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"
Highlights of Bulgaria .. "
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" Must see destinations, not to be missed"
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It is
not possible to see everything that tourism in Bulgaria
has to offer just in a single trip,
and we don't suggest you to try.
We have selected for you the 20 most famous Bulgarian
landmarks - a beautiful mixture of culture, history, traditions,
ethnography, cuisine,wine tourist, music and hospitable
people.
All part of the National & World heritage, top Bulgarian
landmarks, with their own value & significance,
these must-see Bulgarian highlights will surprise you
nicely
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St
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia (1912)
Largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral on the
Balkan Peninsula and one of the most lavishly distinct
Orthodox churches in Europe.
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Boyana
Church, Sofia (10th century)
One of the most complete and perfectly
preserved monuments of East-European medieval art. Unique
Medieval frescos (UNESCO site)
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Thracian
Treasures (13th century BC and later)
Traces of the powerful and rich Thracian
civilization. Magnificent examples of beauty, fine standards of craftsmanship even in
the modern world. |
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Rila
Monastery (10th centuray)
The
largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery (Unesco
Site)
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Srevbarna
Nature Reserve
A wide
variety of fauna exists in the area. 39 mammal, 21 reptile
and amphibian and 10 fish species inhabit the reserve,
which is most famous for the 179 bird species that nest
on the reserve. Home to 139 plant
species, 11 of them are in danger of extinction outside
the territory of Srebarna.
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Madara Rider
The relief depicts a majestic horseman 23 m (75 ft) above
ground level in an almost vertical 100 m (328 ft)-high
cliff. The monument is dated back
to circa 710 AD and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. |
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Kazanlak
& Sveshatari Thracian Tombs (3th c. BC)
Exceptional works of art, unique masterpieces
of Early Hellenistic pictorial art.(Unesco sites). |
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Valley
of Roses
Have a smell of the Rosa Damascena in June. The Valley of Roses
is where 80% of the world's attar of roses is obtained.
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Old
Plovdiv (17th century)
An
architectural museum reserve from the period of the Bulgarian
Renaissance, with over 150 houses - monuments of culture
(UNESCO tentative list)
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Veliko Turnovo,
Tsarevets Fortress (12th century)
Ancient travelers write about Tzarevets
- the capital of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, as 'the
second Costantinople' in its beauty and might. |
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Varna
An inhabited place several millenarian before
the Greeks established the colony of Odessos there about
580 BC. Under the Romans and later Varna became a major
port trading with Constantinople, Venice and Dubrovnik.
Bulgaria's maritime capital.
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Koprivshtitsa
One of
the best preserved architectural ensembles of splendid
painted houses from the Bulgarian Renaissance period.
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Melnik
The smallest and most romantic town in Bulgaria, with
an eventful and turbulent history, Melnik is now an architectural
reserve, historical town and monument of culture. The
nearby Rozhen monastery (9th Century.), is nestled in the exquisite
draperies of Melnik sandstone 'pyramids' - a natural phenomenon
and protected site. (UNESCO tentative list) |
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Nessebar
Medieval Churches
Founded
by the Thracians more than 3.000 years ago, one of the
oldest towns in Europe. Nessebar is an architectural and
archeological reserve. The churches from 5th-6th century. and the
ones dating from the medieval period (10th-14th century.), which
are fine works of the medieval Bulgarian and Byzantine
architecture, the 60 houses of the Bulgarian Renaissance
period, give the town unique appearance and atmosphere
(UNESCO site).
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Traditional
Bulgarian taverns
The typical Bulgarian taverns (Mehana) and restaurants
offer national and regional traditional cuisine, excellent
wines, amusing show programs and unforgettable emotions. |
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Wine-cellars
Great choice of Bulgarian wines for connoisseurs.
Winemaking has millenarian years old traditions in Bulgaria
- since the times of the Thracians. |
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Rousse
The largest and most picturesque Bulgarian city on the
Danube river. Established more than 1.900 years ago as
the Roman fortress 'Sexaginta Prista' (Port of the sixty
ships), Rousse is Bulgaria's north gate to Central &
Western Europe.
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Stara Zagora, Neolithic
Dwellings (6.000 BC)
One of the oldest settlements in Europe, the Neolithic
dwellings and the copper mine around the city are the
best preserved ones.
(UNESCO tentative list) |
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Bachkovo
Monastery (11th century)
The second
largest in Bulgaria. Its bone-vault is a must-see building,
with unique wall-paintings, which rank among the most
valuable works of Orthodox art in the 11th-12th centuries.
(UNESCO tentative list)
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Ivanovo
Rock-cut Monastery (12th century)
Unique on the Balkans, built-in-rock
shrines, famous for their beautiful and well-preserved
wall paintings.
(UNESCO tentative list) |
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Arbanassi,
Church of Nativity (16th century)
The Bulgarian church with the richest icon decoration
from 16th century.
The iconostasis is one of the earliest examples of woodwork
in Bulgaria.
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7 Rila Lakes
The chain of the Seven Rila Lakes is the largest,
most picturesque and most visited group of lakes in all
of the Rila Mountains. The lakes are found at differing
altitudes and appear like large footprints or steps leading
up the mountain. Each of the lakes is named according
to its shape.
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