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Rila Monastery (in Bulgarian- Rilski Manastir) is thought to have been founded by a hermit named John of Rila (in Bulgarian- Ivan Rilski) in the 10th century. John of Rila was canonized by the Orthodox Church after his death and today he is honored as the traditional patron saint of Bulgaria.

The Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya (Arapovski manastir) is a Bulgarian orthodox monastery located about 4 miles from Asenovgrad. What is peculiar about it is that this is the only Christian monastery in Bulgaria, built during the Ottoman rule.

Bachkovo Monastery or Bachkovski manastir is the second biggest monastery in Bulgaria. The monastery is located about 6 miles south of Asenovgrad and was founded in 1083 by Gregory Pakourianos- a Georgian military commander in Byzantine service. However, Georgia loses control over the monastery in the 13th century.

The Etropole Monastery “Holy Trinity” was built in the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is located about 3 miles from the picturesque town of Etropole on the slopes of mount Cheren (Cheren Vrah).

The Red Church is a large partially preserved late Roman (early Byzantine) Christian basilica in south central Bulgaria. Dating to the late 5th–early 6th century, the church stands near the town of Perushtitsa in western Plovdiv Province, some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of Plovdiv. The Red Church is a rare example of solid brick construction in a church from Late Antiquity in Bulgaria, and it was the red color of the bricks that gave the church its name.

Cape Kaliakra is situated at the end of a long and narrow peninsula on the Bulgariansector of the north coast of the Black Sea. It is located 12 km. east from Kavarna and 60 km. north - east from Varna. The coast has very steep with vertical cliffs with a height of about 70 m. The cliffs consist of solid limestone and conglomerates, formed in the prehistoric Sarmat Sea. The iron oxides, which they contain are the reason for the crimson - red colour of the rocks.

Just 20 kilometers west of the coastal city of Varna, near the town of Devnya, lies an interesting archeological site – a vast collection of flour mosaics from Greek and Roman times. Part of a large building, that was a central place for the citizens of the ancient town of Marcianopolis, the mosaics were found in the 70`s.

The Glozhene Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery located on the northern slopes of Stara Planina in Bulgaria, near the village of Glozhene and the Cherni Vit river, 12 km from Teteven.

2 km to the northwest of St. Bogoroditsa Monastery on the Klisura Rhodopean peak rises the biggest monastery dedicated to the saints-healers Kozma and Damyan. This holy place is called St. Vrach by the people’s word. It was most probably founded during the independent rule of despot Aleksiy Slav in the Rhodopes in 1207. In the Medieval ages the monks in this monastery sustained the spirit of the Bulgarians. At the time of the Ottoman slavery the monastery was destroyed by fire, but patriotic Bulgarians from Krichim and the neighbouring settlements built it up again with a lot of work. Sick people used to come to the monastery and their suffering was relieved by the monks – healers who were also called Bezsrebarnitsi (Non-mammonites). For healing they used mineral water which was gathered in two cisterns in the yard.