Top sights in Bulgaria

Mount Moussala (2925 m) is located in the eastern part of the Rhodopes. It is the highest peak not only in Bulgaria, but also on the Balkan peninsula. The name ...

The Museum of History in Plovdiv was first opened in 1951. It is represented by four large departments, established in different years and united in 1993. They ...

The “St. John of Rila” monastery in Chiprovtsi is situated along the Chiprovska Ogosta River, 4 km from the little town of Chiprovtsi, which is popular with its...

The “Marvellous bridges” are natural rocky bridges located amidst a pine forest along the Aydarsko dere River. This remarkable natural phenomenon, formed as a c...

The town of Elhovo is situated at a distance of 37 km in southern direction from Yambol.The specialized ethnographical museum was established in 1961 and in 196...

Bachkovo monastery was set up in 1083 by the Georgian brothers Grigoriy and Abasiy Bakuriani, who were commanders of Byzantine Emperor Alexiy I Komnin’s army. T...

National Museum "The Land and the People" was established in 1986. It houses over 20 000 exhibits – gigantic crystals, earth minerals, industrial minerals, raw ...

It was established in 1888 and has two main sections – Art and Archaeology. The archaeological section comprises the finds and the golden treasuers from the Var...

The town of Perushtitsa is located not far from Plovdiv. South of the present town one can still discern the ruins of the once ancient town of Dragovets. The ke...

The mausoleum was erected in 1907 as a token of eternal gratitude to the feat of the 31 000 Russian and 7 500 Romanian soldiers who lost their lives during the ...

Zheravna is a small village, situated in the middle part of Stara Planina, near the town of Kotel. The village has 330 houses and a population of 550. The high...

The museum is general in character. The exposition includes the following subsections: Archeology, Ethnography, Modern History, Art Gallery. Of special interest...