Historic sites
Old Town of Plovdiv
Plovdiv
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe, built on seven hills.
Travel tips in Bulgaria
Buildings
Rila Monastery
Rila, Kyustendil
Bulgaria's most famous monastery and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, founded in the 10th century by the hermit St Ivan of Rila and rebuilt after a fire…
Walks and treks
Seven Rila Lakes
Obshtina Rila, Kyustendil
A series of seven glacial lakes, one above the other, in the Rila Mountains, one of Bulgaria's most popular walks.
Historic sites
Veliko Tarnovo and Tsarevets Fortress
Veliko Tŭrnovo, Veliko Tarnovo
The capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, with houses stacked up the cliffs above the winding Yantra River.
Buildings
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
Sofia, Sofia City
One of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world, with gold domes, built in memory of the Russian soldiers who died freeing Bulgaria from Ottoman …
Natural features
Belogradchik Rocks
Belogradchik, Vidin
Strange red sandstone pillars and towers up to 200 m high in north-western Bulgaria, shaped by wind and water into figures with names like the Madonn…
Historic sites
Nesebar Old Town
Nesebar, Burgas
An ancient town on a small rocky peninsula on the Black Sea coast, linked to the mainland by a narrow causeway, with more than 3,000 years of history.
Walks and treks
Pirin National Park and Bansko
Bansko, Blagoevgrad
A UNESCO-listed national park of limestone and granite peaks, with more than 100 glacial lakes.