The Greening of the East

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Where to Stay

The Hilton Sofia is a short walk from both the ancient St. George Rotunda and the colossal TZUM Shopping Centre.
1 Bulgaria Blvd., 359-2-9335-000, www.hilton.com

For a sparkling view of the Parliament lit up at night in downtown Sofia, ask for a junior suite at the Radisson SAS Grand Hotel
4 Narodno Sabranie Square, 359-2-9334-334, www.sofia.radissonsas.com

Complex Katarino Hotel & Spa opened last October and comes complete with a bowling alley.
Razlog, Katarino region, 359-7-4789-600, www.hotelkatarino.com, www.bulgariaholidays-bg.com

Getting There

Air Canada offers service to Munich and Frankfurt, with convenient connections to Sofia through Star Alliance™ member Lufthansa.

What to Do

When Bulgaria’s Lighthouse Golf Resort and Spa opens in 2007, it will have everything from a mini football pitch to an equestrian centre. From the green at its sister property, Pirin Golf and Country Club, you’ll see the Pirin, Rila and Rho-dopes mountain ranges.
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If a side trip to Latvia is on the itinerary, stop by Ozo Golf Club, the main training centre for Latvian National teams. Read about it in Robert Sidorsky’s recent coffee-table book Golf Courses of the World: 365 Days (Abrams).
Mılgravja iela 16, Riga, Latvia, 371-739-4399, www.ozogolf.lv

Robert Trent Jones Jr. designed Russia’s only 18-hole course at Le Meridien Moscow Country Club – a championship course worth the trip.

Nakhabino, Krasnogorsky District, Russia, 7-495-926-5911, www.moscow.lemeridien.com

Resources

Eastern Europe’s still-developing golf media includes Bulgaria’s first golf television channel (which IMG plans to expand throughout Eastern Europe) and Golf Digest International (the Czech Republic and Russia are among its 24 international editions).

Golf Digest Czech & Slovakia www.golf-digest.cz
Golf Digest Russia www.golfdigest.ru
IMG www.imgworld.com

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