beautiful country bulgaria, Countryside looks so beautiful, really loved the chilled vibes the area gave off and the sweets look sooo delious 😍
It truly is beautiful! Glad you enjoyed this one :) The next one will really showcase it's beauty!
@@KeepGoingPlaces looking forward to it :)
It's good to see that after 10 years Shtastlivetsa still lives up to its reputation. Happy Man (Person) indeed. Always loved going there.
I freaked out when I saw you visited Veliko Turnovo! I'm a Bulgarian and this is definitely one of my most most favorite cities ever! You just can't take a bad photo in this city because everything is so beautiful! It was so exciting to see you at places that I have been to so many times. Also as a vegan I can say Shtastlivetsa is one of the best restaurants ever! Delicious food and aesthetic atmosphere! 🖤
Outstanding artwork. Thank you for exploring this town
Love that you were able to get a souvenir from that beautiful little town! Definitely interested in visiting Bulgaria!!
The wood artist was great and had so many gorgeous pieces!
Благодаря ви за страхотно видео. 🇧🇬
Really glad you visited and like it god bless you and your channel much love
What an amazing place, thank you for sharing ❤️🌞
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 😊
The cheese is Serene,only made in Bulgaria. The peppers can be mild or not and you won't know until you bite into them, also some get hotter as you near the stalk. Living here I've found out even the vegetables have a sense of humour😆
That cheese is delicious! Haha, just have to take a risk with the peppers :)
Dude, the name actually is "Sirene", not "Serene"!!! But it's more important that you liked it...! I wish you a long and happy life!
What a beautiful town! The food looked wonderful. I was hoping y'all would go back to Europe soon; loved the video.
It’s such a charming place! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I just stumbled across yalls channel and oh my I’m about to binge all of your videos! 👏🏼👏🏼💜
Thank you so much for your visit to Bulgaria! Great videos! You are always welcome!
Loved this video and how you transferred the vibe of this place!
A beautiful country with friendly people & delicious food - great cities, gorgeous sea side, mts. & rivers, lakes - gorgeous!
You two are great to watch and make great videos I sure hope that algorithm catches on and a lot more people become aware of you so I'm going to share your video
Thank YOU so much, Justin! We truly apprecitate your support :) Glad you're enjoying our videos!
Glad you enjoyed my hometown. By far the best travel vlog about Veliko Tarnovo!
Yes! Thank you 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!
The town was destroyed by the Otomans around 1396, they were so mad because of the resistence Bulgarians put up so they did not left two stones ontop of each other, this is why the fortress is only in ruins.
That's such a sad history. Glad to see the town as it is today though - beautiful.
@@KeepGoingPlaces, wellcome to my hometown :)
thank you for the great video! I actually live in this town and I love it so much :) It makes me so happy when others appreciate it too ❤️
Thank you for the nice video and beautiful town of VelikoTarnovo! God bless you!
I`m glad you Enjoyed my hometown the Old Capital of Bulgaria. It was pleasure for me to see your point of view of this Beautiful city!
Ashley & Jordan ....you guys rock, such positive vibes emanating from both of you, your different styles of storytelling complement each other really well 🇨🇦🇧🇬
Thank you! Glad to hear this and hope we can keep it up!
You are awesome, keep traveling and thank you for visiting Bulgaria 😄😄😄
Imagine my surprise, this video was recommended on UA-cam and i see my Cat chilling there at 4:24 🤣🤣
I love how you showcase the cuisine, local artisans, and townscapes. I never thought of Bulgaria as a travel destination, thank you for sharing. Btw, this video is so well produced, as a gear lover, I have taken notice 😊
Hi guys !
You are such a inspiration for me and i really love your vlog so much.
You inspired me and i wish you reach 100 k very soon ! 🤩🤩
Hi! So glad to hear this - thank you!
Thank you very much for visiting Bulgaria, it's very cool for me to see people enjoying my country.😄
I'm playing a festival there in August - Varusha 48 hours 😎...and u make me so homesick! ♥️🇧🇬
Looks beautiful. I love when you guys try local foods and talk about them. Can really tell when you love something vs something that's good but not memorable. And I'm glad I'm not the only one that doesn't get a lot out of visiting ruins.
Bulgaria is truly beautiful; the next video will really showcase it! Glad you enjoy the food; we have a Bulgarian food video coming out in the video after next :)
I remember there was a short re-occuring audio message in English when we were in the Tsarevetz fortress telling basic historical facts about the place. I thought the voice was familiar, but couldn't recollect whose it was. Then it turned out it was recorded by Alan Rickman. This was really a surprise. He was a great actor, not only as Professor Snape, but also in Robin Hood, Sense and Sensibility and other movies.
I was always so hesitant of visiting Bulgaria but so glad to have watched this, it shifted my perspective. Thanks to you! I can probably now use my Origami Tote and Bento Bag from Nomad Lane while exploring this place.
Bulgaria is such a great travel destination!
Yes go and explore Bulgaria
@@KeepGoingPlaces Благодаря за прекрасния филм за България! Страхотни сте! Бъдете живи и здрави и винаги обичайте България!
A very nice video, thank you!
Thank you!
Hey Restourant Shtastliveca it is very beautiful there! Very nice place! 😊
Tarnovo is so beautiful , im from Varna , but i was in Tarnovo 2-3 days ago
Yes its wonderful . Lovely weather at the moment . I live across in Plovdiv . Hope you visit .
Just seen your Veliko Tarnovo & Sofia videos and I want to thank You for such beautiful representation of my country!
If you would like to visit Bulgaria again I recommend you choose between Plovdiv and Pleven or Burgas and Varna.
Cheers from Bulgaria!
Hi I'm from Bulgaria and ty for the vid and I love your vids
At the beginning, you walked right past our house (with the white flower pots!!) Welcome, if you’re passing by after 5pm today!
Nice! Such a lovely place to live :)
Hey you 2, pretty good videos about my country Bulgaria. I like your passion of travel and explore and specially more so to get into the food and so people factor,maybe you show that more with your travels,local people,! And also some more historical information too.like the Rila monastery is like 12 century or less..that be nice to put a bit more historical facts, yes beer,rakia and food is the best in my country. By the way I live in Florida over 16 years and I always miss our Bulgarian food and drinks,traditional.👍❤️
I am from Bulgaria🇧🇬 ❤Аз съм от България🇧🇬 ❤
U guys are awesome ! Love from Bulgaria !
I live in this unique city. I'm very glad that you translated the video into Bulgarian, because I don't understand much English. Thank you. Keep shooting because your videos are interesting😊
So "Glarus" is better than the beer you drink "Kaminitsa". Zatecky Hus is the best beer (IMO). It's not bulgarian beer but it's made in Bulgaria. I recommend trying it!
LOVE IT
Thank you!
Beautiful 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
You are the travelers, not tourists. Great job 😉
Tarnovo my town. I love Tarnovo very much. ❤❤❤❤
One of our favorite tourist destinations in Bulgaria 🇧🇬
Right next to the fortress is Mini-Bulgaria. Gorgeous collection of replicas of buildings and structures.
BULGARIA ROCKS...WE.JUST DID PLOVDIV...ARE.YOU HEADING THERE? KATANA IN CITY IS AWESOME.FOR FOOD AND SO COOL. ENJOY YOUR TRIP X
It’s so awesome! 🇧🇬 We only planned enough time for one other town and chose Veliko Tărnovo instead of Plovdiv. We’ll have to visit again another day - so much more to experience in Bulgaria!
@@KeepGoingPlaces I live in Sofia, but Plovdiv is better place for visit. By far. Veliko Tărnovo is also a good choice.
Hey guys ! Love your videos and love you guys… can you make a video and talk about your choice of travel gear ? What are the benefits of choosing a rolling suitcase, what are the disadvantages? Would it be better to just backpack ? Does it hinder your travel … etc …..
thank you !!
Thank you!! Glad you enjoy our channel 😊 those are great questions. We may do another packing advice video in October. We have so many travel videos to catch up on right now!
Hi From Bangladesh. & New Subscriber ❤️
June first is a holiday in Bulgaria celebrating children aka International children day, so naturally people are enjoying the day with their kids/grandkids.
Good content👍
Love from 🇮🇳
Thank you :)
My favourite town!
Just boarded a flight to NYC from Tokyo and I touched the plane twice because of you!! Haha. Stay well you two :)
Haha 😂 Love it! Will do; you too!
beautiful
Good video
Thank you!
I enjoyed it.
We love you guys come to Pleven if you are still in Bulgaria
I am glad to hear you liked all you see and especially the food in Bulgaria!
For my opinion you went too late in Tsarevets and you did not see Balduinova kula and remains from the Castle there, also a rock where the girls went down from because they did not wish to get the Islam religion.
In Bulgaria you can find many other small towns and villages with a topical old architecture like Jeravna, Melnik, Kopritshtitsa, Zlatograd, Bansko, Old Plovdiv and many other places that are famous with different things like Etera, Damascena, Testi Mali grad. Should be seen also Pliska and Preslav that were also old capital cities of Bulgaria. There are many interesting monasteries in Bulgaria, unique Caves and many places with old remains. Unfortunately long years under Turkish government were the years when Turkish destroyed our old cities, so why now we have only remains from this long period of time. There are also a few big winter resorts for saying in Bulgaria like Bansko, Pamporovo, Borovets, Vitosha. There are some places also for Birdwatching in Bulgaria. Our high mountains also has an alpine view and are nice places for hiking but this you know already. 😀
There are many and many places of interests you can go and see in Bulgaria, I recommend you all you read here! 👍
Great video, thanks. I was wondering if you could provide a bit more info of prices of food, drinks, tours, car rental etc etc. Many thanks
Nice presentation 👌
There's tons of stuff to do in & around Veliko Tarnovo, from hiking, swimming in great rivers & exploring Roman ruins & old Communist buildings if you want something different. Great place!
it would be nice to post the date when you filmed this :)
Btw , the churches inside in Bulgaria has completely different view! These are new paintings. Churches in Bulgaria looks like the Rila monastery you saw!
You must visit Arbanasi very close to where you are , its beautiful .
Браво...много хубаво пътешествие сте си направили❤ Ако някога пак дойдете в България непремено посетете
Бачковския Манастир в
Асеновград 🙋♀️🌹🧡
What a pity that you missed visiting the Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs, where stone columns inscribed with deeds and events of many of our ancient rulers are displayed! This is also how the decision for the unification of Bulgaria was signed in this 13th century church in 1889! This church, which is now restored on the foundations of the old building, is loaded with centuries-old history! It is located on the right on the road from the entrance to the Tsarevets fortress, just 5-10 minutes on foot...! And it's even more unfortunate that you haven't visited the historic village of Arbanasi, which is 10 kilometers from Veliko Tarnovo...! Not to mention how many more historical sites there are nearby..! I also want to congratulate you for your correctness and respect for our culture and history! Something really rare for American tourists..! Hearty greetings and respect!