Rila
MountainsThe highest mountains in the Balkans, and the easiest to underestimate
61 km
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
History & culture
Sofia's gold-domed statement of independence.
930 m · 30 min–1 h
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Boyana Church
History & culture
Eighty square metres of painting that arrived two centuries early.
7.5 km · 30–50 min
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Vitosha
Mountains
A mountain of 2,290 metres that you reach on a city bus
15 km · 4–10 h
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National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria
History & culture
A fifteenth-century mosque holding Bulgaria's Thracian gold
270 m · 1–2 h
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Saint Nedelya Church
History & culture
Rebuilt after the deadliest terrorist attack in Bulgarian history
110 m · 15–30 min
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National History Museum
History & culture
Todor Zhivkov's residence, now the country's largest collection
6.3 km · 1.5–3 h
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Saint George Rotunda Church
History & culture
Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest church building in Sofia
120 m · 30 min–1.5 h
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National Art Gallery of Bulgaria
History & culture
The royal palace, raised on the konak where Levski was condemned
420 m · 45 min–1.5 h
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Perfect for today
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Vitosha
Mountains
A mountain of 2,290 metres that you reach on a city bus
15 km · 4–10 h
Klearchos Kapoutsis · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria
History & culture
A fifteenth-century mosque holding Bulgaria's Thracian gold
270 m · 1–2 h
Radi SADEK · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Saint Nedelya Church
History & culture
Rebuilt after the deadliest terrorist attack in Bulgarian history
110 m · 15–30 min
Ann Wuyts · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
National History Museum
History & culture
Todor Zhivkov's residence, now the country's largest collection
6.3 km · 1.5–3 h
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Seven Rila Lakes
Nature
Seven glacial lakes stacked up a mountain staircase.
55 km · 3–7 h
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Saint George Rotunda Church
History & culture
Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest church building in Sofia
120 m · 30 min–1.5 h
MrPanyGoff · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
National Art Gallery of Bulgaria
History & culture
The royal palace, raised on the konak where Levski was condemned
420 m · 45 min–1.5 h
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Ivan Vazov National Theatre
History & culture
Fellner and Helmer's theatre, twice burnt and twice put back
550 m · 10–25 min
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Rila
Mountains
The highest mountains in the Balkans, and the easiest to underestimate
4–10 h
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Nesebar
History & culture
A whole medieval town on a rock in the sea.
2–4 h
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Monastery of Saint John of Rila
History & culture
The monastery that kept a written Bulgarian culture alive.
2–4 h
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Musala
Mountains
The highest point in the Balkans, and a long day out.
5–10 h
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Balkan Mountains
Mountains
The ridge that splits Bulgaria in two and named the peninsula
3–8 h
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Rhodope Mountains
Mountains
Two mountains in one: marble karst in the west, bare hills in the east
3–10 h
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
History & culture
Sofia's gold-domed statement of independence.
30 min–1 h
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Bachkovo Monastery
History & culture
The second monastery of Bulgaria, founded by Georgians in 1083.
1–2 h
Explore by interest
Hidden Bulgaria
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Duhlata
Nature
Bulgaria's longest cave, and one you are not getting into
25 km · 45 min–2 h
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Peshtera Monastery
History & culture
A monastery above the town of Peshtera
50 km · 30 min–1.5 h
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National Literary Museum (Sofia)
History & culture
Literary Museum in Sofia
1.0 km · 30 min–1.5 h
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Clock Tower of Berkovitsa
History & culture
History & culture · North-West
62 km · 30 min–1.5 h
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Holy Spirit Church, Sofia
History & culture
The only Carmelite monastery in Bulgaria, and Eastern Catholic
7.7 km · 30 min–1.5 h