Iskar Reservoir Weekend Ideas Close to Sofia

Friday already is here! Grab your swimsuit, couple of fresh drinks, your friends and let's go to explore! If the seaside is too far away for you Iskar lake is one of the solutions. 

Iskar Reservoir is a destination for relaxation and chilling out away from the stressful days here in the city. Also one of the best destinations close to Sofia for surfing, motor boats, water scooters and of course sunbathing.

The Reservoir is really huge and actually the biggest reservoir in Bulgaria. The sides of the lake itself is good for having a picnic, tenting and camping. If you are into water sports you can just go for boating, canoe and kayaking and even windsurfing.

Here are just few pictures what we have captured during our stay around lake area. 

Caravan Stories

Surf and Strawberries

The forest close to Iskar Reservoir from below

Eagle at Iskar lake

Sunset at Iskar Lake

In Search of City Oasis: Summer Festivals in July 2017

Still in Sofia and you have not found your summer oasis? Here comes our recommendation how you can have fun with friends and family during the upcoming hot summer days.

A to Jazz Festival on 7th, 8th and 9th July /hey this is Friday plus the weekend:) in South Park, Sofia. Find the full program of the festival here.

Cinema in the Zoo 

Open air  scene in Sofia Zoo on 15th, 16th and 23rd July.

The program of the Cinema in the Zoo:

15th July /Saturday/, 21.00 h - L'Empereur, Director: Luc Jacquet, 2016

16th July /Sunday/, 21.00 h  - El abrazo del la serpiente /Embrace of the Serpent/, Director: Ciro Guerra, 2015

23rd July /Sunday/ 21.00 h - The Salt of the Earth, Directors:  Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, Wim Wenders, 2014

And now one festival out from Sofia. Liatna sluchka is going to take place at Karandila, Sliven on 14th, 15th and 16th July /again Friday plus the weekend/. Apart from the Bulgarian music bands you could enjoy the bands Meszecsinka /Hungary/, Basska /Romania/, Baildsa /Greece/ right at the spot of the main stage of the festival.

If you are still in the city have a look at these 5 Easy Steps to Bring the Seaside Vibes Right in the City  and do not forget to enjoy your summer with full power :)

KaiveDesigns Unisex Sunglasses - Digging for Treasuries #May Vol. 1

Creating treasury lists at the platform of Etsy has been always fun and pleasure for us. Recently we wanted to collect our favourite items in one list but you know the news at least for us here is that making a treasury as an option is no more available. In case you want to learn more why here is the full info. 

Anyhow we have already liked several products that we are in love with and these products are really a-must-have for the upcoming hot days and a guarantee for ultimate look no matter if you party hard on the beach or you are out and about in the city.

Today we start with KaiveDesigns - Riga based brand for high quality handmade polarised wooden sunglasses. All of their products are 100% handmade with high durability. The creative team behind KaiveDesigns pays attention to the quality, design and price.
Explore, find and buy your perfect wooden sunglasses from KaiveDesigns online shop. Straight from the shop you can also request your custom order or be inspired to make personalised sunglasses as a gift for you or the loved ones.

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Keep an eye on our blog because later on we are going to show you incredible swimsuits!

Cultural Calendar Events Not to Miss This May

Happy Monday! Let's bash the beginning of this week with some fresh air, tons of coffee and some cultural program.

Find the events for you here

European Literature Nights 2017 - on 10th May from 6 pm to 10 pm Bulgaria is again part of big reading society in Europe. All about the places, authors, the readers and books find here.

Exhibition Geniale Dilletanten - Subculture in Germany in the 80's from 9th May until 31st May organised by Goethe-Institut in collaboration with Transformatori Association.

New York based Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum upload into their archive more than 200 books and catalogues from their exhibitions for free download. Go for this exceptional experience here.

21st May is near, are you waiting for the upcoming new TV series of Twin Peaks? 

We do like the Campaign of 1BIKE. It ends on 31st May so hurry up if you want to take part in. Full information and details how to do it read here.

2017 - Zero Year for the Festivals One Design Week and One Architecture Week organised in Plovdiv by One Foundation for Culture and Arts.

Meanwhile if you dream for the beauty of the seaside find some inspiration in one of the most mesmerising beaches on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.