{"id":6718,"date":"2022-02-13T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T09:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2025-10-23T08:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:45:45","slug":"20-places-you-need-to-visit-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/20-places-you-need-to-visit-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Places you need to visit in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6718\" class=\"elementor elementor-6718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07ea56d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07ea56d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3b3a24\" data-id=\"b3b3a24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb91d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb91d61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 Places you need to visit in Bulgaria<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce9f4f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bce9f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78863d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78863d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Known for its plethora of ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, sunny beaches, tasty cuisine and friendly atmosphere, it is no wonder that Bulgaria ranks among Europe\u2019s top travel destinations.<\/p><p>I\u2019m pretty sure I could come up with at least a hundred different reasons why one should visit Bulgaria. This is not a difficult list to come up with, but for the sake of space and brevity, I limited the list to twenty really good reasons to visit.<\/p><p>It seems as though visiting Italy is a bucket list entry for a lot of folks and my job here is to convince you to go so you can cross this one off of your list.<\/p><p><strong>Bulgaria\u00a0certainly does<\/strong> have much to offer: spectacular cities, ancient ruins, wonderful museums, soaring mountains, great beaches, and beautiful natural scenery. But so does any number of other European countries, so we need to uncover what makes\u00a0Bulgaria\u00a0so unique and worthy of your hard-earned dollars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f5e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f7f5e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27cab07 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27cab07\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370149f\" data-id=\"370149f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453f741 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"453f741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cape Kaliakra<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b624b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6b624b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Kaliakra is a long<\/strong>, narrow headland in the Southern Dobruja region of the Northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast located 30km from Lighthouse Golf &amp; Spa Resort, Bulgaria. The coast is steep with vertical cliffs reaching 70 m down to the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Kaliakra is a nature reserve, where dolphins, cormorants and pinnipeds can be observed. It also features the remnants of the fortified walls, water main, baths and residence of the despot Dobrotitsa from the short-lived principality of Karvuna\u2019s medieval capital. The Bolata Cove, with its small sheltered beach, lies just to the North at the mouth of a picturesque canyon, also a part of the nature reserve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ae24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67ae24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609080348im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sights_18_1034942479capkaliakra2_1457958133.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Cape Kaliakra\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609080348im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sights_18_1034942479capkaliakra2_1457958133.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Cape Kaliakra\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b8e6e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b8e6e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc87a93\" data-id=\"fc87a93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ce15ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ce15ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tsarevets Fortress\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd25db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddd25db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the period of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, from the year 1185 to 1395, Bulgaria was the largest and the most powerful state in Southeastern Europe, and Tsarevets Hill was the main fortress of the medieval capital \u2013 Veliko Turnovo.<\/p>\n<p>During the first centuries of Roman rule, the ancient settlement was deserted but had been inhabited even as early as the 2nd millennium B.C. After the abandonment, it once again became populated during the 4th century, and by the 5th century, it had already become a strongly fortified early Byzantine town. During the 12th century, the medieval fortress was raised on top of the foundations of this early Byzantine stronghold. Today there is partial restoration, although the entire fort has been well-studied. You can see how this fort was able to withstand many different periods throughout history as it consists of massive stonewalls, gates and towers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cc8132 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cc8132\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2c8f54\" data-id=\"b2c8f54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa0eb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa0eb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/118353.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/118353.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfffc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfffc43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Madara Rider<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab0efe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eab0efe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 northeast Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria\u2019s conversion to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscriptions beside the sculpture tell of events that occurred between AD 705 and 801.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072b3d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"072b3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Madara_Bulgaria-copy.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Madara Rider\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Madara_Bulgaria-copy.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Madara Rider\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-133491e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"133491e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01fb1a3\" data-id=\"01fb1a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e619944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e619944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rila Monastery<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cabf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4cabf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. A characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th\u201319th centuries), the monument symbolizes the awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c07ff2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c07ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5486 lazyload\" alt=\"UNESCO has 9 declared World Heritage sites in Bulgaria\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5486 lazyload\" alt=\"UNESCO has 9 declared World Heritage sites in Bulgaria\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Rilski-Manastir-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2553029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2553029\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfa06a6\" data-id=\"dfa06a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8d0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8d0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b24931d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b24931d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Teutopolis, 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 decorated with murals representing Thracian burial rituals and culture. These paintings are Bulgaria\u2019s best-preserved artistic masterpieces from the Hellenistic period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4568df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4568df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609052128im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kazanluk_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609052128im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Kazanluk_1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67fd4e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67fd4e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-443856c\" data-id=\"443856c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1117190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1117190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Boyana church<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278390f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"278390f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 church, painted in 1259, make it one of the most important collections of medieval paintings. The ensemble is completed by a third church, built at the beginning of the 19th century. This site is one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb7b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfb7b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5593 lazyload\" alt=\"Boyana church from the outside\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5593 lazyload\" alt=\"Boyana church from the outside\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Boyana_Church_10_TB.JPG.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d92b388 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d92b388\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1131b8\" data-id=\"e1131b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96cbad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f96cbad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belogradchik rocks<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5197a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5197a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Belogradchik Rocks are natural phenomena that are unsurpassed and were competing for the 8th wonder of the world. They start quite a long way before you reach the town of Belogradchik and you are left with an open mouth when you see them a little far from the winding road but they are the best behind the fortress where you can clearly see a couple embracing; the wind is omnipresent you don\u2019t want to leave these rocks \u2013 all of them are red in colour. Pity they are so far away from Sofia on the way to Vidin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b80a36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b80a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609122605im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Klearchos-Kapoutsis_Belogradchik.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Belogradchik rocks\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609122605im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Klearchos-Kapoutsis_Belogradchik.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Belogradchik rocks\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f6d93f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f6d93f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c948219\" data-id=\"c948219\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bcff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0bcff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Perperikon<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac6ecda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac6ecda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Perperikon is located in the East Rhodope Mountain, 20 km northeast of the town of Kardzhali. The rock city stands on a clifftop at a height of 470 meters. The village of Gorna Fortress lies at its foot, and the river Perpereshka flows beside it. The comfortable river valley has created conditions of life since ancient times. Therefore the valley is strewn with dozens of archaeological sites from various ages, the centre of which is Perperikon.<\/p><p>The medieval archaeological complex Perperikon is one of the most ancient monumental megalithic structures, entirely carved into the rocks. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc8da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fc8da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609040559im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/768x432-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Perperikon\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609040559im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/768x432-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Perperikon\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55ea24c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55ea24c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9cab57\" data-id=\"e9cab57\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e125dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e125dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sveshtarska Tomb<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0bdad7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0bdad7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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 in high relief on the walls of the central chamber and the decoration of the lunette in its vault are the only examples of this type found so far in the Thracian lands. It is a remarkable reminder of the culture of the Getes, a Thracian people who were in contact with the Hellenistic and Hyperborean worlds, according to ancient geographers.<ins><\/ins><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc51d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddc51d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609053839im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/253c4165050b86ad98aa23fb8b08f551.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sveshtari tomb\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609053839im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/253c4165050b86ad98aa23fb8b08f551.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Sveshtari tomb\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c353d2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c353d2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d403141\" data-id=\"d403141\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2f05c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2f05c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Villa Armira<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037a51c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"037a51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Villa Armira is one of the earliest and most accurately dated villa complexes from the Roman era, studied in Bulgaria. She is an outstanding architectural monument from 2000 years ago. This is the most sumptuously decorated private house (palace) of the Roman period, discovered in the Bulgarian lands. The villa was a centre of land tenure, founded by a Thracian rich aristocratic family. Excavations of the mound near the village of Great Svirachi in 2001-2002 contributed greatly to the proof of Thracian origin of the founding her first ruler was the successor of a Thracian king (bazilevs). He received for service to the Roman power status of a Roman citizen and thus has acquired the right to create a holiday farm which is still organized in the 50 ~ 70 years of the first century A.D. That is only about twenty years after the final conquest of Thrace of Rome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-467e6fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"467e6fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609085019im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/39_big.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Villa Armira\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609085019im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/39_big.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Villa Armira\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02f6437 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02f6437\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06e79ac\" data-id=\"06e79ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfb43e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfb43e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Antique Theater\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f031a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f031a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is located on the southern slope of the Three Hills, in the saddle between Taksim and Dzhambaz tepe. Discovered by archaeologists from Plovdiv and reconstructed at the beginning of the 80s of the XX century, the Ancient theatre of Philipoppol is among the most significant findings from the Roman period. Recently found and deciphered inscription on a monumental pedestal reveals that the theatre has been constructed in the 90s of I century A.D. when Philippolol was under the rulership of Titus Flavius Cotis \u2013 an heir of a Thracian Royal Dynasty, the high priest of the Tracian province, representative of the Metropolitan Court of Justice and a person in charge of the construction sites. The open-air spectator\u2019s area includes 28 concentric rows of marble seats, surrounding the stage\u2013 orchestra, which has the shape of a horseshoe with a diameter of 26.64 m. Apart from theatre performances, the venue was used for gladiatorial and hunting games, as well as a seat of the General Assembly of the Roman province of Thrace (Tracon koinon). It was in use until the end of the IV century and had a capacity of about 6 000 spectators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a549f62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a549f62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Plovdiv\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DSC_4103.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Plovdiv\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76b9ffc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76b9ffc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6853cf5\" data-id=\"6853cf5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2420f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2420f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ovech Fortress<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d6a042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d6a042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ovech is a stone fortress the remains of which still stand on a ship-shaped plateau east of Provadiya, some 53 km west of Varna and 410 km east of\u00a0Sofia. The fortress can be reached both by car (coming from the east) and on foot (the Ovech eco-trail).<\/p><p>The Ovech eco-trail is a picturesque hiking trail that starts from the city centre of Provadia and goes along the western slope of the plateau. There are benches along the way which makes it suitable for the elderly as well. The steps to the fortress were once cut into the rock and are nowadays secured with a rail. Climbing up is not difficult but going down, especially with younger children may be bothersome. There are many myths and legends about Ovech and the best of them you can hear from the local museum guides in the fortress. A welcome meet by the Mayor and the Guard, archery and throwing spears are among the other attractions (usually organized for groups) that the fortress offers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d6a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3d6a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/48_1055.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ovech fortress\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/48_1055.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ovech fortress\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-092cd0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"092cd0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eb8ddf\" data-id=\"0eb8ddf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c274b38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c274b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Varna Necropolis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9815c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9815c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The world\u2019s oldest processed gold, the almost 7,000-year-old Varna Gold Treasure from the Chalcolithic Necropolis in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna, has been showcased at a special exhibition in the European Parliament in Brussels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9129fef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9129fef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/7fe973aa4894f055c976a5886c555b7a.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Varna Necropolis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/7fe973aa4894f055c976a5886c555b7a.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Varna Necropolis\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fccc504 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fccc504\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe50af0\" data-id=\"fe50af0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf5cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcf5cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ethnographic complex Etar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb19437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb19437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The architectural ethnographic complex \u201cEtar\u201d is the first one of this type in Bulgaria. He was found on the 7 of September 1964 year. The museum is situated 8 km South of Gabrovo.<\/p>\n<p>In AEK \u201cEtar\u201d is the only and unique collection of the old-times water-driven machinery in Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>It consists of 10 objects and it\u2019s one of the most riches and well kept active technical collections around the European museums on the open air. This is the reason the water wheel is the emblem of the Etar. The most important speciality to the collection is that all objects are in action as it was in the past. The craftsman trade street offers 16 models to the Balkan architecture, showing the original talent to Revival builders.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e937075 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e937075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/37_761.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Etar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/37_761.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Etar\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77a702a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77a702a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e95e12f\" data-id=\"e95e12f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f3213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06f3213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Seven Rila Lakes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f35d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f35d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Seven Lakes are located in Northwestern Rila and are probably the most visited places in these mountains. Its popularity is due to the natural beauty of this group of glacier lakes, the highest of which is located at about 2500 m. above the sea level. It is named The Teardrop because of its shape. The lowest one is called The Lower Lake (surprisingly) and is at 2100 m. elevation. Between them are located The Twins, The Eye, The Kidney, The Fish Lake and The Trefoil. The Eye is the deepest in the group, reaching a depth of 37,5 meters. The biggest surface area is Kidney Lake.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0764a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0764a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609092450im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seven.Rila_.Lakes_.original.7403.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seven Rila Lakes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190609092450im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Seven.Rila_.Lakes_.original.7403.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Seven Rila Lakes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8debd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8debd6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0410141\" data-id=\"0410141\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824680b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"824680b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ivanovo Rock churches<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7fccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd7fccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in northeast 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 murals testify to the exceptional skill of the artists belonging to the Tarnovo School of painting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb26ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0eb26ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ivanovo.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ivanovo Rock churches\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ivanovo.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Ivanovo Rock churches\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d4bf2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d4bf2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6feb2fd\" data-id=\"6feb2fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf54f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaf54f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prohodna Cave<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed88885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed88885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Prohodna \u2013 one of the most famous and the most easily accessible caves in Bulgaria, located 2 km from the village called Karlukovo and 112 km from Sofia. The cave is a natural rock bridge with a length of 262m and it has two entrances \u2013 big and small. At the entrance of small height is of about 35m and the trail starts passing through the cave to the big entrance, where you can see the highest in Bulgaria cave vault, reaching 45 m.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1b8d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c1b8d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/e2caf8f06d7485907b63403beece3b7a.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Prohodna Cave\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190427094915im_\/http:\/\/visitmybulgaria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/e2caf8f06d7485907b63403beece3b7a.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Prohodna Cave\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50c091e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50c091e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc64a7f\" data-id=\"cc64a7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4c61a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4c61a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Botanical garden and palace, Balchik<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f51a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f51a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The palace and the botanical garden in Balchik joined in an architectural and park complex, are a piece of heaven on earth and a must-see tourist attraction on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The complex appeared as a summer residence of the Romanian queen Maria (1875-1938).<br \/>The palace was designed by Italian architects and construction works started in 1924. One of the first buildings was the queen\u2019s villa \u201cTenha Yuvah\u201d (\u201clonely, solitary nest\u201d). 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