• Plovdiv

    Plovdiv, Bulgaria

    Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria with a population of 341,567 inhabitants as of 2015, while 544,628 live in its urban area. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center.

    Plovdiv, Bulgaria

  • Plovdiv Roman theatre

    Plovdiv, Bulgaria

  • Tzanko Lavrenov Sculpture

    Plovdiv, Bulgaria

     Tzanko Lavrenov Sculpture

    42.1483111,24.7512897

    www.artacademyplovdiv.com

    +359 32 601 441

  • Asenovgrad

    Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

    Asenovgrad is a town in central southern Bulgaria, part of Plovdiv Province. It is the largest town in Bulgaria that is not a province center.

    Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

  • Anatema

    Makovište, Bulgaria

    Anatema, 4230, Bulgaria

    +381 31 450187

  • Lale Bair

    , Bulgaria

  • Train Station Asenovgrad

    Asenovgrad, Bulgaria

  • Sofia

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    Sofia is the capital of the Balkan nation of Bulgaria. It’s in the west of the country, below Vitosha Mountain. The city’s landmarks reflect more than 2,000 years of history, including Greek, Roman, Ottoman and Soviet occupation. Medieval Boyana Church has 13th-century frescoes. Built by the Romans in the 4th century, St. George Rotunda Church has medieval and Ottoman decoration dating to the 10th century.

    Sofia, Bulgaria

  • Cathedral Saint Alexandar Nevski

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

    pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski", 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

    www.bg-patriarshia.bg

    +359 2 988 1704

  • Church St. George Rotunda

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    The Church of St George is an Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is situated behind the Sheraton Hotel, amid remains of the ancient town of Serdica.

    bul. Kniaz Aleksandar Dondukov 2, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

    svgeorgi-rotonda.com

    +359 2 980 9216

  • Boyana waterfall

    , Bulgaria

  • Guest House Bedrock

    Belogradchik, Bulgaria

  • Belogradchik

    Belogradchik, Bulgaria

     

    Belogradchik is a town in Vidin Province, Northwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of the homonymous Belogradchik Municipality.

    3900 Belogradchik, Bulgaria

  • Belogradchik Fortress

    Belogradchik, Bulgaria

    The Belogradchik Fortress, also known as Kaleto, is an ancient fortress located on the north slopes of the Balkan Mountains.

    Belogradchik Fortress, 3900 Belogradchik, Bulgaria

    www.belogradchik.biz

  • Veliko Tarnovo

    Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

    Veliko Tarnovo is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province.

    Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

  • Tsarevets

    Tsarevets, Bulgaria

    Tsarevets is a medieval stronghold located on a hill with the same name in Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria.

    9367 Tsarevets, Bulgaria

    bulgariatravel.org

    +359 62 638 841

  • Patriarchal Cathedral St. Ascension

    Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

  • Shumen

    Shumen, Bulgaria

    Shumen, is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.

    Shumen, Bulgaria

  • Shumen Monument

    , Bulgaria

  • Madara Rider

    , Bulgaria

    The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman is an early medieval large rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara.

    Madara Rider, 9971, Bulgaria

    +359 54 857 202

  • Pliska

    Pliska, Bulgaria

    Pliska is the name of both the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire and a small town situated 20 km Northeast of the provincial capital Shumen.

    Pliska, Bulgaria

  • Varna

    Varna, Bulgaria

    Varna is a port city and seaside resort on Bulgaria's Black Sea, adjacent to the coastal resorts of Golden Sands, St. Konstantin and Albena. It's famous for the "Gold of Varna," 6,000-year-old Thracian jewelry discovered in a necropolis. The jewelry's displayed inside the Archaeological Museum, along with Greek, Roman and Ottoman antiquities. A bar-lined waterfront promenade fronts 19th-century Primorski Park.

    Varna, Bulgaria

  • Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral

    Varna, Bulgaria

    The Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral is the largest and most famous Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in the Bulgarian Black Sea port city of Varna, and the second largest in Bulgaria. Officially opened on 30 August 1886.

    Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, 9000 Varna, Bulgaria

    tardes.net

    +359 89 624 7726

  • Varna beach

    , Bulgaria

  • Tzanko Lavrenov Sculpture

    Plovdiv, Bulgaria

     Tzanko Lavrenov Sculpture

    42.1483111,24.7512897

    www.artacademyplovdiv.com

    +359 32 601 441

Explorer's Lens: Backpacking Bulgaria

For backpacker and traveler Anthony Perez, the road less traveled is the only option. Follow Anthony's journey as he makes his way alone across Bulgaria.
 
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