We set off from Sofia after lunch on Friday and took the back route via bZheleznitsa/b to the town of Sapareva Banya, once known as ?Germaneya? by the Romans, for whom this spa town was an important point on the main route connecting Rome, ... Our destination was the Gornata Zemya (?Upland?) bhotel/b. Panichishte has no history of being a major resort, but had about 10 bhotels/b or ?rest homes? belonging to various branches of the socialist economy. Upland's owners bought and ...
