Sights in Bulgaria

The remains of the ancient city of Herculaneum Sintica (also known under the names Cynthia, Herculaneum Sintica or Herculaneum Strimonska) is located in South Bulgaria in  near the village of Rupite (Petrich municipality), on the southern slope of the volcanic hill Kozhuh.In ancient times the town ...

The Baldwin Tower is located within the Architectural Museum Reserve "Tsarevets" in Veliko Tarnovo. It is erected near the place where the Frenhisarska Gate was located. This gate was the southern entrance of Tsarevets and was the most vulnerable of the three entrances of Tsarevets fortres. The...

Shushmanets Necropolis is located eastern of town of Shipka. It was discovered (along with two other tombs - The Griffons and Helvetia) in 1996 after studies sponsored by the Foundation of Helvetia (Switzerland) (one of the tombs is named to it).The tomb dates back to the V-IV century BC. Its ...

House of George Danchov - Zografina (or Danchova house, as it is known) is located in the Old Plovdiv. It was built in the late XVIII century. After the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule here lived the famous Bulgarian painter and photographer George Danchov - Zografina - a revolutionary,...

Arapovo monastery "St. Nedelya" is located near the village of Zlatovrah whose former name was Arapovo, hence the name of the monastery. It was founded in 1856 and is the only monastery built during the Ottoman rule.The construction of the monastery was initiated by the monk Sofroniyi and...

Village of Bosnek is located on the southern slopes of Vitosha Mountain, 45km southwest of Sofia. From the end of the village starts a marked path leading to a spring  called "The Living Water".The water gushes from beneath a stone dragon (or crocodile) head and is unique in that it pulsates - ...

"Kozarskata" cave is located in the Lakatnik karst region, ​​northwestern of Station Lakatnik. The cave is situated close to the place where the river of Preboynitsa (called by some Proboinitsa) flows into the Iskar.The cave entrance is difficult for access. It is situated high over the river and...

Festival of paper lanterns in Gabrovo is held annually in the first or second Saturday of September. Its first edition was in 2011 and his founders are Antoslav Iliev and  Ventsi Angelov.The festival is not a competition. Its idea is to break the monotony in the city life in one beautiful and ...

Taukliman Bay (from Turkish - Bird Bay) is located on the northern Bulgarian Black-sea coast, south of Rusalka Holiday Village, 16 km east of Kavarna and 61 km north-east of Varna.The area is famous for its magnificent small beaches, terraced slopes, abundance of hot mineral water and many scattered...

"July Morning" (the name coming from the song of "Uriah Heep" 1971) is a unique informal holiday celebrated only in Bulgaria. It consists in meeting of the first July sunrise on the sea-beach. Over time, "July Morning" becomе more and more popular among the young people and the places for its ...