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Vitosha Nature Park
Nature preserve
Pine forest trails & mineral spring baths, plus winter sports on slopes accessible by ropeway.
4.80 (9.3K reviews)
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Divotino Monastery "Sveta Troitsa"
Monastery
👍👍 Amazing spiritual place fir anyone, who wants to experience and see a typical Bulgarian Orthodox Monastery. Beautiful church and icons, very well done and maintained. I even bought an ointment for psoriasis made by the monks. Very close to Sofia if you can't travel to the other monasteries.
4.80 (963 reviews)
4
Erma River Gorge, Tran
Nature preserve
Wooded river valley with a hiking trail passing tunnels, bridges, waterfalls & limestone cliffs.
4.70 (2K reviews)
5
Pernik Museum of Mining
Local history museum
Museum devoted to the history of coal mining, with subterranean guided tours through a former mine.
4.70 (1.2K reviews)
7
Living Water Spring
Tourist attraction
👍👍 The path begin in the end of Village Bosnek who is situated at 40km from sofia on the road to Pernik.You have to take street 'live water'
The path has length of 4km. Beautiful and wild place. I recommend for everyone 🌲☀🌳☀
4.80 (388 reviews)
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Vitosha
Mountain range
Landmark 2,290-m. massif offering outdoor pursuits such as hiking, skiing, biking & caving.
4.80 (380 reviews)
9
яз. Пчелина
Reservoir
👍👍 Amazing magic water and stunning view with an ancient church. Highly recommended!
4.70 (552 reviews)
12
Hanche Paramun
Restaurant
👍👍 Amazing food. We stopped to eat and buy some of the local home made and natural cheese, milk and sauseges. They have real bee honey also strawberry jam and other forest fruits. Everything is natural and home made. The prices are good and everything is delicious.
$$ $$
4.60 (965 reviews)
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Vrabcha Waterfall
Scenic spot
👍👍 Great, beautiful place. It is near the road and you can have barbecue here.
4.70 (417 reviews)
15
Silistar Beach
Beach
👍👍 Beautiful beach. Hard to get there though. Last 1 km is awful. Before that the road is very narrow for 10-15 km. Very close to Bulgarian - Turkish border, so you could be subject of random checks from the border police. Despite of all above it’s worth visiting.
4.50 (2.2K reviews)
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Alis Petting Zoo
Tourist attraction
👍👍 A lovely kid-friendly place about 45-50 minutes drive from Sofia. You can walk among, feed and pet all types of animals. Definite must for animal lovers!
4.50 (1.9K reviews)
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Паша дере
Beach
👍👍 Just perfect! The water is clean, the food ia greate and so delicious and the athmoshere is relaxed and welcoming. I trully recommend this beach!
4.70 (298 reviews)
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Дренско ханче
Restaurant
👍👍 Delicious food, big portions, fast service, awesome prices! Great place to eat en route to Sofia!
$$ $$
4.50 (1.6K reviews)
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Zemen Monastery "St. John the Apostle"
Monastery
👍👍 Peaceful and beautiful. More than 1000 years of history. Well maintained. There's a small restaurant and accommodation option within the monastery. About an hour drive from Sofia. Worth visiting.
4.50 (1.5K reviews)