The Zemen Monastery “Saint John the Evangelist” is located 1.5 km from the city of Zemen and 70 km southwest of Sofia. At first, it was thought the monastery was built between the 9th and 10th centur...
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Batak
The Batak Dam resort is located at a distance of about 8 kilometers from the town of Batak and 24 kilometers from Velingrad. The resort lies on the shore of the Batak Dam in Tsigov Chark area, on an ...
The Teteven Historical Musuem
The Teteven Historical Museum was founded in 1911. The museum exhibits are arranged in three sections – Archeology, Ethnography, and The Bulgarian Awakening. The Archeology Section offers displays su...
Devetashka Cave
The Devetashka cave is located 18 kilometers northeast of Lovech and 2 kilometers of the village of Devetaki. The cave is also known as Maarata or Oknata for its seven different-sized holes in the ce...
National Park Rila
National Park Rila is situated in the southwest part of the country, in Rila mountain. The park has a total area of 81,046 hectares and is the largest of the three national parks in Bulgaria as well ...
Bistrishko Branishte Reserve
Bistrishko Branishte reserve is located within the Vitosha Natural Park. The reserve was declared a protected area by the Council of Ministers by Decree No 15422 of 27 October 1934 to preserve intact...
Reseleshki Kukli (Reselets Dolls)
The village of Reselets is situated at a distance of 6 km from the town of Cherven Bryag. The entire locality is filled with unique natural formations, multiple caves, and it offers interesting touri...
Shabla Lake – Protected Area
The protected area of Shabla Lake is located in northeastern Bulgaria, at a distance of about 5 kilometers from Shabla and 18 kilometers from the Bulgarian border with Romania. It was declared a prot...
International Theater Festival “Varna Summer”
The International Theater Festival “Varna Summer” is the largest in scale international theater event in Bulgaria. It is conducted every year between 1 and 12 June in Varna within the framework of th...
Paleontological Museum – town of Asenovgrad
The Paleontological Museum in Asenovgrad is one of the most interesting museums in the country. It was established in 1990 as a branch of the National Natural Science Museum in Sofia. A large part of...