Ahtopol is located 90 km south of Burgas and 14 km southeast of Tsarevo. This southern seaside town is set on a small rocky peninsula that is 500 meters long and 300 meters wide. The climate is parti...
Month: April 2020
The Strupets (Tarzhishte) Monastery “The Holy Prophet Iliya” in the village of Strupets
The Strupets (Tarzhishte, or Marketplace) Monastery “The Holy Prophet Iliya (Elijah)” is located 4.5 km west of the village Strupets and 21 km from the city of Mezdra. The monastery is known by the a...
National Museum “Hristo Botev”, town of Kalofer
The town of Kalofer is located 155 kilometers east of Sofia, near the Central Balkan National Park. The name of the town is inextricably connected with the name of Hristo Botev (1848 – 1876) – a geni...
The Zoo, Sofia City
One of the attractions in Sofia is the Zoo. It is the oldest and largest Zoo on the Balkan Peninsula. It covers an area of more than 360 decares and was established in 1888 by Prince Ferdinand, and i...
The Montana Museum of History
The museum in Montana was founded in 1951 to commemorate the September Uprising. Later, as a complement to its original purpose, the museum began collecting valuable artifacts related to the region’s...
Trigrad
Trigrad is a lovely village located at 1,240 meters above sea level in the western Rhodope mountain, near the border with Greece. It is situated in Devin municipality, in Smolyan county, and is famou...
Architectural Reservation – village of Dolen
The village of Dolen is located in the western Rhodope mountains, about 26 kilometers from Gotse Delchev and 128 kilometers from the town of Blagoevgrad. Dolen is an alpine village and lies at 1020 m...
Momchilova Fortress (Momchil’s Fortress)
Momchilova Fortress lies near Gradat Village, Smolyan Municipality. The village is located 17 km east of Smolyan and 110 km south of Plovdiv. The fortress was built during the reign of Emperor Justini...
Rusalka
The Rusalka (The Mermaid) is a resort complex of 600 villas roughly 80 km northeast of Varna. The resort is in the immediate vicinity of pristine natural surroundings of two protected areas, The Tauk ...
Troyan
The town of Troyan is located in the center of The Stara Planina (The Central Balkan Range), some 160 km northeast of Sofia and 120 km northwest of Plovdiv. The city is situated on the banks of the C...