Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0887 932 313; hotel_bor@yahoo.com; Loven Dom; s/d 30/35 lv; )
In the fores-
ted hills above Varosha, Bor offers small indoor and outdoor restaurants, a lobby bar, and
a small (and chilly!) indoor pool with Jacuzzi, sauna, steam bath and miniature fitness
room. The peaceful location is, however, the best asset. Drive or take a taxi (3 lv) over the
bridge and up the steep and winding ul Pirin (about 1km).
Eating
Blagoevgrad's eateries line the main square, along with the cafes, bars and clubs popular
with students.
Kristo Restaurant $
( 880 444; ul Komitrov; mains 4-8.50 lv; )
The Kristo Hotel's restaurant has outdoor
seating overlooking Vavedenie Presvetiya Bogoroditsi church, and serves good salads and
grilled meats - try the chicken shashlik.
BULGARIAN
Pizza Napoli $
( 34 649; pl Hristo Botev 4; mains 5-8 lv; 8am-midnight; )
This place has an at-
tractive square-side setting, and serves good pizzas, pasta and grills.
PIZZERIA
Restaurant Korona $
( 831 350; ul Nikola Vaptsarov 16; mains 6-9 lv; 7am-midnight; )
Although the
shiny lobbyside setting lacks ambience, the Hotel Korona's restaurant does good grills
like
tatarsko kiofte
(minced hamburger stuffed with melted cheese), and is popular with
locals.
BULGARIAN
Drinking & Entertainment
For Hollywood blockbusters, visit the widescreen
Movie Max
(pl Georgi Izmirliev Make-
doncheto)
. The respected
Vaptsarov Theatre
( 823 475; pl Georgi Izmirliev Make-
doncheto)
and the
Vaptsarov Chamber Opera
( 820 703; pl Makedonia)
offer more
edifying entertainment, but they close during August.
Old Dublin Irish Pub
(ul Trakiya 3; 8am-2am; )
What a Bulgarian university town would be without an
Irish pub finds no definitive answer in this big, well-furnished establishment playing
PUB
