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Smolyan History Museum

The historical museum in Smolyan is the oldest and largest in the Middle Rhodopes. Founded in 1935 to explore, study, preserve and promote the uniqueness with its artistic value and historical heritage significance of the population inhabiting the central part of the Rhodopes.

Planetarium

In Smolyan functions a unique facility - the Planetarium. The building has beautiful and original architecture. It is equipped with modern equipment. Next to it was built a small observatory, equipped with several telescopes. The largest of them has a diameter of 15 cm and with it in the clear sky, visitors can observe the Sun.

Uhlovitsa Cave

Uhlovitsa cave is located at 1040 m altitude, 3 km northeast of Mogilitsa, in the border zone in the western part of the Rhodope massif. Legend says the name comes from the night bird of prey - the owl (“ululitsa” in Bulgarian).

Mount Snejanka

In the heart of the Rhodopes, 260 km from Sofia and 15 km from Smolyan, lies one of the most beautiful and majestic peaks in Bulgaria – Snejanka (“Snow White” in Bulgarian). With its 1926 meters it is the highest peak in Pamporovo. Sunny days here are more than 240, and the climate is mild, which makes the place very suitable for tourism.

Golyam Perelik

Golyam Pelerik is located in the high share of the Western Rhodopes. It is the highest peak of the Rhodope Mountains and with its 2191 m ranks in seventh place among the Bulgarian mountains.

Chudnite mostove

Natural phenomenon “Chudnite mostove” ("The Wonderful bridges") is located 80 kilometers south of Plovdiv and 35 km northwest of the town of Chepelare, close to the village Zabardo. It is a huge complex of marble arches, transferred to the banks of River Dalbok dol (called Aidarsko Dere), which flows from Mount Persenk to the ancient woods below it. Chudnite mostove were declared a natural monument in 1949.

Ethnographic complex Zlatograd

Zlatograd is the most southern city of Bulgariaл There is located the Ethnographic Area Complex - the largest compact architectural reserve in the Rhodope Mountains, one of the masterpieces of the rapidly developing tourism in this region.

Mezek

The monumental tomb near the village Mezek was built in the sixth century BC. The construction is the so-called "dry masonry", i.e. - without mortar. Overall length of the tomb is almost 30 meters. Scientists have found that it was used repeatedly (not less than four times) and that there were buried noble representatives of the Thracian aristocracy.

Monument "Virgin Mary"

The Monument "Virgin Mary" overlooks the town of Haskovo. In 2003 a huge statue was built of the Youth hill. Set at a 17-foot pedestal, it’s 14 meters high and weighs 80 tons. In 2004 the statue was declared the highest statue of Mary from the book of Guinness Records. Virgin Mary is considered the patron of Haskovo and the statue became a symbol of the city.

Historical Museum Dimitrovgrad

The city is born with a decree signed on September 2, 1947 by then Prime Minister and leader of the Communist Party Georgi Dimitrov, which unite the villages Rakovski, Marino and Chernokonyovo. Main credit for its construction has the youth brigade movement.

House-museum "Penyo Penev"

Since the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule until the late XX century the country lost for various reasons a number of talented poets. One of them, often called "the poet with the quilt", is Penyo Penev.

House-museum "Peyo Yavorov"

The house-museum of Peyo Yavorov was opened for visits on October 31, 1954. The domestic layout of the rooms take the visitors back to the first years of the famous poet. In 1973 an exhibition hall next to the original house was built. Photographs and original objects present the life and work of one of the most lyrical Bulgarian poets.

Monastery "St. Athanasius"

The monastery "St. Athanasius" was founded in 344 by St. Athanasius the Great, Patriarch of Alexandria. The place where the monastery was founded, was chosen not only because it is close to the strategic road Constantinople-Serdica. It is located at the foot of an important fortress, whose ruins can be seen even today. Close to the monastery also is an ancient Thracian Nymfaia.

Art Gallery "Nikola Manev"

Art Gallery "Nikola Manev" is located in the center of Chirpan. Behind the painted facade of the house, built a century and half ago for the local Turkish bey (governor), extends a huge courtyard surrounded by lush boxwoods and wide cobblestone path leads to the next house where was born and raised Peyo Yavorov.

St. Alexander Nevski

In the perfect center of Sofia a church with golden domes towers above the building of the National Parliament, the Univesity of Sofia and the statue of the russian Tzar Alexander II, named Alexander the Liberator by the bulgarian people. Alexander Nevski Cathedral is one of the main symbols of the city and the biggest cathedral in the country.

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Boyana Church

The chapel "St. Panteleimon and St. Nicholas", known as the "Boyana Church" is a medieval Bulgarian church in the suburb of Boyana near Sofia, located at the foot of Vitosha. It is among the most important cultural symbols of Bulgaria and one of the best preserved medieval chapels in Bulgaria. In 1979 it was included as a cultural monument in the List of World Heritage by UNESCO. In 2003 the museum "Boyana Church" became part of the National History Museum in Sofia.

National History Museum

The National History Museum was created on May 5, 1973. On March 2, 1984 in honor of a 1 300 anniversary of Bulgaria's foundation the first permanent exhibition was opened in the building of the courthouse. Now the museum is housed in "Boyana" residence.

National Church Museum

National Church Museum of History and Archaeology in the Holy Synod is housed in the building of the Theological Faculty of Sofia University. Its story begins after the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. In 1923 the museum was officially established.

"St. Sofia" Church

The Early reddish Christian basilica "St. Sofia" is a symbol of the capital of Bulgaria. It is depicted on the emblem of the city and since the fourteenth century it is the city’s godmother. It was built in the late V century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I the Great. It is considered the oldest Orthodox church in Sofia, survived through the vicissitudes of history.

National Palace of Culture

National Palace of Culture is the largest multifunctional complex in Southeastern Europe. Situated in the city center it is now an integral part of everyday life for the residents of Sofia.

National Museum "Earth and Man"

Near the National Palace of Culture is one of the most interesting museums in Sofia - Museum "Earth and Man." It is one of the largest mineralogical museums in the world. It was founded in 1986 and is housed in a restored building built in the late nineteenth century.

National Art Gallery

One of the most emblematic buildings of the capital, that hosts the National Art Gallery and the Ethnographic Institute with the Museum of BAS, was once Turkish Konak (police station). There are unconfirmed claims that in this building was sentenced Vasil Levski. Between 1881-1894, the building became a palace. After 1944, it temporarily housed the Council of Ministers.

Ethnographic Institute

The building of the former royal palace houses two outstanding collections - the National Art Gallery and the Ethnographic Institute and Museum at BAS. The Ethnographic Museum was established in 1906 as the National Ethnographic Museum, which in 1949 merged with the Institute of floklore science and so was the beginning of the Ethnographic Institute, headed by academician Stojan Romanski.

Historical Museum Etropole

The Historical Museum in Etropole opened on December 7, 1958. Today it is housed in the building of the former Konak, built in 1853 by Etropole masters Deno and Tsvetko in typical Revival architectural style.

"St. Trinity" Monastery

The monastery "St. Trinity" is also known as "Varovitets". It is located 5 km northeast of Etropole in a beautiful area with old trees, river and a waterfall. The monastery was founded in XII century, according to some reports in 1158. In 1858 the old church was demolished and construction began on the new, which is still preserved.

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National Museum of Natural History

National Museum of Natural History was established in 1889 as a Natural History Museum of Prince Ferdinand. It was opened for visitors in 1907. In 1974 the National Museum of Natural History was determined as an independent institute in the BAS system.

Museum of Sport

It is true that the best ambassadors of a country are not always diplomats, but also prominent representatives of culture and sport. To familiarize yourself with some of the glorious moments of the Bulgarian athletes you will need to visit the Museum of Physical Culture and Sport, which today is located in a specially adapted room in the National stadium "Vasil Levski".

Archaeological Institute

The Archaeological Institute with a BAS Museum has a long history. In its present form it operates since 1949 and is the successor of the Department of Values established in 1878-1879 to the Sofia Library. It was converted in 1892 as a National Museum. In 1921 it became the Bulgarian Archaeological Institute - the first scientific institute in Bulgaria.

National Polytechnic Museum

The National Polytechnic Museum contains over 22,000 exhibits distributed in the collections: time-measurement, transportation, photo and cinema, optics, sound recorders, radio and television, computing, musical arrangements, surveying equipment, measuring equipment, domestic appliances, sewing and writing equipment, physical devices, communication equipment.

Sofia Zoo

Zoo Sofia is the oldest and largest of the Balkan Peninsula. It was founded in 1888 by King Ferdinand. The zoo quickly won popularity and became a place for relaxation and entertainment.

Sofia Synagogue

Sofia Synagogue is located in the city center and impresses with its beauty and architectural style. The building is over 100 years old and is currently the largest Sephardic synagogue in Europe. On the second floor there is a small museum where visitors can learn about the history of the Jews in Bulgaria.

Cherni vrah

Vitosha is situated close to Sofia and offers locals and tourists walk in the mountains just half an hour from the city center. Cherni vrah (Black Peak) is the highest peak of Vitosha mountain with an altitude of 2290 meters and the fourth highest in Bulgaria. It is available for climbing for both experienced hikers and for people just decided to spend the day outdoors.

Koprivshtitsa

Koprivshtitsa is a small town near Sofia, famous for its history and architecture. The town has preserved its Revival appearance, and because of that is declared an architectural and historical museum.

Historical Museum Klisura

Клисура е малък град в подножието на Стара планина, разположен на 25 километра от Копривщица. Известен е най-вече с трагичната си съдба по време на Априлското въстание, когато местните жители вземат дейно участие в сраженията и градът е опожарен. На неговата история е посветен и градския исторически музей.

Monastery "Seven Thrones"

Monastery "Seven Thrones" is known as Osenovlashki monastery. It is situated in a beautiful area in the gorge of the river Gabrovitsa, 80 km from Sofia. Near there is the picturesque Iskar Gorge.

Historical Museum Samokov

The historical museum in the town is set up in 1930 as a collection in the Community Center Memorial "Paisii Hilendarski". The actual museum building was built in 1940, designed by the renowned architect Jordan Jordanov.

Monastery "Pokrov Bogorodichen"

Nunnery "Pokrov Bogorodichen " was a convent of the Rila Monastery. It was founded in 1772 by a patriotic bulgarian woman - baba Fota - the grandmother of Konstantin Fotinov. After she became a nun in Russia, she donated her house and property to the Rila monastery.

Musala

Rila is part of the Rila-Rhodope mountain range and occupies its northwest end. It is the highest mountain in Bulgaria and on the Balkank Peninsula and it is the sixth highest mountain in Europe. The mountain is divided into four distinct parts - Eastern, Central, Northwest and Southwest Rila.

Botevgrad Clock Tower

The Clock Tower of Botevgrad, built in the period 1862-1864, is one of the few architectural monuments of the city saved from the period of the National Revival. The architect of the building is unknown, but the name of the clockworker is known - Vuno Markov. It is the highest of the clock towers in Bulgaria.

Ossuary of Hristo Botev's detachment

From history classes it is known that in 1876 Hristo Botev’s detachment was defeated near Wola peak. Twelve of the rebels, led by Georgi Apostolov, tried to reach the village Lyutibrod, but in the area Ritlite near the Iskar river they were ambushed and killed to the last one.

"Transfiguration" Monastery

The "Transfiguration" Monastery is known as Novachenski monastery. It is located in the Baktun area, near the Novachenskiya gorge at the Bebresh river below the peak Kreshta in Stara Planina.

Monastery "St. Nikolai"

The fate of the monastery "St. Nikolai" is closely connected with the history of the ancient settlement Gramade. According to a legend, the priest Philip Ivanov from Chelopech had a dream, in which St. Nicholas appeared to him and told him that he saw a monastery, "perched like a big white bird on the hill", destroyed by the Turks, and asked him to find the monastery.

Museum "Hadji Dimitar"

One of the most beautiful monuments in Sliven is of Hadji Dimitar Assenov (Hadji Dimitar). It was created entirely by donations of the Bulgarian people. Hadji Dimitar is one of the most famous Bulgarian revolutionaries who died in the struggle for national liberation.

Museum of Textile Industry

Sliven is famous as a great craft center during the Revival period. Not surprisingly, traders came here from Poland, Hungary and all around the Ottoman Empire. The city was an important manufacturer of weapons, but mostly of woolen fabrics. That's why here in 1984 was created the Museum of the textile industry - the first permanent scientific and technical exhibition in Bulgaria.

Natural History Museum Kotel

Despite the famous verse "fire does not burn it", the city several times had fires due to its dense construction and houses of wood. The big fire in 1894 nearly erased it from the earth. Fire consumed homes, churches, inns, shops, schools and the community center. The archives of the municipality were burned, guilds and church boards. The people were reeling from grief and many left the city. Only a few houses survived, such as the Radil Kyorpeev’s house, which is now an ethnographic museum. But Kotel recovered from this disaster.

Pantheon of Rakovski

The highest honor in Kotel enjoys the Pantheon of Georgi Rakovski, which is also a Museum of the Bulgarian Revival. It has preserved relics, valuable for every Bulgarian. It is located in the center of town and is a major tourist attraction.

Museum "Jordan Yovkov"

The life of one of the great Bulgarian writers goes into the vast Danube plain. The plain and its people provide inspiration for his work so he became the "singer of Dobrudja". But he was actually born in a small village near the Stara planina mountain - Zheravna.

Karanovska Mound

Archaeologists often call the region of Nova Zagora "Mecca of archeology." And this statement is not too far-fetched, because the oldest traces of human activity here date back 8000 years ago, and around the city are found 500 tombs and 26 prehistoric mounds, 62 settlements of the Late Iron Age and 74 Roman, 32 medieval villages, 13 castles and 4 monasteries. Enviable wealth of such a small area. This is why scientists from Austria, England, Russia, Japan and the Netherlands participate, some for more than 40 years, in archaeological researches in the area.

Medjidi Tabia Fortress

Turkish fort "Abdul Medjidi " (Medjidi Tabia), located south of Silistra is the most preserved fortification from the Turkish defensive system across the Danube. It played an important role in the Russo-Turkish wars from 1853-56 and 1877-78.

Historical Museum Silistra

Silistra is the successor of the ancient Roman city Durostorum founded in 29 AD. Before it in this place there was a Thracian settlement. In V century after the invasions of Goths, Huns, Avars, Slavs and Bulgarians, the city decayed. It experienced new boom during the Middle Ages under the name Drustar. After the conquest by the Turks, the city was heavily fortified. In 1877 it was liberated by Russian troops and returned to Bulgaria, but after the Second Balkan War it went into the territory of Romania. In 1940 Silistra again returned to Bulgaria. If a person wants to know more about the rich history of the city, the best place is the local history museum - one of the oldest in Bulgaria.

Srebarna Reserve

The reserve is on the main migration route of birds migrating between Europe and Africa - "Via Pontica". There are several legends about the origin of the name "Srebarna" (“srebro” in Bulgarian means “silver”). One is linked with Srebrun Khan, who died here in unequal combat with the Pechenegs. The second tells of a boat full of silver, buried somewhere on the coast. But most likely the name comes from the beauty of the lake at full moon when the water mirror looks like molten silver.

Military Cemetery Tutrakan

Memorial complex "Military Cemetery - 1916" is the largest military cemetery dedicated to the dead soldiers in the wars for national unification of Bulgaria.

Museum of Fisheries and Boating

Tutrakan town is renowned for its military Memorial cemetery and for the one of its kind along the Danube Museum of Fisheries and Boating. If you visit the military cemetery, it stirs sadness and in the museum the interest and curiosity of the visitors is attracted by its original expositions.

The Pantheon

The building of the Pantheon in Ruse started in 1977 and the monument was officially opened on February 28, 1978 in honor of the hundredth anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. The structure is located at the site of the early Christian church "All Saints", which was destroyed in 1975 in order to build the new structure.

Museum "Zachary Stoyanov"

For the scholars of the life and work of the chronicler of the April Uprising of 1876 - Zahari Stoyanov, some basic dates, facts and events surrounding his earthly path are extremely well-known. Although born in Kotel - in Medven - amidst the most soft and warm folds of the Balkan Mountains, hungry for reading and writing, Dzhendo Dzhedev Stoyanov - as his real birth name is, later became one of the most renown chroniclers and revolutionary of modern Bulgaria.

Historical Reserve "Abritus"

The Archaeological Reserve Abritus emerged as a Thracian settlement. This is proved by the tools and household items like the altar of the ruler Remetalk I found on the site. After long wars the Romans destroyed the Thracian state in these lands and in 45 AD they finally conquered the Balkan Peninsula.

Historical Museum - Isperih

The Historical Museum in Isperih was created as a branch of the Regional History Museum in Razgrad in 1978, but it has an autonomous existence since 1984. The museum has halls for permanent and temporary exhibitions, ethnographic house and operating windmill. The museum manages the historical reserve "Sboryanovo" and the Sveshtari tomb.

Sboryanovo

The Historical and archeological reserve "Sboryanovo" is located between the villages Malak Porovetz and Sveshtari in the canyon of Krapinetz river and on the hills around it. The first traces of life in these places are from the late Stone Age and from the beginning of the Copper Age. With the settlement of the Thracian tribes Gettae during the early Iron Age, the region of "Sboryanovo" became a political, cultural and religious center, which began to be built at the beginning of the first millennium BC (IX - VIII century) and reached the highest point of development during the Hellenistic period (IV - III century). During this period the forming the village ended. It had a city center, two mounds, necropolis and two sanctuaries.

Historical Museum Plovdiv

Plovdiv is the third largest city in Bulgaria, known primarily for its rich history and beauty of the Old Town that has preserved its authentic appearance of the nineteenth century. To learn something more about the past of the city in more detail, it is best to visit the Regional Historical Museum in the city.

Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv

The idea of creating an ethnographic museum dates from the end of 1891. After a quarter century on the proposal of Stoyu Shishkov - teacher, researcher, journalist and publisher - the local administration decided to establish a Regional Museum. Its main purpose is the collection of materials relating to the past and present of the Plovdiv region in historical, economic, artistic and domestic terms. The museum was established in 1917.

Ancient Theatre

Plovdiv is one of the oldest cities in Europe with more than 8,000 years of history. It was founded by King Philip - the father of Alexander the Macedonian and originally bore the name Philippopolis. Undoubtedly the most emblematic monument is the ancient Roman theater.

"St. St. Constantine and Elena" Church

When you find yourself in Plovdiv, don’t forget to visit the church "St. St. Constantine and Elena". It is one of the oldest Christian churches in the city. The church is known for its miraculous icon, donated by the family of the donor, Todor Moravenov. Many believers believe that miracles happen in the church and that the icon has healing powers.

Perushtitsa Historical Museum

The Historical Museum in Perushtitsa includes four exhibition halls. The exhibition in the museum building marks the course of development of the settlement from the Neolithic age to the modern look. In the historical museum are kept personal items, weapons and documents related to the history, the revolutionary activities and struggles of indigenous people.

House-museum "Ivan Vazov"

Ivan Vazov - the Patriarch of Bulgarian literature was born on July 9, 1850 in Sopot in the old house of his kind built in the XVIII century by his grandfather. It was burned in July 1877 during the Russo-Turkish War.

Sopot female convent

The Nunnery in Sopot was rebuilt after the Liberation and today it is a complex that consists of basilica church built in XV century, residential and commercial buildings. The cell in which Hadji Revoama and Rada Gospozhina, both immortalized in the novel "Under the Yoke", lived, is also preserved.

National Museum "Vasil Levski"

Vasil Ivanov Kunchev was born on July 18, 1837 in Karlovo. He is a descendant of two old, proud and freedom-loving Bulgarians families. His nickname "Levski" he received during his stay in Serbia as part of the First Bulgarian Legia. He is the most famous Bulgarian revolutionary and freedom fighter.

National Museum "Hristo Botev"

National Museum "Hristo Botev" is located in Kalofer - the town where the famous Bulgarian poet and revolutionary grew. The museum was built at the place where the last house of his family was – at the modern day Botev garden.

Botev Peak

In the middle of Central Stara Planina in the Kalofer part like a huge dome rises Botev Peak. Seen from his foot, it looks like a giant fist.

Bachkovo Monastery

Bachkovo Monastery is the second largest in Bulgaria. It was founded in 1083 by the Georgian on Byzantine service Gregory Bakuriani and his brother Abasii. The monastery is a unique blend of Georgian-Armenian, Greek and Bulgarian Orthodox culture.

Assenova Fortress

The Assenova or Petrich fortress, located in the Rhodope Mountains, is located 2 km from Asenovgrad. The fortress has existed since the time of the Thracians. It was rebuilt in the IX century to guard the door of the White sea passage and ensure the Byzantine frontier in this region.

Buntovna Complex

Krastevich Village is located in the foothills of the Sredna Gora mountain, 11 km east of Strelcha. The village is the most appropriate starting point for the tourist memorial complex " Buntovna " at the foot of Mount Valk.

Starosel

The tomb above the village of Starosel near Plovdiv is a sensation for professionals and lovers of the ancient Thracians, and now hundreds of tourists. The tomb is situated on a hill in a picturesque area at the foot of the Sredna Gora mountain. Discovered in 2000, it was the largest ever from the famous Thracian burial mounds. It was probably built in V-IV century BC.

Pleven Panorama

The main historical symbols of Pleven are related to the violent clashes in 1877 during the Russo-Turkish war when Bulgaria gained its freedom and became an independent state. The most remarkable monument of that time is the Pleven Panorama.

Regional Historical Museum Pleven

Regional Historical Museum in Pleven is active in searching, prospecting, presenting, preserving and promoting of cultural, natural specimens, flora and fauna on the territory of Pleven region.

Erma Gorge

Erma Gorge, 4 km from the town of Tran, is also known as Lomnishkoto Gorge, named after the nearby village Lomnica. This landmark is the result of millennial work of the river that cut a deep gorge in the limestone rocks.

Cathedral church "St. Mary"

Cathedral "St. Mary" in Pazardzhik is the largest National Revival church in Bulgaria. It was built in 1836-1837 as a large pseudo-basilica with two external galleries, built on the beautiful arcades.

Pazardzhik Regional Historical Museum

Regional Historical Museum in Pazardjik was founded in 1911, its main departments store invaluable findings from this region and cover the period from the Paleolithic era to the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.

Museum "Stanislav Dospevski"

The house-museum "Stanislav Dospevski" was built in 1864. It is located in the neighborhood "Varosha" in Pazardzhik. The house was built by craftsmen from Bratzigovo. It has two floors, bay windows and six rooms with lounge. It is adorned with rich murals. It was declared a cultural monument of national importance. Its architectural style is "Sultan yapasa" – Constantinople’s typical house, typical of the Bulgarian National Revival period.

Oborishte

Panagyurishte always was associated with the tragic fate of the April Uprising of 1876, when the Bulgarian people tried to gain their freedom and independence after five centuries of slavery. Some of the fiercest battles are conducted near this small town.

Museum "Raina Knyaginya"

One of the most visited places in Panagyurishte is the house-museum of Raina Popgeorgieva - main teacher in the girls' school in the city, which was only 20 years old when she sewn the flag of the participants in the April uprising.

Snejanka Cave

Snejanka Cave is rightly called one of the most beautiful caves in Bulgaria. Its beauty is due to the snow-white marble grain through which the river Novomahlenska flowed for more than three million years.

Batak

Batak is situated on the slopes of the Batak Mountain in the Western Rhodope Mountains. It is 36 km from Pazardjik and 16 km south of Peshtera.

Historical Museum of Velingrad

Velingrad is renowned for its spas and mineral water, one of the most popular in the country. And it is deserved. But the idea of the town would not be complete, if you don’t visit the local historic museum.

Bratsigovo History Museum

The historical museum is located in the old part of Bratsigovo and is the center of the museum complex that includes the home of Vasil Petleshkov, the exposure of the Bratsigovo building school during the National Revival and the ethnographic exhibition.

Kom Peak

It can be argued that you know the region of Berkovitsa if you do not climb to 2016 m high Kom Peak, the fourth highest in the western part of Stara Planina. The peak is known as the Great Kom.

Ethnographic Museum Berkovitsa

Berkovitsa was first mentioned in a Turkish document of 1491, but the remains of fortresses and buildings on the hill Kaleto near the town prove that the settlement is much older.

Lovech Ethnographic Museum

If you choose to visit Lovech, you should look at the ethnographic complex. It is located in Varosha, on a quiet cobblestone street, a little above it has proudly stood the medieval citadel "Hisar". The ethnographic complex consists of two neighboring houses – Drasova house and Rashova house.

Kakrinsko inn

Kakrinsko inn is subject to the Regional History Museum in Lovech. It is located in the village Kakrina, Municipality Lovech. Here Vasil Levski was captured by Turkish police officers on the morning of December 27, 1872

Cherni Osam

Cherni Osam village is situated on the eponymous river at the foot of the Troyan Balkan, 13 km from Troyan and 2 km from the Troyan Monastery. The most popular attractions in the village is the Natural History Museum.

Troyan Monastery

The "Assumption" Monastery is the third largest in Bulgaria after Rila Monastery and Bachkovo Monastery. It is located ten kilometers from the city of Troyan and is one of the busiest in the country.

Teteven Historical Museum

Teteven is a small town in northern Bulgaria, situated in a picturesque valley through which flows the river Vit. Around the city rise the peaks Ostrich, Petrahilya, Cherven kamuk and Raven kamuk. The town has preserved its ancient appearance and impresses visitors with its interesting historical museum.

Saeva hole

The name of the cave comes from two brothers – Sae and Seyu that was hiding in it from the Turks during the slavery. Its entrance is under the cliffs, high six and a half meters, overgrown with ferns and mosses. Saeva hole’s length is 400 meters, and temperature is between 7 to 11 degrees Celsius during all the year.

Art Gallery Vladimir Dimitrov

Kyustendil is well known for its forty hot mineral springs at the foot of Hisarlaka Hill and with сшя delicious apples and cherries that brought it the deserved fame of the "orchard of Bulgaria". But in addition to nature, the city is known because of the names of prominent individuals, one of which is Vladimir Dimitrov - the Master.

Rouen Peak

Rouen is the highest peak in the Osogovo mountain. Its height is 2251 meters, which ranks it fifth among the peaks of the mountains in Bulgaria after Musala, Vihren, Botev and Cherny vrah. Rouen is included in the movement "Conqueror of mountains’ ten highest peaks".

Rila Monastery

The Rila Monastery is really extraordinary and important place for the Bulgarian people. Created in the 30s of the tenth century, the monastery was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt.

Perperikon

Perperikon (Hyperperakion) is located 15 km northeast of Kardzhali. It rises on a cliff top at 470 meters altitude. This is one of the oldest and largest Thracian sanctuaries in the Balkans.

Kardzhali History Museum

The building of the Historical Museum in Kardzhali, whose exposition was opened for visits in 1987, is a monument of culture. Built between 1922-1930, with funds of the local municipality, it was intended for religious school, but never performed this function.

Monastery "St. John the Baptist"

The monastery "St. John the Baptist" is another sacred place in Kardzhali. The medieval building is decorated with magnificent frescoes.

Jordan Yovkov Memorial

Jordan Yovkov is one of the most popular Bulgarian writers, known as the master of the short story and is now recognized as a classic of the Bulgarian literature. Passing over Dobrich, one can see the building dedicated to Yovkov. It is easy to fool, but in fact the eminent writer was born in Zheravna.

Dobrich Art gallery

Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, situated in the Dobrudja plane, a few hours drive from Varna. The city has never been known as a tourist center. The main sights in Dobrich are the Memorial House of Jordan Yovkov and the city’s Art Gallery.

The Balchik Palace

In 1921 Queen Maria Alexandrina Victoria de Edinburgh decided to visit Balchik, intrigued by stories of her friends: Prince Szatmár and his wife Ortansa. They called the city "a green oasis". Captivated by the natural charm of the place, of the white cliffs and the serene sea, she decided to build a summer residence here, and in 1937 the palace was ready. They called it "The Quiet Nest". Fortunately, Queen Maria had a strict requirement for the builders: she demanded from them not to disturb the natural beauty and splendor of the area.

Balchik Botanical garden

The Botanical garden in Balchik was founded in 1955 within the territory of the Balchik Palace, near the summer residence of Queen Maria in 1955. The destiny of this two tourist sites has been merged since then.

Kavarna

Kavarna is situated on the northern coast of the Black Sea. Besides being considered a rock and roll capital of Bulgaria, the city is connected with many legends.

Gabrovo

Gabrovo is a small town in central Bulgaria, situated near the river Yantra. According to a legend, it was founded about 250 years ago by a blacksmith, who dwelt under a hornbeam (“gabar in Bulgarian”), hence the name of the city.

Bozhentsi

The exact name of the village is Bozhentsite. As to its creation, there are two hypotheses. One relates to the legend of the noblewoman who settled here with her entourage, after the fall of Veliko Tarnovo after the siege from the Turks. The second is related to a nearby hill, where it is assumed that there was a Roman inn (“mancia” in Latin).

Museum of Carving

It is assumed that Tryavna was founded in the second half of XII century, when it carried the name of Trnava.

Dryanovo Monastery

Dryanovo Monastery is located 5 km southwest of Dryanovo and 15 km of Gabrovo. In the place where the monastery was built, there are one of the oldest settlements in the Balkans. The monastery is situated in the picturesque gorge of the Dryanovo.

Bacho Kiro Cave

In the region of Dryanovo Monastery, near the canyons of Andaka and Dryanovska rivers is the location of the first electrified cave in Bulgaria. The cave was turned into local tourist attraction since 1937. Three years later it was called "Bacho Kiro" in honor of the hero of the April Uprising.

Kolyo Ficheto Museum

Dryanovo is a small town near Gabrovo and Sevlievo, which is known primarily with the region's ancient history and the museum of the famous Bulgarian builder Nikola Ivanov Fichev - Kolyo Ficheto.

Aleko Konstantinov’s house

Aleko Konstantinov gave his native home to the Svishtov Municipality. It is now organized as a remarkable exhibition.

Architectural and historical complex "Daskalolivnitsa"

Elena was called "the Bulgarian Bethlehem", because only this city during the Revival period had not one but three churches - "St. Nicolas "," Assumption" and "Nativity of St. Mary ".

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100 National Tourist Sights

Smolyan Province

Smolyan History Museum

Planetarium

Uhlovitsa Cave

Mount Snejanka

Golyam Perelik

Chudnite mostove

Ethnographic complex Zlatograd

Haskovo Province

Mezek

Monument "Virgin Mary"

Historical Museum Dimitrovgrad

House-museum "Penyo Penev"

Stara Zagora Province

House-museum "Peyo Yavorov"

Monastery "St. Athanasius"

Art Gallery "Nikola Manev"

Sofia Province

St. Alexander Nevski

Boyana Church

National History Museum

National Church Museum

"St. Sofia" Church

National Palace of Culture

National Museum "Earth and Man"

National Art Gallery

Ethnographic Institute

Historical Museum Etropole

"St. Trinity" Monastery

National Museum of Natural History

Museum of Sport

Archaeological Institute

National Polytechnic Museum

Sofia Zoo

Sofia Synagogue

Cherni vrah

Koprivshtitsa

Historical Museum Klisura

Monastery "Seven Thrones"

Historical Museum Samokov

Monastery "Pokrov Bogorodichen"

Musala

Botevgrad Clock Tower

Ossuary of Hristo Botev's detachment

"Transfiguration" Monastery

Monastery "St. Nikolai"

Sliven Province

Museum "Hadji Dimitar"

Museum of Textile Industry

Natural History Museum Kotel

Pantheon of Rakovski

Museum "Jordan Yovkov"

Karanovska Mound

Silistra Province

Medjidi Tabia Fortress

Historical Museum Silistra

Srebarna Reserve

Military Cemetery Tutrakan

Museum of Fisheries and Boating

Rousse Province

The Pantheon

Museum "Zachary Stoyanov"

Razgrad Province

Historical Reserve "Abritus"

Historical Museum - Isperih

Sboryanovo

Plovdiv Province

Historical Museum Plovdiv

Ethnographic Museum Plovdiv

Ancient Theatre

"St. St. Constantine and Elena" Church

Perushtitsa Historical Museum

House-museum "Ivan Vazov"

Sopot female convent

National Museum "Vasil Levski"

National Museum "Hristo Botev"

Botev Peak