Republic of Bulgaria is a notable producer of wine in Eastern European Union. The wines that succeed beyond entirely expectation are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot. The Cabernet and Merlot have yield, vigour, balance – the robust qualities from red Bordeaux wine in a excellent vintage, whenever not it has delicacy. The national assortments from red wine are Gamza, the live Kadarka, Pamid, which gives pale gulping wine; Mavrud, which gives the opposite – the country’s national pride; and Melnik, of that town in the far southwest.
Melnik could be called the Syrah of Republic of Bulgaria, firm, benighted and really flavoury, aging most indefinitely. One of whites, the dominant local kinds are Rkatziteli and Dimiat. Red Misket and Muscat Ottonel are well loved, but succes with Chardonnay, Reasling, Gewurztraminer and Aligote is elbowing most of the traditional varieties aside.
The Bulgarian monasteries – hiding human, warm and living rather than divine beauty behind their austere stone facades, still amaze with their magnificent architecture, unfading frescoes and murals, exquisite icons and wood-carvings, made by self-taught architects, builders and painters.
The Bulgarian monasteries – during hard and turbulent times they acted as centers of patriotism which helped to preserve national feelings and hopes of the Bulgarians. The town of Bansko is situated in Southwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of among the most gorgeous Bulgarian mountains – Pirin, which is a national preserve, included in the WORLD innate inheritance list. Ski-resort of national signification, much visited also in summertime as a beginning point as digressions in the mountain.
The latest Bulgarian ski resort, lately ascertained by the foreign tourists, Bansko supplies an fascinating combination between the virgin nature of Pirin Mountain and the atmosphere of the ancient Bulgarian town. Here, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, the houses look nearly like monasteries – even as ascetic and unaccessible, with high stone walls and small fretted windows, The right Bulgarian spirit is hidden behind the solid walls and heavy gates – in the spacious rooms with friezes and bay windows, carved ceilings and doors, pretty rugs and embroidered cushions, in the murals, icons and amazingly carved iconostasis of the Holy Trinity Church (1832-35)