Stara Planina

Highlights

1. 1

   Balkan Mountains

   The ridge that splits Bulgaria in two and named the peninsula

   3–8 h

   Ivano Giambattista · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
2. 2

   Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

   A Thracian burial chamber painted around 300 BC.

   20–40 min

   Roweromaniak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
3. 3

   Central Balkan National Park

   Nine strict reserves whose beech forests carry a World Heritage listing

   3–10 h

   Красимир Косев · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
4. 4

   Botev Peak

   The highest point of the Balkan range, and a hard day from Kalofer

   6–12 h

   Ivelin Mincov · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
5. 5

   Rose Valley

   For three weeks in late spring the fields are worth the detour

   1–3 h

   Moni Monev · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
6. 6

   Sredna Gora

   The lower range to the south, where the 1876 uprising was planned

   2–8 h

   Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons