John Booth

Nessebar deserves its listing just on account of its location on a peninsular jutting out into the Black Sea. But by taking a short walk through the town I discovered …

Bus no.22 from outside Silistra station dropped me at the Visitor Centre in Srebarna village.

After viewing the exhibits at the centre's museum I set of along several paths, one …

The image of the Madara Rider is clearly important to Bulgaria; it is reproduced on all of its stotinki coins. Certainly the site appears to be revered by Bulgarians, who …

I reached the site by taxi from Isperih, a 9km journey which cost 20 lev return. Taxis gather at the bus station, 1km north of the railway station.

The tombs …

During the course of a single day I managed to visit all eight of the listed churches, thanks to the advice and help I received. As it was a Sunday …

After my immersion amongst the churches of northern Romania it was a pleasure to get back to nature. The varied bird life of the Danube Delta provided the necessary respite.

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Despite the lack of public transport I managed to visit five of the listed churches :

Barsana - accessed by bus from Sighet, the ancient church is located on a …

The only rock-hewn church open to the public is the church of Archangel Michael. By visiting on a Sunday I found that there were a number of other visitors climbing …

I found the chateau at Litomysl somewhat underwhelming, and could not identify any features of outstanding universal value.

The train from Chocen to Litomysl no longer operates. The best connection …

The buildings along Kammerhofska Street have been restored sympathetically to the originals, as has the New Castle. But the Old Castle overlooking the town remains unashamedly unrestored.

Transport remains scarce, …

I only managed to reach four of the listed caves, three in Slovakia and one in Hungary.

Dobsinska Ice Cave : similar to the Dachstein ice cave in Austria, but …

A number of interesting buildings are included within this site. I reached four of the locations:

Levoca : The centre of the old town is the Namesti Majstra Pavla, and …

The local people in eastern Slovakia do not understand the interest in their trees; they have been surrounded by them for millenia. But having these forests protected for the future …

I enjoyed my visit to this isolated atmospheric village with its colourful houses.

I travelled to the village by an infrequent minibus (no. 100) from Ruzomberok station (summer only). It …

Tokaj is a picturesque town at the confluence of the Tisza and Bodrog rivers. Having grown rich from the fruits of their labours, the residents built a number of prestigious …

This site includes two important churches, the Church of Our Lady at Sedlec and the Cathedral of St Barbara in the Old Town. In addition the Old Town also includes …

My visit to Hortobagy coincided with a fair in the village, to which people from all over Hungary had come. So besides seeing the heart of the National Park, there …

Visiting Telc was coveniently accomplished as a stopover when travelling by train from Ceske Budejocice and Kutna Hora.

The main Zacharia Square contained a very colourful collection of buildings, somewhat …

A very tidy village full of traditional architecture and a few villagers selling handicrafts. I reached the site by bus from Paszto station. Paul will be relieved to know that …

For me the newly restored, pastel coloured buildings of the Jewish Quarter seemed unreal. Looking at the unrestored buildings it was difficult to believe that they had ever had the …