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Aleksander Nevski Cathedral   Sofia

Aleksander Nevski Cathedral, Sofia

 51 Reviews  The Bulgarian-Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Hram-pametnik Sveti Aleksandar Nevski) is probably Sofia's main landmark. The cathedral was built in Neo-Byzantine style and completed in the early... 

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Beach   Sunny Beach

Beach, Sunny Beach

 11 Reviews  A fantastic and very clean beach, as is the town itself, they do charge 21 lev for 2 sunbeds and a parasol but at around £10, good value for a whole days sunbathing, however be warned do not drink at... 

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Roman Thermae   Varna

Roman Thermae, Varna

 10 Reviews  Varna has so many hidden secrets tucked away in odd niches and the Roman Baths are one such. I had no idea what street they were on until coming across the freebie "Happy" map on my last visit and... 

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old plovdiv   Plovdiv

old plovdiv, Plovdiv

 53 Reviews  The Old Town of Plovdiv is the main reason I wanted to visit this city. It’s an area full of cobbled streets that go up on a steep hill and we felt like we walked on an open air museum, it’s actually... 

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Sea Park - Morska Gradina   Burgas

Sea Park - Morska Gradina, Burgas

 3 Reviews  The top part of the Sea Garden, overlooking the Old Beach and the Bridge, is dotted with various classical-style sculptures and busts of local and national notables. If your tastes are more... 

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NDK - National Palace of Culture   Sofia

NDK - National Palace of Culture, Sofia

 20 Reviews  I cant remember why we decided from the city center down to NDK, the truth is that it was very cold that morning, there was still snow on the pavements but it was nice to see the city in action,... 

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Aqua Park   Sunny Beach

Aqua Park, Sunny Beach

 4 Reviews  Their are 2 aqua parks in the area 1 in sunny beach and another in Nessebar. Both can be easily got too by free shuttle busses and the local bus stops. The Nessebar aqua park is bigger and has better... 

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Golden Sands - Zlatni Piasaci   Varna

Golden Sands - Zlatni Piasaci, Varna

 4 Reviews  Nobody misses to visit Golden Sands if goes to Varna. It’s not that it is so special just very popular. Golden sands (or Zlatni Piasatsi) is one of the most famous resorts in Bulgaria. It is full of... 

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amphitheatre   Plovdiv

amphitheatre, Plovdiv

 15 Reviews  The Roman theatre, also known as the Amphitheatre, was built under the reign of emperor Trajan in the 2nd century. It holds around 7.000 seats in different sections named after the city sections with... 

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Beach   Burgas

Beach, Burgas

 2 Reviews  Bourgas definitely isn't in the same league regarding beaches as its close neighbours of Sozopol, Nessebar, Sunny Beach and etc. but it does have quite a reasonable stretch of sand in front of the Sea... 

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Banya Bashi Mosque   Sofia

Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia

 19 Reviews  The Banya Bashi Mosque (literally "many baths") was built over natural thermal spas and named after the neighbouring Central Baths. The mosque was completed in 1576 and is therefore one of the... 

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Road Trips   Sunny Beach

Road Trips, Sunny Beach

 2 Reviews  You have lots of excursions to choose in Sunny Beach . I went to Verliko , Gabrovo and Etara, in the center of Bulgaria....Good to see the REAL country . Its easy to find excursions to Sofia ,... 

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Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin   Varna

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Varna

 13 Reviews  TheCathedral is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgarian Black Sea port city of Varna, officially opened on 30 August 1886. It is the residence of the bishopric of... 

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ancient theatre - 2   Plovdiv

ancient theatre - 2, Plovdiv

 5 Reviews  Not much is known about the Roman Odeon more than it was built and extended in the 2nd to the 5th centuries and had a capacity of only 350-400 spectators. There are now some excavations going on.  

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Central Square Trojkata   Burgas

Central Square Trojkata, Burgas

 1 Review  One of the most touristic spots in Burgas, the fountain at Troykata Square. Behind it you can see another remnant of Socialism, the typical monument in almost every town. The last picture shows how... 

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National Theater   Sofia

National Theater, Sofia

 18 Reviews  The Ivan Vazov National Theatre (Naroden teatar Ivan Vazov) is the oldest theatre in Bulgaria. Like many other theatres in Eastern Europe, also this one was designed by the Viennese architects... 

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Sea   Sunny Beach

Sea, Sunny Beach

 3 Reviews  We spent a very pleasant day traveling the 5-6 miles or so along the river. These boats are beautifully decorated motor boats that gently flow with the tide toward the mouth of the Montreal the sights... 

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Sea Garden - Morska Gradina   Varna

Sea Garden - Morska Gradina, Varna

 6 Reviews  It may be a bit of a cliche to say that "the best things in life are free" but it is, in my personal experience, quite often the case. Here in Varna one of my favourite places is the magnificent Sea... 

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bachkovo monastery   Plovdiv

bachkovo monastery, Plovdiv

 7 Reviews  This is not a real tip for Plovdiv since Bachkovo is some 30km south of town but still close enough to be an easy excursion for half a day. The monastery was founded in 1083. It had its heyday during... 

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The Pier   Burgas

The Pier, Burgas

 1 Review  It's a nice place to take a strall, one of my favourite places in Burgas. . From there you get a view of the port, park and city. There is a small platform to jump from, although there are some guys... 

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Vitosha   Sofia

Vitosha, Sofia

 15 Reviews  Vitosha is a mountain and its very near to the city. This is accepted as natural advantage to have your ski resorts so near to the city like it is in Bursa ( in Turkiye) Mt. Cherni Vrah (The Black... 

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Stone Forest - Pobitite Kamani   Varna

Stone Forest  - Pobitite Kamani, Varna

 3 Reviews  This natural attraction located about 20 km south-west of Varna and is well known worldwide (thanks to Discovery channel:) ). As scientists say, at this place many-many years ago was the sea bed and... 

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jumaya jamia   Plovdiv

jumaya jamia, Plovdiv

 3 Reviews  The Dzumaya Mosque was originally built in the second half of the 14th century but was soon burnt down. In 1435 Murad II rebuilt it and named it Muradiye after himself. The mosque was rebuilt and... 

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Archeological Museum   Burgas

Archeological Museum, Burgas

 2 Reviews  Expositions: Sea Navigation, Antient Times, Thracian Culture, Greek colonisation, Early Christianity, Mediaeval Culture working hours: Summer (1st of July -15th of September): Mo-Sa: 9-18h (lunch... 

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Statue of Saint Sofia   Sofia

Statue of Saint Sofia, Sofia

 8 Reviews  The 21 m high Statue of St. Sofia (Statuya na Sveta Sofia) was erected in 2000 on a site which was once occupied by a Lenin statue. It was designed by the Bulgarian sculptor George Chapkanov. St.... 

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Rozden Monastery

by MacedonianUK

Rozden monastery is about 5 km north of Petrich town.. to get to it you will have to go trought town, on the main road and follow the winding road up the mountain. Getting there with big car is nearly imposible, as in one point the road is very narow. But is worth the truble as the settings of the monastery are incerdible in the middle of the mountain...The monastery itself is build somethimes in the 700s AD, but they do not have official date for it. It is known tho that in 1300s the monastery was rebuild and extended as is know now..The stonemasons from the town of Debar in Republic of Macedonia extended the small church and added sleeping quaters for the monks, hence it go the status of Monastery. No body knows who was the behefactor or founder of the Church,, the truth is little is known about the history of the monastery, just that it was there..Petre Filipovski -Garkata from...

UNESCO sites - Bulgaria

by hekate

Here is the list of the 9 Bulgarian sites included in the UNESCO the World Heritage List: Cultural Ancient City of Nessebar (1983)Boyana Church (1979)Madara Rider (1979)Rila Monastery (1983)Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (1979)Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (1979)Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (1985) Natural Pirin National Park (1983)Srebarna Nature Reserve (1983)If you have the time, vist these places and you will see both the beuty of the Bulgarian nature and its past rich of historical events. The only site I am not sure that it is open to the publuc is Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak and may be the Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari.

Rila Monastery
Varna

by Mandy23

Our flight arrived in Varna and we also made a day trip to the city that we could book in the hotel. We walked a bit through the city centre and visited the Varna Aquarium and the Maritime Museum which displayed a collection of marine guns and one of Bulgaria's first minesweepers.

Starosel Thumb

by mirchica

Starosel is a village in Bulgaria,near HisarIt is mainly known with the ancient Thracian sites, which date as far back as the 5-6 millennium BC. The village was in Antiquity an important and wealthy Thracian city in the 5th century BC, as evidenced by the diggings in the 20th century. Some of the sites include a large temple with a mausoleum in the Chetinova Mogila thumbs; the Horizont thumbs, where the only known Thracian temple featuring a colonnade (a Doric one) is located, as well as 9 other thumbs in the surrounding area.

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Hisar

by mirchica

The city is very famous with its springs - there are more than 20 different mineral springs which make Hisar very desired spa destination.There are many Roman ruins - public buildings, a small amphitheatre, the foundations of a couple of the oldest churches in Bulgaria, as well as the best preserved Roman fortress in Bulgaria. The southern gate is known as "The Camels", because it had broken in the middle and looked like two camels facing each other.

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Rila Monastery

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Joan Rilski founded the monastery in the 10th century as a colony of hermits. Later it became one of the centers of early medieval culture. Over time it has been destroyed by fire, pillaged, and abandoned by the monks, but it remains a truly spectacular place. The largest and best-known of Bulgaria’s monasteries, famed for its architecture and mountainous setting, Rila receives a steady stream of visitors. The single road to the Rila Monastery runs above the foaming River Rilska, fed by innumerable springs from the surrounding mountains, which are covered with pine and beech trees beneath peaks flecked with snow. Even today there’s a palpable sense of isolation, and it’s easy to see why Ivan Rilski – or John of Rila – chose this valley to escape the savagery of feudal life and the laxity of the established monasteries at the end of the ninth century. The majestic Rila Monastery is one of...

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Devil’s Throat Cave

by mirchica

Before entering the Trigrad Gorge, the Trigradska River falls into the Dyavolskoto Gurlo (Devil’s Throat) - a fantastic cave, where, along the following 7000 metres, the water forms some 18 waterfalls and passing through the enormous Roaring Hall exits into the canyon. This miracle of nature is electrified and can be visited against a symbolic fee.

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Balchik Palace

by mirchica

The Balchik Palace is a palace in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort of Balchik in northerneast part of Bulgaria. The official name of the palace was the Quiet Nest Palace. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian occupation of the Bulgarian region, for the needs of Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex consists of a number of residential villas, a smoking hall, a wine cellar, a power station, a monastery, a holy spring, a chapel and many other buildings, as well as most notably a park that is today a state-run botanical garden.

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The Snow-white cave

by mirchica

Some of the most beautiful cave formations in Bulgaria can be seen inside. The cave is relatively small. It is only 145 metres long.The cave is rich in stalactites, stalagmites, and little lakes. It consists of several beautiful halls: Udders Hall, The Large Hall, The Music Hall, linked by the Toppling over which a metal bridge runs. In the Wonderful Hall, built by snow-white crystal sinter, nature has shaped a figure, often likened to the fairy tale character Snow White, after which the cave was named.To be reached you have to clinmb for 15 minutes. It could be exhausting but there are exhausting signs saying: "Don't give up" or "Just 500m. more" or "Take a brake".

The Snow-white
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The Marvellous Bridges

by mirchica

The Marvellous Bridges are rock formations that look like bridges.You can pass over or under them and take a walk along the nerrow paths and the river that runs under the bridges.A hut is situated nearby where you can stay for the night.The area is also very siutable for picnics. This is one of the 100 national objects in bulgaria

the first bridge
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Grand Hotel Sofia  Sofia

 6 Reviews and 153 Opinions  I also stayed here on business and was very happy with the accomodations. The fitness facilities... 

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Grand hotel London  Varna

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Trimontium Princess Hotel  Plovdiv

 6 Reviews and 65 Opinions  this hotel is a part of famous Turkish hotel chain "Dedeman" They have many hotels in Bulgaria... 

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