Heritage
Monuments of Bulgaria
204 listed monuments and heritage sites, ordered by significance: designation, photography and recorded history.
monument159listed sites
part of UNESCO World Herit…13listed sites
Tentative World Heritage S…12listed sites
Ramsar site10listed sites
1Bachkovo Monastery
Asenovgrad, Plovdiv
monastery · 1001 · Byzantine
Tentative World Heritage Site
3Monastery of Saint John of Rila
Pastra, Kyustendil
monastery · 946
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
4Boyana Church
Vladaya, Sofia-Capital
Eastern Orthodox church · 980
World Heritage Site
5Srebarna Nature Reserve
Srebarna, Silistra
biosphere reserve · 1948
Ramsar siteWorld Heritage Site
6Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Ivanovo, Ruse
group · 13
World Heritage Site
7Pobiti Kamani
Slanchevo, Varna
IUCN category IV: Habitat/Species Management Area · 1995
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Preslav~commonswiki · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
8Saint George Rotunda Church
Sofia, Sofia-Capital
Eastern Orthodox church · 330 · Early Christian
monument
Photo: Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
11Cathedral of St Louis
Plovdiv, Plovdiv
cathedral · 1861 · Neoclassical
monument
Photo: Владимир Kaladan Петков · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
15Monument of Liberty
Ruse, Ruse
monument · 1909
monument
18Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ruse
Ruse, Ruse
Eastern Orthodox church · 1632 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
19Stoyan Bachvarov Dramatic Theatre
Varna, Varna
theatre · 1921
monument
Photo: Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов / Martyr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
20Резиденция на френския посланик в София
Sofia, Sofia-Capital
building · 1929 · baroque revival
monument
21Church of Saint Theodore, Boboshevo
Boboshevo, Kyustendil
Eastern Orthodox church · 1400 · Byzantine
monument
22Steneto Biosphere Reserve
Beli Osam, Lovech
nature reserve · 1963
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
23Tsaritchina Biosphere Reserve
Strelcha, Pazardzhik
nature reserve · 1949
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Photo: www.vacacionesbulgaria.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
24Aladzha Monastery
Golden Sands, Varna
museum · 1101
monument
25Rusenski Lom Nature Park
Shtraklevo, Ruse
nature park
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: © Plamen Agov • studiolemontree.com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
26Battenberg Mausoleum
Sofia, Sofia-Capital
mausoleum · 1897
monument
27Church of St Nicholas, Sapareva Banya
Sapareva Banya, Kyustendil
Eastern Orthodox church · 1300 · Byzantine
monument
Photo: www.vacacionesbulgaria.com · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
28Kableshkov House
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
museum · 1845 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
31The House with the Monkey
Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo
house · 1849
monument
32Church of St George, Kyustendil
Kyustendil, Kyustendil
Eastern Orthodox church · 1000
monument
Photo: © Plamen Agov • studiolemontree · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
33Vrachesh monastery
Vrachesh, Sofia
monastery · 1300
monument
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
34Central Balkan National Park
Karlovo, Plovdiv
national park · 1991
Important Bird AreaTentative World Heritage Site
Photo: own work (Todor Bozhinov) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
35Roman tomb in Silistra
Silistra, Silistra
tomb
Tentative World Heritage Site
Photo: Todor Bozhinov / Тодор Божинов / Martyr · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
36Fingov's house
Sofia, Sofia-Capital
house · 1909
monument
38Modern Theater, Sofia
Sofia, Sofia-Capital
movie theater · 1908 · Vienna Secession
monument
39Peeshti Skali
Tazha, Stara Zagora
nature reserve · 1979
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
42The Assumption of the Virgin
Kyustendil, Kyustendil
church · 1816 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis from Paleo Faliro, Greece. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
44Saint Demetrius Cathedral, Vidin
Vidin, Vidin
cathedral · 1900
monument
47Church of the Holy Trinity in Bansko
Bansko, Blagoevgrad
church · 1835
monument
52Markova House
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1832 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
53Бозова къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1859 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
54Васева къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1820 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
55Генчо-Стайкова къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1900 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
56Гъркова къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1842 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
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Драгия-Драгийска къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1852 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
Photo: Luxferuer личен фотоархив, кооперация с Мариана Панчева · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
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Дядо-Либенова къща
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
house · 1810 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
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Керекова чешма
Koprivshtitsa, Sofia
tap · 1751 · The Architecture of the Bulgarian Revival
monument
iDesignations
How sites are protected
| Designation | Sites with a page |
|---|---|
| monument | 159 |
| part of UNESCO World Heritage Site | 13 |
| Tentative World Heritage Site | 12 |
| Ramsar site | 10 |
| World Heritage Site | 8 |
| Important Bird Area | 1 |
| cultural heritage | 1 |
| protected area | 1 |