Shiroka laka Village is located in the Rhodopes, 23 km northeast of Smolyan and 16 km away from Pamporovo. The name of the village derives from the old Bulgarian word “laka” – curve, bend, meander. S...
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Borovets
Borovets is one of the biggest mountain resorts in Bulgaria. It is located at an elevation of 1300 m on the northern slopes of Rila Mountain, some 70 km away from Sofia, approximately 130 km from Plo...
The Magura Cave (The Rabisha Cave)
The Magura Cave is located in northeastern Bulgaria, 17 km from Belogradchik, in the limestone Rabisha burial mound (altitude 461 meters). It is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Bulgari...
The Devil’s Throat Cave (Dyavolsko garlo Cave)
Devil’s Throat Cave is located in the Western Rhodopes, 17 km from the city of Devin. It is among those caves that do not offer dazzlingly exquisite rock formations. What entrances visitors is the po...
Velingrad
Velingrad is located 130 km from Sofia, and 80 km from Plovdiv in the western part of the Rhodope mountain. Beautiful nature and deposits of mineral waters make Velingrad one of the leading balneolog...
Biosphere Reservation of Srebarna – village of Srebarna
The biosphere reservation by the village of Srebarna is situated at a distance of 2 km south from the river Danube and 16 km west from Silistra, on an area of 600 ha. It covers the lake Srebarna and ...
Antique town of Kabile – Yambol
The remains of the antique town of Kabile are situated at a distance of 8 km from the town of Yambol. The place was declared an archaeological reservation site of national significance by issue 24 of...
National Museum “Earth and Man” in the city of Sofia
The National Museum “Earth and Man” is located in downtown Sofia. The museum opened in 1987. In its area of 5,500 square meters, visitors may see a collection of minerals collected from 109 countries...
Dryanovo Monastery “St. Archangel Michael”
For centuries the Dryanovo Monastery “St. Archangel Michael” has been one of the centers of development of the Bulgarian Christianity and culture, and nowadays it continues to attract worshipers and ...
Antique Military Camp Nove, town of Svishtov
The remains of the Roman Legion Camp Novae are situated 3 km east of Svishtov. This is the best researched military camp, situated within the border territory of the former Roman Empire. Novae was es...