Plovdiv
One of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe. The Ancient Theatre, the Old Town with Revival-period houses, the artistic quarter Kapana and the main pedestrian street running over the Roman stadium. European Capital of Culture 2019. More
Veliko Tarnovo
The old capital, with the Tsarevets fortress and houses perched one on top of another above the Yantra river. In the evening – the “Sound and Light” show. More
Sofia
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Rotunda of St. George (4th century), the ruins of Serdica in the metro, the mineral fountains and Vitosha above it all. More
Revival-period towns
- Koprivshtitsa – colourful houses, museum houses and the place where the April Uprising broke out. More
- Tryavna – woodcarving, cobblestones and the Tryavna School.
- Zheravna – wooden houses and a folk costume festival.
- Bozhentsi – a museum village near Gabrovo.
- Melnik – the smallest town in Bulgaria, with sand pyramids and wine cellars in the rocks. More
Rhodope villages
Shiroka Laka, Kovachevitsa, Leshten, Momchilovtsi – stone houses, bagpipes and a kind of peace that can only be bought with time.
In the little villages everybody will know you have arrived before you have even parked. By evening you will be invited for rakia, and by morning – to a wedding. Don’t be scared, just say “yes”.