Bulgaria Travel Bucket List

Ski Pirin peaks, explore Thracian history, and sip wines of Bulgaria

Visit Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Explore the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (a gold-domed Orthodox church built in the early 20th century), see the ancient Serdica Roman ruins at the metro station, stroll through Vitosha Boulevard (a pedestrian street with shops and views of Vitosha Mountain), and visit the National Museum of History (housing Thracian gold treasures and artifacts from Bulgaria's past).

Visit Varna, seaside capital of Bulgaria

Visit Plovdiv, cultural capital of Bulgaria

Visit Burgas, port city of Bulgaria

The main Bulgarian ski resort under the Pirin mountains, with a stone old town and mehana taverns.

Forty Byzantine churches on a rocky peninsula tied to the mainland by a causeway.

Abandoned flying-saucer monument on a Balkan mountaintop.

Medieval capital on the Yantra gorge.

Ancient churches on a Black Sea peninsula, UNESCO-listed.

Bulgaria's grandest mountain monastery.