Things to see in Bulgaria

636 places worth seeing in Bulgaria on an illustrated map: Boyana Church, Srebarna Nature Reserve, Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo, Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak and Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, and more. Zoom in and watch the landmarks, museums, nature and fun appear.

Highlights

  1. Boyana Church This small 11th-century church and garden is on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its well-preserved murals. The layer of fresco from 1259
  2. Srebarna Nature Reserve Nature reserve surrounding a quite shallow lake (3m of depth at its maximum) which is an important stop over point for migratory birds. A UN
  3. Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo A group of monolithic churches, chapels and monasteries hewn out of solid rock in the high rocky banks of the Rusenski Lom, 32 m above the r
  4. Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Near the city is an ancient Thracian tomb dating back to 4th century BOT and is a World Heritage site. Inside the tomb is a narrow corridor
  5. Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari A Thracian tomb in a burial mound from the 3rd century BC, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the largest of multiple mounds on the site. A uniqu
  6. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral The largest church in the Balkans, and one of the largest Christian churches worldwide, able to hold 5,000 worshipers. Saint Alexander Nevsk
  7. Banya Bashi Mosque Beautiful yet simple Ottoman-mosque. Built by Mimar Sinan. It's active and there is a guide inside.
  8. Vihren The second highest peak in Bulgaria and third on the Balkan Peninsula. Many do this as a day tour from Vihren hut, which can be reached by r
  9. Magura Cave One of the most important European painted caves with some 750 paintings, which date back to the Neolithic of 8000-10,000 years ago. The cav
  10. Belogradchik Rocks Bulgaria's most spectacular rock formations covering an area of 90 km². Some of the best views of the rocks are from the main square, the to
  11. National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria Archaeological museum in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  12. Saint Sophia Church It was built in the 6th century, in the same wave of construction as the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. In 1329 it gave its name to the cit
  13. Kaliakra Since antiquity here was a fortress along Via Pontica. It was called by the Thracians Tirisis, under the Romans Akra and under the Byzantine
  14. Saint Nedelya Church Metropolitan Cathedral Church in Sofia.
  15. Ivan Vazov National Theatre Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  16. National History Museum The National Museum of History in the Rezidentsia Boyana provide a comprehensive view on Bulgarian history from the prehistory to present, i
  17. Plovdiv Roman theatre The Roman Theatre, discovered in the 1970s during a construction project, is part of the pedestrian zone, and typically has merchants sellin
  18. Central Synagogue of Sofia One of the largest in Europe.
  19. Tombul Mosque (Shumen) The largest mosque in Bulgaria.
  20. Saint George Rotunda Church Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest church building in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  21. Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral A symbol of the city and a major landmark due to its central location. People use the small park that surrounds it as a meeting place - "at
  22. National Art Gallery of Bulgaria Has old Bulgarian art, icons, etc. Also includes collections of the former National Gallery for Foreign Art, which are exhibited along with
  23. Huvepharma Arena A 10,000-seat soccer stadium, home ground of PFC Ludogorets, Razgrad's disproportionately successful soccer club (the name means "someone fr
  24. Dyavolski most Nice place with old stone bridge over a river. The view is great! Legend says that the bridge was built by the Romans to connect the Aegean
  25. Dzhumaya Mosque Mosque in Bulgaria.
  26. Round Church, Preslav Partially restored ruins of a 10th-century church with unusual architecture - a round inner chamber (rotunda). Scholars have argued for a lo
  27. Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  28. Lions' Bridge A bridge over the Vladayska River near the central train station.
  29. Varna Archaeological Museum The museum's collection covers many periods, from the Early Paleolithic (100 000 BC), through ancient Greece and Rome, to the Middle Ages an
  30. Kordopulov House A large 18th century mansion of a local family of wine merchants, now a privately-run museum and a winery. The house overlooks the ruins of
  31. Russian Church, Sofia Church in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  32. The Womb This Thracian megalith - The Womb Cave (Cult complex “Utroba cave” Тракийско светилище Пещера Утроба) is located near village of Ilinica. Th
  33. Eagles' Bridge A bridge over the Perlovska River near the centre of Sofia
  34. Cathedral of St Joseph, Sofia Holy Masses: Sa 17:30 & Su 10:30 in Bulgarian; 12:00 in Latin; 18:00 Bulgarian
  35. Monument to the Tsar Liberator Representing the power of freedom and across from it are the National Assembly and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
  36. Thracian tomb of Aleksandrovo The tumulus tomb of an ancient Thracian ruler, discovered by archaeologists in 2000. One of the largest such tombs discovered in Bulgaria, a
  37. National Museum of Natural History Has four floors of everything from rocks and minerals to insects and stuffed bison. It is a nice way to spend a rainy afternoon.
  38. National Museum of Military History The only museum in Bulgaria with 4 types of exhibitions – open air, chronological, collections and temporary exhibitions. Over 28 000 exhibi
  39. Devetashka cave Large, open karst cave (the ceiling reaches more than in height in some places), named after the nearby village of Devetaki ('Деветаки', Dev
  40. Ibrahim Pasha Mosque Completed in 1616, it's one of the largest Ottoman mosques in Bulgaria and on the Balkans. The building has been listed in various forms as
  41. Sofia Zoo Zoological garden in Sofia.
  42. Dormition of the Theotokos Church Stone church built in the 1850s, during the National Revival period, and still in use. The name refers to the Eastern Orthodox belief that M
  43. Central Sofia Cemetery Cemetery in Sofia, Bulgaria.
  44. Largo 3 buildings of Socialist Classicism architecture, around what was designed to be the city's representative centre. The buildings are Council
  45. Bayrakli Mosque The last surviving mosque in the city, now a listed monument of culture and an exhibition hall of the History Museum. It was built in the mi
  46. Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis Rich Roman mosaics from late antiquity.
  47. Belenski most The Old Bridge underwent a controversial cleanup and restoration in 2024. Pedestrian access only. There's a parking lot by the E85 next to t
  48. Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex Usually referred to as Etura, this is a recreation of a Bulgarian Revival Village, similar to what Gabrovo was like during the 17th, 18th an
  49. Battenberg Mausoleum The mausoleum and final resting place of Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria (1857–1893), the first Head of State of modern Bulgaria.
  50. Balchik Palace The palace was built in 1926, when Balchik was part of Romania, for Queen Mary of Edinburgh (Queen Victoria's granddaughter and grandmother

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