/tags/vratsa/ Recent content in Vratsa on English Bulgaria Hugo -- gohugo.io Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Mon, 16 May 2016 07:56:02 +0000 /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/ Mon, 16 May 2016 07:56:02 +0000 /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/ <p>The picturesque little city of Vratsa (Враца) sits at the foothills of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Mountains">Balkan Mountains</a> in Northwest Bulgaria. On a recent road trip I was amazed when I saw the city sitting under the craggy cliffs of the &ldquo;old mountain&rdquo; (<em>Стара Планина</em> / Stara Planina in Bulgarian). What with the water and all it&rsquo;s kind of like a poor man&rsquo;s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Town">Cape Town</a>!</p> <figure> <img sizes="(min-width: 35em) 1200px, 100vw" srcset=' /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/DSC_0002_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2367296_480x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 480w, /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/DSC_0002_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2367296_800x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 800w, /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/DSC_0002_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2367296_1200x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 1200w, /2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/DSC_0002_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2367296_1500x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 1500w, ' src="/2016/05/vratsa-is-a-picturesque-thracian-city/DSC_0002_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2367296_800x0_resize_q75_box.JPG" alt="The city of Vratsa below the Balkan mountain"/> <figcaption> <p>The city of Vratsa below the Balkan mountain</p> </figcaption> </figure>