Best Traditional Bulgarian Sofia Capital + Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 1882-1912 53 m Gold Dome Boyana Church UNESCO 1979 13th-Century Frescoes Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 Roman Theatre 1st-2nd Century 6,000 Capacity Rila Monastery UNESCO 1983 10th Century Saint John of Rila Veliko Tarnovo Medieval Capital 1185-1393 Tsarevets Asen Dynasty Nessebar UNESCO 1983 Black Sea Bansko Pirin UNESCO 1983 Kazanlak Valley of Roses 80% World Production and Bulgaria Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Bulgaria travel | Europe destinations Best Traditional Bulgarian Sofia, Plovdiv, and Rila Monastery UNESCO 1983 + Veliko Tarnovo and Nessebar UNESCO 1983 + Bansko Pirin and Kazanlak Roses Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Bulgaria packs a lot into a country smaller than the US state of Tennessee. You get a Roman theatre still in use, a 10th-century monastery considered the country's spiritual heart, a Black Sea peninsula crowded with medieval churches, a high mountain range protected by UNESCO, and a valley that supplies most of the planet's rose oil. The anchors: Sofia and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 1882-1912 + 53 m gold dome + 5,000 capacity and Boyana Church UNESCO 1979 + Vitosha 2,290 m , Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 + Roman Theatre 1st-2nd century 6,000 capacity, Old Town Bulgarian Revival, and Nebet Tepe acropolis , Rila Monastery UNESCO 1983 + 10th century founded by Saint John of Rila and Hrelyu Tower 1334 , Veliko Tarnovo medie...