Boyana Church sight
Boyana district, Sofia, Bulgaria
Located on the outskirts of Sofia, Boyana Church consists of three buildings. The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th century by Sebastocrator Kaloyan, who ordered a second two storey building to be erected next to it. The frescoes in this second...
Madara Rider sight
Village of Madara, Province of Shumen, Bulgaria
The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgarias conversion to Christianity in the 9th century. Th...
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo sight
Village of Ivanovo, 16 km from the town of Ruse, Province of Ruse, Bulgaria
In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in north east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where the first hermits had dug out their cells and churches during the 12th century. The 14th-century mura...
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak sight
Kazanlak, Province of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. The tholos has a narrow corridor and a round burial chamber, both decor...
Ancient City of Nessebar sight
Burgas Province, Bulgaria
Situated on a rocky peninsula on the Black Sea, the more than 3,000-year-old site of Nessebar was originally a Thracian settlement (Menebria). At the beginning of the 6th century BC, the city became a Greek colony. The citys remains, which date mostly from the Hellenistic period, include the acro...
Pirin National Park sight
Pirin Mountain, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Extending over an area of 27,400 ha and lying at an altitude of 1,0082,914 m in the Pirin mountains, in south west Bulgaria, Pirin National Park has a limestone Balkan landscape, with lakes, waterfalls, caves and pine forests. The rugged mountains, with some 70 glacial lakes scattered throughout ...
Rila Monastery sight
On the slopes of Rila, the highest Balkan Peninsula Mountain, in the valley of the Rilska River, 29 km east of the Sofia-Thessal, Bulgaria
Rila Monastery was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex which played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. Destroyed...
Srebarna Nature Reserve sight
Village of Srebarna, Province of Silistra; 16 km west of the town of Silistra and 1 km south of the Danube, Bulgaria
The Srebarna Nature Reserve is a freshwater lake adjacent to the Danube and extending over 600 ha. It is the breeding ground of almost 100 species of birds, many of which are rare or endangered. Some 80 other bird species migrate and seek refuge there every winter. Among the most interesting bird s...
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari sight
Razgrad Province, Bulgaria
Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd-century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings. The tomb has a unique architectural decor, with polychrome half-human, half-plant caryatids and painted murals. The 10 female figures carved...
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