Wikimedia Commons contributorsFermented grain drink
Boza
A thick, sweet-tart fermented grain drink traditionally paired with banitsa.
What's in it Wheat, millet or mixed flour, water, sugar and fermentation culture.
Stays Village · Sofia Province
Golesh
Голеш
Village: Golesh. Municipality: Godech · Sofia Province. Cities, villages, nature and landmarks—organized so you can quickly choose where to go.
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Local facts
- Province
- Sofia Province
- Municipality
- Godech
- Mayoralty
- Голеш
- Postcode
- 2254
- Area code
- 07193
- Coordinates
- 43.04886, 22.94444
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Bulgarian food
Local food →Local food
Samokov potatoes · Koprivshtitsa pastries · mountain honey · boza from Radomir area
Wikimedia Commons contributors
Jeroen Kransen · CC BY-SA 2.0Baked main · home cooking
Bulgarian moussaka
Unlike the aubergine-led Greek version, Bulgarian moussaka layers diced potatoes and minced meat under a tangy yogurt topping.
What's in it Potatoes, minced meat, onion, tomato, paprika, savory and an egg-yogurt topping.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsFried dough · breakfast
Mekitsa
Warm, airy fried dough with a crisp rim, served sweet or salty at breakfast.
What's in it Flour, yogurt or water, yeast or bicarbonate, salt and frying oil.
Jeroen Kransen / Wikimedia CommonsSlow-cooked main
Kavarma
Rich meat and vegetables slowly cooked with paprika and savory, often arriving sizzling in a clay pot.
What's in it Pork or chicken, onion, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and spices.
Viktorija N. Ivanov / Wikimedia CommonsSalad · vegetarian
Shopska salad
The classic first order: tomatoes, cucumber and peppers under a generous snowy layer of white brined cheese.
What's in it Tomatoes, cucumber, roasted or fresh pepper, onion, parsley and sirene cheese.
Biso / Wikimedia CommonsBreakfast · pastry
Banitsa
Crisp filo layers wrapped around eggs, yogurt and white cheese—a warm Bulgarian breakfast staple.
What's in it Filo pastry, eggs, yogurt, sirene cheese and butter or oil.NEARBY
Public transport
Голеш
© OpenStreetMap contributors · Open Database License · availability depends on local mapping
Map
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Arrival
Directions
Buses and trains
Suburban and regional trains serve the Iskar Gorge and Koprivshtitsa station; buses reach Samokov, Borovets and most towns.
Nearby places
Nearby places
No machine-readable author provided. Biso assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0DragomanDragoman Marsh
Драгоманското блато
A restored karst wetland near the Serbian border attracts birds within an hour of Sofia.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 13.2 km
Randona.bg · CC BY-SA 4.0Gara LakatnikLakatnik Rocks
Лакатнишки скали
Red cliffs tower over an Iskar Gorge railway village, with caves and panoramic hiking routes.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 35.8 km
The original uploader was Ajtep at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Osenovlag, Iskar GorgeSeven Altars Monastery
Манастир Седемте престола
A secluded monastery with an unusual seven-chapel church lies in a wooded side valley of the Iskar Gorge.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 43.2 km
