Category: Cultural Tourism

The biggest Planetarium with an astronomical observatory in Bulgaria is located in the mountain town of Smolyan. It began operations in 1975 and is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the ...

The town of Pernik is also known as the Town of Black Gold. The development of Pernik is closely related to mining. In 1891 the Mining Law was adopted and the first mine of the Pernik State Mine in t...

The Museum of Education in Gabrovo is unique in Bulgaria. It is housed in the building of the first Bulgarian high school – Aprilovska High School. The displays in the five exhibition halls follow th...

The first modern school in Bulgaria was opened in the town of Elena in 1844. The school, which is now a cultural monument, was housed in a specially constructed building – one of the earliest public ...

The town of Isperih is situated in the north-east part of Bulgaria, 85 km east from the city of Ruse, and 145 km north-west from the city of Varna. The regional Archaeological Society “Khan Omurtag” ...

The permanent icon exhibition is one of the most interesting tourist sites in Bansko. It is situated in the old part of the town, near the church “St. Trinity” and the monument of Paisiy Hilendarski....

The Museum House “Nikola Vaptsarov” is one of the first museums in the Pirin region. It is situated in the town of Bansko, on the central square, in close proximity to the building of the Municipalit...

The National Anthropological Museum is located in Sofia, 73 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., next to the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is one of several museums within the Bulgarian Academ...

The monastery “St. Atanasius” is situated on a hill above the village of Zlatna Livada, at a distance of about 15 km from Chirpan. It is believed to be the oldest monastery in Europe. According to h...