WHERE IN BULGARIA ARE YOU?
Many centuries ago what is now Bulgaria was inhabited by a strange people called the Thracians
The Thracians were able craftsmen. The gold and silverware they produced was exquisite – and is now a priced treasure in Bulgarian museums. They were also great winemakers. They drank their wine undiluted with water, thus gaining the disrespect of their next-door neighbours, the ancient Greeks. The biggest problem of the Thracians was they never developed or adopted an alphabet of their own. Their language remains a mystery, and lacking any written sources about them modern scientists continue to be confounded about their habits and everyday ways.
The Thracians left to posterity a lot more than their golden cups and chalices, however. Bulgaria is dotted with tombs, megaliths and other material remnants from the Thracians that spur the imagination and inspire the boundless curiosity of inquisitive travellers from all over the world.
Where in Bulgaria are you?
Where in Bulgaria are you?
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