Ruen Peak (2,251 meters above sea level) is the highest point in the Osogovo Mountain Range and the fifth-highest peak in Bulgaria. Starting points for an ascent of Ruen Peak are The Osogovo Shelter ...
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Lovech
The city of Lovech is located in northern Bulgaria 150 km from Sofia. The city has a population of roughly 38,000. The climate is temperate and continental, with hot summers and cold winters. The ave...
The Zlatna Panega Karst Lake near the village of Zlatna Panega
The Zlatna Panega Springs are located near the village of Zlatna Panega, in the Yablinatsa region. The water temperature of the springs, which flow into the Zlatna Panega River, varies between 8.4 an...
Thracian Sanctuary – Beglik Tash Observatory – town of Primorsko
The Thracian sanctuary Beglik Tash is located in the highest part of cape Beglik Tash (128 meters above sea level), near Primorsko. It covers an area of 6 decares. It is located in a forest territory...
Agushevi Konatsi – Mogilitsa village
The largest late medieval feudal castle on the Balkan Peninsula – the Agushevi Konatsi – is situated in the Rhodope mountain. The building complex was built by three masters for 20 years – from 1820 ...
Nikopolis ad Istrum
The ruins of the Roman and Early Byzantine town of Nikopolis ad Istrum are situated at about 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo, on the road for Ruse, and 3 km southeast of the village of Nikyup. They are...
Samuil’s Fortress
The Samuil’s fortress is situated on the right bank of the Strumeshnitsa river, 16 kilometers west of the town of Petrich. At the end of the 10th and the beginning of the 11th century AD, when the Bu...
Kavarna
The town of Kavarna is located on a rocky shore in the northern part of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, 63 km northeast of Varna. The beautiful coast of Kavarna stretches over 42 km and the total beac...
International Festival of Brass Orchestras – Town of Veliko Tarnovo
The International Festival of Brass Orchestras is held every year on the eve of 22 September – the Independence day of Bulgaria, and lasts for 4 or 5 days. It is a part of the cultural program of the...
Cherepishki Monastery
The Cherepishki monastery “The Assumption of Virgin Mary” is located 29 kilometers southeast of Vratsa, at the bank of the Iskar river. The monastery was built during the reign of tsar Ivan Shishman ...