Bulgarian sights

Architectural, natural and historical sights in Bulgaria. Very interesting and useful information with a lot of photos.

Ledenika cave

Ledenika cave is in the north-west of the Vrachanska mountain - in the Stresherski area, 16 kms away from the city of Vratsa.The Ledenika cave was opened for the first time in 1961. In 1962 it was proclaimed for a natural landmark.

Levent Tabiya Fort

Medieval fortress located on the highest point of the town of Ruse

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Lopushanski monastery "Sv. Yoan Predtecha"

The Lopushanski monastery is located in the Balkan Mountain in the valley of Dalgodelska Ogosta river. It is operational and consists of a church, residential and farm buildings and a white stone fountain, all surrounded by a stone wall.

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Lyutitsa fortress

Lyutitsa fortress is also known as the Marble city is one of the best preserved fortresses in the country and it is situated in proximity to the town Ivaylovgrad.

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Marina dupka cave

Marina dupka cave is situated 7 km from the town of Tryavna in proximity to the village of Genchovtsi

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Markeli fortress

Markeli or Markelli is the name of a medieval Byzantine fortress that is one of the largest artificially constructed fortifications found in the Balkan peninsula.

Medieval fortress "Monyak"

"Monyak" fortress is one of the largest and high located fortresses in the Rhodopes near the village of Shiroko pole, Kardzhali Region

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Medieval fortress Ustra - the Rhodope Tsarevets

One of the best preserved medieval fortresses in the Eastern Rhodopes

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Medieval monastery complex "St. Yoan Prodrom"

A wonderful Bulgarian monastery, a unique monument of the Old Bulgarian and Byzantine architecture located in the town of Kardzhali

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Medievаl town of Cherven

Cherven was one of the biggest towns of Bulgaria in the period of 12th-14th century.

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Melnik - the smallest town in Bulgaria

Time has not consigned to oblivion the legends and facts about old Melnik.

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Momina kula Fort

Late ancient and medieval fortress in the Pirin mountain part of Mesta River in the settlement of the village of Kremen

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Monastery complex "Virgin Mary's Assumption"

A picturesque monastery complex, guardian of a piece of the Cross of Christ, located in Kardzhali

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Monastery of Batoshevo "Assumption"

The monastery is situated among the splendid northern slopes of the Balkan mountain near village of Batoshevo

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Monastery of Etropole

Etropole monastery is situated at the foot of Stara Planina Black peak.

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Monastery of Glozhene

One of the most picturesque monasteries in Bulgaria - Glozhene Monastery is situated at the foot of Balkan mountain, separated from the surroundings by the steep slopes and vertical rocks

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Morovitsa cave

Morovitsa is one of the largest caves in Bulgaria, well-known for the pra-historical objects found in it

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Museum of Mosaics in the town of Devnya

A unique museum representing Roman and Early Byzantine mosaics from the Roman city Martianopolis and part of the 100 National Tourist sites

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National astronomic observatory and planetarium "Nicolaus Copernicus"

"The planetarium", as the people in Varna call it is one of the attractions of our Sea Capital.

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National Museum of History

Founded in 1973, the National Museum of History in Sofia contains more than 650,000 exhibits and is one of the largest history museums on the Balkans.