Places of Interest in Bulgaria
There are numerous places of interest in Bulgaria that are celebrated by UNESCO’s World Heritage List, awarding exceptional historical places of interest throughout the globe.
Nine Bulgarian wonders have been placed on this prestigious list, and they’re waiting for you to see!
These nine places of interest in Bulgaria include: Rila Monastery, Nesebar, the Kazanluk Tomb, the Sveshtari Tomb, the Madara Horseman, Boyana Church, the Ivanovo Rock Monasteries, Pirin National Park, and Sreburna Lake.
Madara Horseman of Bulgaria
Madara Horseman is an unusual place to see in Bulgaria.
There is a plateau in Bulgaria that rests in the middle of a plain, and when viewed from the west, appears as though it’s a petrified waterfall.
This is Madara Horseman of Bulgaria, where the figure of a horseman has been hewn into the rock, piercing a ferocious lion with a spear, as a symbol of power by the First Bulgarian Empire.
Bulgaria’s Boyana Church in Sofia
Bulgaria’s Boyana Church stands at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain in Sofia, and is world-renowned for its murals, whose beauty is timeless.
The unknown Bulgarian artist that painted them has landed himself in the Bulgarian history book as a 13th century genius.
Ivanovo Rock Monasteries of Bulgaria
The Ivanovo Rock Monasteries of Bulgaria are located on a surreal landscape of rock massifs, crouching over the quite river valley below. Hermit monks in Bulgaria settled here in the 11th to 14th century, where they dug these timeless Bulgarian chapels into the rocks.
Nesebar Archaeological Site
In Bulgaria, Nesebar was put on the UNESCO list in 1983.
This is the best archaeological site in all of Bulgaria, where more material traces of human life have been uncovered than anywhere else in the world.
This small peninsula in Bulgaria is a magical place where different histories of the past converge.
The Sveshtari Tomb of Bulgaria
The Sveshtari Tomb of Bulgaria is located in an archaeological reserve near Razgrad.
The tomb was erected over 2300 years ago by the master stonemasons of the Thracian king.
The architecture is perfect, and the sculptural ornaments are astounding.
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