Sights in Region North-Western

The fortress Kaleto is located really close to the town of Mezdra, on a rocky massive, approximately 230 altitude high, bending over the impressive bed of Iskar River. For many years this fortress had protected the access towards the Old Mountains. The hill is naturally protected and situated on a...

Tarjishki (aka "Strupeshki" because the name of the closest village of Strupets) Monastery St. Prophet Elijah is located in the northern part of the Gola Glava (Bald Head) hill in the Western Fore-Balkan, around 4.5 km western of village of Strupets. The monastery is built on the right ...

Kozarnika cave is located in karst region, 6 km away of the town of Belogradchik in direction Oreshets railway station. It is opened to the south, at 85 m above the valley. The cave is 210 meters long and in last years was well studied. There were uncovered 21 geological layers containing...

The Historical Museum in town of Belogradchik is housed in "Panovata kashta" - a building from 1810 and declared monument of culture. The museum was created in 1970 and there are exposed more than 6000 exhibits related to the period of the Ottoman rule and the Bulgarian Renaissance. There...

The Teteven Monastery St. Elias is situated at southern foots of Ostrets Peak - north-eastern part of town of Teteven. It was built in the times of the Second Bulgarian State.The monastery has an interesting architecture. The walls of the altar are semicircular, forming a trefoil.  In the temple a...

The small ski-resort of Parshevitsa is located in the Vratsa Balkan, around 25 km south of town of Vratza and Vratsata pass. The whole area offers excellent conditions for skiing, mountaineering and paragliding. The ski-tracks are well maintained and are suitable for beginners and intermediate level...

The mountain and ski resort of Beklemeto is located ate 1320m above sea level, around 20 km. away from the town of Troyan. It is a part of the Central Balkan National Park. The snow-retention here is about 170 days annually. There are plenty of hotels, resting houses and private villas. The place is...

Saeva dupka (Saeva hole) cave is located 2km south of village of Brestnitsa (Lovech district). It was formed more than 1 million years ago from  tectonic limestones. Its five halls and 400 metres of corridors offer some of the most beautiful cave formations in the Bulgaria. The calcium carbonate ...

The monument of Pope John Paul II in the town of Belene was opened on 15 November 2014. The town is the birthplace of the Catholic priest Eugene Bossilkov - one of the four Bulgarian martyrs declared blessed by the Pope during his visit to Bulgaria in 2001The opening ceremony was present by the...

Gradeshki monastery "St. John Predcheta" is located on 1.5 kilometers north-west of the village of Gradeshnitsa. Its establishment is related to a late-Roman and early-Bulgarian fortress in the Kaleto area that existed until the beginning of the XI-th century when Bulgaria was overtaken by...