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Bulgaria

117 places in Bulgaria, sorted into the categories that matter when you are planning: what each place is, when it is worth going, how long to allow and how to reach it.

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RegionSoutheast Europe
CapitalSofia
Places written117
Categories covered5 of 5
🧭 Good to know Cost level, local customs and etiquette in Bulgaria - what is polite and what is not →
Plugs and voltage Type C, F · 230 V travel adapter →
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
LanguagesBulgarian
Driving sideright

Nature & outdoors Waterfalls, lakes, canyons, national parks, beaches, caves and the trails that reach them.

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Landmarks & history Castles, ruins, old towns, monuments and the places where the history actually happened.

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monument

Aladzha Monastery

Varna
old town

Arbanasi

Veliko Tarnovo
fortress

Asen's Fortress

Plovdiv
fortress

Baba Vida Fortress

Vidin
monument

Bachkovo Monastery

Plovdiv
palace

Balchik Palace and Botanical Garden

Dobrich
monument

Basarbovo Rock Monastery

Ruse
archaeological site

Beglik Tash

Burgas
archaeological site

Belintash

Plovdiv
church Boyana Church

Boyana Church

Sofia
old town

Bozhentsi

Gabrovo
old town

Brashlyan

Burgas
fortress

Cherven Fortress

Ruse
bridge

Devil's Bridge

Kardzhali
church

Dobarsko

Blagoevgrad
monument

Dryanovo Monastery

Gabrovo
old town

Elena

Veliko Tarnovo
old town

Gela

Smolyan
monument

Glozhene Monastery

Lovech
fortress

Hisarya

Plovdiv
old town

Koprivshtitsa

Sofia Province
old town

Kotel

Sliven
old town

Kovachevitsa

Blagoevgrad
old town

Leshten

Blagoevgrad
old town

Lovech

Lovech
old town

Nessebar

Burgas
ruins

Nikopolis ad Istrum

Veliko Tarnovo
fortress

Ovech Fortress

Varna
archaeological site

Perperikon

Kardzhali
archaeological site

Pliska

Shumen
old town

Plovdiv Old Town

Plovdiv
old town

Pomorie

Burgas
church

Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

Ruse
old town

Ruse

Ruse
old town

Shiroka Laka

Smolyan
fortress

Shumen

Shumen
old town

Sofia

Sofia
archaeological site

Starosel

Plovdiv
archaeological site

Tatul

Kardzhali
monument

The Madara Rider

Shumen
monument

The Rila Monastery

Kyustendil
archaeological site

The Thracian Tombs

Stara Zagora and Razgrad
monument

Troyan Monastery

Lovech
old town

Tryavna

Gabrovo
fortress

Tsari Mali Grad

Sofia
archaeological site

Veliki Preslav

Shumen
old town

Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo
ruins

Villa Armira

Haskovo
old town

Zheravna

Sliven
old town

Zlatograd

Smolyan

Food & drink Market halls, food streets and the dishes a country is genuinely known for - areas and traditions, not single venues.

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