Category: City tourism

Varna – Sea Capital of Bulgaria.

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The city of Varna is situated in the North-Eastern part of Bulgaria, on the Black Sea shore. Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest one on the Black Sea shore with a population of about 330 000 people. Because of its history and its economic and cultural significance, it is often called the Sea Capital of Bulgaria. The average January temperature in Varna is +1.7 °С, the average July temperature is +22.8 °С, and the average annual temperature is +12.2 ° С, which makes it very appropriate…

Tryavna

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Tryavna is located in Central Bulgaria, about 250 km away from both Sofia and Varna, and at 440 m above mean sea level. The town lies at the foot of the northern slopes of Stara planina (Old Mountain, the Balkan). The population of Tryavna is approximately 10 000 people. According to historical data, the region around the modern-day town was inhabited by Thracian tribes. A settlement had existed there as early as the 18th century, and by the 19th century, the town had already become a cultural and craft centre.…

Kazanlak Tomb

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An original Thracian tomb from the 4th – 3rd century BC is situated in the Tyulbeto park. It is known as the Kazanlak Tomb. It is under a special storage regime. Its duplicate, constructed in scale 1:1, which presents the architecture, the archaeological materials and the wall-paintings of the Kazanlak Tomb, is situated next to it. This Tomb is one of the most significant monuments of the Thracian culture in the Bulgarian lands, included in the list of the global cultural inheritance of UNESCO in 1979. The tomb was accidentally…

Ethnographic Areal Complex – Zlatograd

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Ethnographic Areal Complex – Zlatograd Zlatograd is a small town in the Rhodope Mountains located just 2 km away from the Greek border and 60 km southeast of Smolyan. Zlatograd Ethnographic Areal Complex lies in the heart of the town. It is an open-air museum which is also part of the everyday life of local people. The complex comprises an ethnographic museum, workshops and an exhibition of water equipment. The tour around the complex starts from the museum in order for visitors to become acquainted with the history of the…

Na The national tourism portal of Bulgaria now operates under the name and domain VisitBulgaria.com, the Ministry of Tourism said on Sunday. The change represents the first major step in a wider rebranding and digital transformation of Bulgaria’s international tourism presence.

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Replacing the previous domain BulgariaTravel.org with VisitBulgaria.com forms part of a long-term vision to create not merely an information site but a genuine digital platform that inspires travellers, simplifies destination choice and offers an experience before a journey even begins, Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh said. “The new name makes Bulgaria far easier to recognise online. We are building a digital image that is more modern, more functional and more distinctive. This is not simply a rebranding exercise but a strategic process that will strengthen the country’s digital footprint and global…

Bansko Jazz Festival

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Bansko Jazz Festival’2024 will turn the mountain town into the capital of jazz again from 3rd to 10th August! 18 countries, 135 performers, 24 concerts on the big stage; 3 countries, 45 participants, 21 concerts on the daytime stages; 18 international projects, 4 join projects, 5 Bulgarian. Numbers that are not just statistics, but a musical synergy that is able to transform matter into spirit. And this year the guests of Bansko jazz festival can see the first permanent jazz exhibition in the country in the Jazz Museum in the…

Sozopol

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The polis of Apollonia Pontica, the predecessor of Sozopol, was established in 611 B.C. in the southern part of the Burgas bay on the Black Sea as a part of the Greek colonization of the Mediterranean basin, scientifically called “The Great Greek Colonization”. This is why it is imperative that we first present the details on this process, which are useful to every non-professional reader in the field of history. The Greek ethnos was differentiated in the middle of the II millennium B.C., meaning that every individual in the community…

Restaurant Vodenitsata

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A distinctive feature of the Bulgarians is the traditional hospitality, which makes every foreigner who came to Bulgaria talk about our hospitality and wants to return to our country. We, at Vodenitsata, have committed ourselves to show Bulgarian hospitality in its purest form. Whether you are a local or a foreigner, you came here alone or with company, in our restaurant we will make you feel at home. We will welcome you with traditional appetizers and a smile, we will treat you as a dear guest, we will entertain you,…

National Historical Museum

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The National Museum of History is one of the largest and richest historical museums on the Balkan Peninsula. It houses over 700 000 cultural monuments representing the history of the present-day Bulgarian lands from 8000 years ago to the present day. Only 10% of all these treasures and monuments are exhibited in the halls of the museum. The National History Museum was established in 1973 and its first exhibition was opened in the building of the Court Palace in Sofia in 1984 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the establishment…

Veliko Tarnovo – City of the Tsars

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Veliko Tarnovo is a city of past and present, of legends and reality, of rich cultural heritage and vibrant public life. It is the crossroads of generations of Bulgarians and preserves the spirit of bygone eras sealed in every stone. The emblem of medieval Tarnovo from its time as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom still rises in the eastern part of the city. The hill-fortress “Tsarevets” is surrounded on all sides by the waters of the Yantra River and still captivates with its grandeur and invincibility. Its spirit…