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Ancient fortress Serdika
Sofia, st. 4 
In our time this ancient Thracian fortress in the place of the same city is almost completely destroyed. But once it was an impressive fortification on the territory of which was the imperial palace of Constantine I and several churches.
Cyril and Methodius Library
Sofia, Vasil Levski, 88 
The National Library named after Saints Cyril and Methodius is located in the very center of Sofia. The building in which it is located immediately attracts attention with its elegant appearance, but what is hidden inside is much more beautiful and more valuable.
Village of Bata
Bata 
30 km north of Bourgas is the traditional Bulgarian village of Bata. This Pomeranian village has become a very tourist place for a very long time. Despite this, there are quite "real" villagers in the village in the amount of about 1500 people.
Valley of roses
Bulgaria 
The valley of roses is similar to the imagination of the artist, embodied in reality. Within a radius of several kilometers from the valley, there is always a smell of roses, lavender and mint. This firm smell turns his head. Have you ever seen how on the mountain open the buds of hundreds of thousands of roses?
Mosque of Banya-Bashi
Sophia, bul. Princess Maria Louise, 25 
The Sofia mosque of Banya-Bashi is definitely one of the oldest in Europe, although it is difficult to name the exact date of its construction today. Nevertheless, in the arch of the mosque there is a stone with an unreadable inscription and figures.
Monastery of Aladzha
Priroden park Zlatni Pyasaci 
The monastery of Aladzha is located on the territory of a modern natural park, 15 km from Varna, in the vicinity of the resort complex "Golden Sands". The monastery was carved in a steep rock by Christian hermits around the 4th century. The monastery lasted until the 14th century.
National Art Gallery of Bulgaria
Sofia, pl. Alexandra I, 1 
The National Art Gallery was founded in 1948; she grew up from the former Sofia Art Gallery. And if someone is interested in the culture and art of Bulgaria, you can not recognize it anywhere as well as in this most interesting museum.
National Historical Museum of Bulgaria - $
Sofia, Vitoshko Lale, house 16 
This museum is the largest and most significant historical museum on the entire Balkan Peninsula. It was founded in 1973, but only 10 years later, he presented his first exhibition to the general public. Today, more than 650 thousand items are stored here.
Lake Burgas
Burgas 
First of all it is necessary to mention Burgas Lake, which until 1942 was called Vaja. This is the largest lake in the country, which arose naturally. The length of the elongated Burgas Lake exceeds 9.5 km, the width varies from 2, 5 to 5 km.
St. Anastasia Island
Burgas, ferry from the Seaside Park 
This island with a long history is located one and a half kilometers from Chernomorets, in the Black Sea - more precisely in the Burgas Bay. Although its territory is only a hectare, this rocky island about 12 m high above the water level is the only inhabited island in the Bulgarian part of the Black Sea.
Park Borisova Gradina
Sofia, Borisova Gradina park 
This beautiful park is in the center of Sofia, between Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard, Dragan Tsankov Boulevard and Tsaregradsky Highway. The wild view of the park, its overgrown trees, giving a dense shadow in the heat, the ruins of some unidentifiable buildings - all this creates a specific, but pleasant atmosphere.
Seaside Park in Burgas
Burgas, north-east coast 
The central city park of Bourgas, as it is clear from its name, stretches along the shore of the sea. This is a favorite place for people to relax. The length of the green zone is almost 7 km. The park has a well-groomed territory with flower beds, flower beds and fountains, where summer events take place regularly.
Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery, Bulgaria 
Rila Monastery counts down its history from the 10th century, and its founder is St. John of Rylsk. The monk settled in one of the caves of the mountain Rila, and his disciples and followers began building a shrine here.
Russian embassy church in Sofia
Sofia, Blvd. The Tsar Osvoboditel, 3 
Famous among the Russian population of Sofia, the church, officially called the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra, has reached our days since the beginning of the 20th century. This is a very beautiful building, which is also of great spiritual importance.
Cathedral of St. Nedelya in Sofia
Sofia, pl. Sveta Nedelya, house 20 
The Cathedral of Sophia received its name in honor of the martyr Kyriakia Nicomedia, which on the Balkan peninsula was called St. Week. According to most studies, the very first construction of the cathedral was erected in the 10th century; Its foundation was made of stone, and the walls were made of wood.
Cathedral of St. Sophia in Sofia
Sofia, Paris, 2 
This cathedral does not impress the imagination with the pretentiousness of forms or the grandeur and monumentality of the design. Nevertheless, the Cathedral of St. Sophia is considered the greatest historical and cultural value of not only the Bulgarian capital and Bulgaria itself, but the entire Orthodox world.
Art Gallery in Bourgas
Bourgas, Metropolitan Simeon, 24 
One of the oldest fine arts museums in Bulgaria, the art gallery in Burgas, occupies the building of the former synagogue. This is an architecturally beautiful building, which was erected in 1905-1910.
Central mineral bath in Sofia
Sofia, Triaditsa, 2 
Once the main mineral bath of Sofia was the center of treatment and good pastime, where flocked from all over the country. The bathhouse was opened in 1913 and successfully worked for several decades. In the 1980s, it was closed, so today it appears more to the guests of the city.
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Bourgas, intersection of st. Slaviansk and Saints Cyril and Methodius 
The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius is the largest church in Burgas. Its length is just over 30 m and its width is more than 20 m. The decision to build a new cathedral on the site of a wooden church was made in 1895. Construction began the following year and was carried out with funds donated by citizens of the city.
Shipkinsky Pass
Shipkinsky pass, Bulgaria 
Shipkinsky pass is a historical place. 136 years ago, thanks to the courage and solidarity of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers in the Balkans, it was possible to repulse the attack of the Turkish invaders and to reverse the course of the Russo-Turkish war.
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Sights of Bulgaria, home to the world famous Gladiator Spartacus and the ancient Greek legendary hero Orpheus, are interesting cities; unique monuments of culture, rooted in antiquity; beautiful natural attractions, some of which are under the protection of UNESCO; impressive religious architecture and much more. To visit everything and immediately for one trip, even in the case of a long holiday on the coast, it is unlikely to succeed, so it is worthwhile to choose in advance interesting places for an inspection.
Natural attractions
In Bulgaria there are several large nature conservation areas, popular with tourists. The territory of three national parks, in the mountains of Pirin, Rila and Stara Planina, eleven natural parks, including parks Vitosha, Blue Stones, Strandzha, Rila Monastery, and more than eighty reserves, among which is Chuprene and "Srebrana", is one of the main riches of the country.
At least two biosphere reserves - Pirinsky and Srebrina - are on hearing. This is due to the fact that these parks are protected by the World Heritage. The reasons for the inclusion of reserves in the UNESCO list are quite understandable: both places are habitats of endemics, that is, species that live strictly in a certain zone. In "Srebren" there are about 100 species of birds, it is because of this that one of the scientists nicknamed the reserve "bird Eldorado", in Pirinsky you can find many rare and endangered plant species.
The name of the reserve "Srebrina" recalls the Russian word "silver" and refers to two legends about the origin of the name of the area. The fact is that the main local attraction is the lake of the same name, it looks like silver in the moonlight. According to one version, in honor of this optical illusion and nicknamed the pond. Another legend is more prosaic. A boat filled with precious metal floated on the lake
The Natural Park Rila Monastery is a large nature reserve near one of the main cultural attractions of Bulgaria, the famous Rila Monastery. If time suffices not only to visit the complex of religious buildings included in the UNESCO list, then it is worthwhile to take a walk along one of the walking routes. On the territory of the park there are about 30 lakes, including those that enter the Seven Rila Lakes.
Seven lakes in the Rila mountains are unique ponds of glacial origin, named according to their shape. So, the highest lake is called "Tear". Other lakes are named "Eye", "Kidney", "Twins", "Shamrock", etc.
Cultural attractions
Cultural monuments of Bulgaria are very diverse, beginning with the traces of the ancient Thracians, Romans until the Nativity of Christ and in the first centuries and ending with beautiful Orthodox monasteries. Unfortunately, there are not so many museums. Most are concentrated in Veliko Tarnovo and Sofia. From the tour point of view, the most interesting are the cities of Nessebar, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv and Sofia, which is worth a visit at least for the sake of understanding how the capital looks.
Seven lakes in the Rila mountains are unique ponds of glacial origin, named according to their shape. So, the highest lake is called "Tear".
Ancient monuments
The most famous are the Thracian tombs and the Madara horseman on the territory of the National Historical and Archaeological Reserve Madara. The tombs are located near Kazanlak, in the vicinity of which once was the capital of the Thracians Sevtopol, and the village of Sveshtari, within the Sboryanovo archaeological reserve.
The tombs were created around the 3rd century BC and are fairly well preserved. Particularly interesting are the frescoes and female figures carved from stone in Sveshtari. The Madara horseman is a legacy of a completely different culture. The relief in the form of a horse rider on the horse dates from the 8th century AD. It is believed that this is an image of one of the Bulgarian khans. All three attractions are protected by World Heritage.
Churches and monasteries
In all, there are about 500 Orthodox monasteries in Bulgaria, and this excludes individual churches, cathedrals and chapels. Most of the religious buildings in the vicinity of the capital of Sofia. Usually the excursions are visited at least - the monastery of Aladzha, a medieval complex carved into a rock, near Varna, the Rila Monastery, located in the mountains, and the second largest after the Rila - Bachkovo monastery. Also worth paying attention to the Boyana church at the foot of Vitosha and the cave churches in Ivanovo.
Mosques
Today, the overwhelming majority of Bulgarians are Orthodox Christians. Muslims make up about 10% of the total number of believers. However, the history of this state is closely connected with the history of Islam, and traces of the Turks' stay can be found in the guise of a modern city. This is most pronounced in a few mosques, among which is the mosque of Banya Bashi in Sofia, built in the middle of the 16th century and one of the oldest in Europe, and the largest in the Balkans, the mosque of Tombul in Shumen.