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100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria

100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria is a Bulgarian national movement established in 1966 to promote tourism among Bulgaria's most significant cultural, historic, and natural landmarks.

As part of this program, sites of cultural and historical significance have been selected, ranging from historic places and monuments to archaeological and architectural sanctuaries, museums, monasteries, as well as national parks, mountain peaks and other geological phenomena. Each of the chosen landmarks has its own individual seal, which is stamped onto pages of an official passport-like booklet issued by the Bulgarian Tourist Union (BTU). A booklet can be purchased at any tourist union center or on location at any of the sites and it costs a symbolic 1 lev. The booklet comes with a separate map which includes a list of the sites, their addresses and working hours. The maximum number of collectible stamps per booklet is 100 and, contrary to the movement's title, the exact number of official sites exceeds the number 100.

Rewarding

A reward scheme has been developed to encourage collection of as many stamps as possible. Depending on the number of stamps collected, participants may receive bronze, silver or gold badges. 25 stamps earn bronze, 50 stamps earn silver and 100 stamps (a complete booklet) earn gold. The National Organizational Committee of the BTU holds an annual lottery for the previous year's badge earners every August. Prizes include domestic and overseas excursions, bicycles, tents, sleeping bags, and other travel-related items.

Some landmarks in the original program highlighted Bulgaria's Communist government, which collapsed on November 10, 1989. In 2003 the BTU removed many of these sites from the official list. Both the original and current lists appear below. The list has since seen minor changes in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Program Participants

A variety of organizations and institutions participated in developing and promoting the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. These include:

  • The Bulgarian Tourist Union
  • The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria
  • The Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria
  • The Bulgarian State Agency for Youth and Sports
  • The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
  • The Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria
  • The Union of Bulgarian Motorists
  • The Bulgarian Red Cross
  • The Bulgarian National Radio
  • Bulgarian National Television

One hundred national tourist sites

7. The fortifications at the entrance of [[Nesebar
15. [[Belogradchik Rocks
41. [[Plovdiv Roman theatre
The Bachkovo Monastery
58. [[Boyana Church
National Museum of History
74. Stone river in [[Vitosha
85. The [[Wonderful Bridges
91. [[Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

  1. Bansko — Velyanov House, Neofit Rilski Museum, Nikola Vaptsarov Museum, Permanent Icon Exhibition "Bansko Art School".

  2. a Bansko- Holy Trinity Church

  3. Pirin mountain — Vihren Peak

  4. Dobarsko village — Church of Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratilates

  5. Melnik — Historical Museum of Melnik, Kordopulov House, 4a Rozhen Monastery.

  6. Petrich — Rupite Protected Area including St. Petka Church, 5a Samuil's Fortress National Park Museum, 5b Heraclea Sintica ancient Greek city.

  7. Nesebar —Nesebar Archaeological Museum 6a Pomorie – Salt Museum, Pomorie, 6bLake Pomorie

  8. Burgas – Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Poda Protected Area, '7a Aytos rock formation "Three brothers"

  9. Malko Tarnovo — Petrova Niva Site, Museum of History 8a. Sozopol — Archaeological Museum

  10. Varna — Museum of History and the Maritime Museum

  11. Devnya — Museum of Mosaics

  12. Veliko Tarnovo — Tsarevets archaeological reserve, Museum of History, Arbanasi architectural reserve

  13. Svishtov — Aleko Konstantinov's House

  14. Vidin — Konaka Museum (Museum of History) and Baba Vida Fortress

  15. Magura Cave

  16. Belogradchik – Museum of History, Belogradchik Rocks. (Formerly also: Belogradchik Fortress)

  17. Vratsa — Ledenika Cave, Regional Museum of History 16a. Mezdra (added in the 2010s) – Kaleto archaeological complex

  18. Mount Okolchitsa — the place of Hristo Botev's death

  19. Kozloduy — Radetzky steamship-museum, Monument of Hristo Botev

  20. Gabrovo — Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex, Museum of Education, Uzana locality, House of Humour and Satire

  21. Bozhentsi village — Architectural and historical reserve

  22. Tryavna — Museum of the Wood-Carving and Ethnographical Arts

  23. Dryanovo — Dryanovo Monastery, Kolyu Ficheto Museum, Bacho Kiro Cave

  24. Dobrich — House of Yordan Yovkov, Art Gallery

  25. Balchik — Palace complex 24a. University Botanic Garden 24b. Kavarna — Kaliakra Headland, Kaliakra Archaeological reserve

  26. Kardzhali — Ruins of Perperikon, Monastery of John the Precursor (Св. Йоан Предтеча) 25a. Regional Museum of History

  27. Kyustendil — Vladimir Dimitrov Art Gallery, House of Dimitar Peshev, Medieval Church of St George museum, regional historical museum

  28. Blagoevgrad (added in the 2010s) – Varosha Quarter, regional historical museum 27a. Ruen Peak in Osogovo Mountain

  29. Rila Monastery

  30. Skakavitsa Chalet and the Seven Rila Lakes

  31. Lovech — Vasil Levski Museum, Kakrina Inn 30a. Karlukovo (added in the 2010s) – National cave house 30b. Devetaki – Devetashka cave

  32. Troyan — Natural History Museum at Cherni Osam, Troyan Monastery, Museum of Folk Arts

  33. Teteven — Museum of History

  34. Brestnitsa village — Saeva Dupka Cave

  35. Berkovitsa — Museum of Ethnography, House of Ivan Vasov. (Formerly also: Kom Peak)

  36. Pazardzhik — Church of Virgin Mary, House of Stanislav Dospevski, Regional Museum of History

  37. Panagyurishte — Oborishte locality, House of Rayna Knyaginya

  38. Peshtera — Snezhanka Cave, Peristera Fortress

  39. Batak — Museum of History

  40. Tran — the Gorge on the Jerma River 39a. Pernik (added in the 2010s) – Underground mining museum

  41. Pleven — St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum, Pleven Panorama, Regional Museum of History

  42. Plovdiv — Roman theatre, Ethnography Museum, Museum of History. (Formerly also: Old Plovdiv architectural reserve, St. Konstantin and Elena Church)

  43. Perushtitsa — Museum of History

  44. Sopot — the Nunnery, House of Ivan Vazov

  45. Karlovo — Vasil Levski National Museum, Museum of History

  46. Kalofer — Hristo Botev National Museum

  47. Sandanski (added in the 2010s) – Episcopal Basilica, Archaeological Museum 46a.The Botev Peak

  48. Asenovgrad — The Bachkovo Monastery, Asenova krepost fortress, Museum of History

  49. Razgrad — Abrittus Archaeological reserve

  50. Isperih — Museum of History, Sboryanovo museum of history and archaeology, the Thracian town of Chelis and Demir Baba Tekke at Sveshtari village. (Formerly also: Thracian Tomb)

  51. Ruse — House of Zahari Stoyanov, Pantheon of National Revival Heroes

  52. Silistra — Museum of History, Medcidi Tabi fortress

  53. Srebarna Nature Reserve

  54. Tutrakan — Military Tomb Memorial Complex, Museum of Danube Fishing and Boat-Making.

  55. Sliven — House of Hadzhi Dimitar, National Textile Museum, Art Gallery

  56. Velingrad (added in the 2010s) – Museum of History. (The Sinite Kamani Natural park and Karandila Chalet previously occupied this position.)

  57. Kotel — Georgi Sava Rakovski's Pantheon and the Museum of Famous People of the Bulgarian Revival Age, Natural History Museum

  58. Zheravna village — House of Yordan Yovkov. (Formerly also: Architecture and Ethnography Reserve)

  59. Sofia — The National Museum of History 58a. Boyana Church National Museum

  60. Sofia — Alexander Nevsky Cathedral 59a. (added in the 2010s) National Museum of Military History

  61. Elena (added in the 2010s) – House of Hilarion of Makariopolis, Daskalolivnitsa historical complex. (The National Church Museum of History and Archaeology in Sofia previously occupied this position.)

  62. Sofia — Earth and Man National Museum 61a. National Palace of Culture

  63. Sofia — National Gallery for Foreign Art, maintained by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 62a. National Art Gallery

  64. Etropole — Museum of History, Clocktower, Monastery of the Holy Trinity

  65. Krestevic, Sredna Gora (added in the 2010s) — Buntovna Commemorative Tourist Complex

  66. Sofia — National Museum of Natural History maintained by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

  67. Sofia — Museum of the History of Sport located inside the Vasil Levski National Stadium 66a. Sofia Zoo 66b. (added in the 2010s) National Anthropological Museum maintained by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

  68. Starosel village — Thracian tomb 67a. Hisarya — Archaeological Museum

  69. Sofia — Institute of Archaeology and Museum maintained by the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 68a. (added in the 2010s) National Polytechnical Museum

  70. Chiprovtsi (added in the 2010s) – Museum of History, Chiprovtsi Monastery

  71. Bratsigovo — Town Museum of History

  72. Chirpan — House Museum of Peyo Yavorov, Nikola Manev Art Gallery, St. Athanasius monastery in Zlatna Livada village. (The St. Sophia Temple formerly occupied this position.)

  73. Haskovo (added in the 2010s) – Virgin Mary monument, Aleksandrovo tomb and museum centre. (The Sofia Synagogue occupied this position prior to 2007.) 72a. (added in the 2010s) Mezek – Medieval fortress, Thracian domed tomb. 72b. (added in the 2010s) Ivaylovgrad – Villa Armira, Municipal historical museum.

  74. Dimitrovgrad — History Museum, the House of Penyo Penev, Giordano Bruno observatory

  75. Vitosha (added in the 2010s) — Aleko Chalet. 74a. Cherni Vrah

  76. Koprivshtitsa — Archaeology and History Reserve

  77. Nova Zagora (added in the 2010s) – Karanova Mogila museum. (Bogdan Peak at Sredna Gora formerly occupied this position.)

  78. Klisura — Museum of History

  79. Osenovlag village — Seven Altars Monastery

  80. Samokov — Museum of History, the Nunnery. 79a. Belchin village (added in the 2010s) – Tsar Mali Town.

  81. Rila — Musala Peak

  82. Botevgrad — the Clocktower. (Slivnitsa town cemetery occupied this position prior to 2005.)

  83. Skravena village — monument at St. Nikolai Monastery to the members of Hristo Botev's detachment

  84. Smolyan — Museum of History. (Uhlovitsa Cave formerly occupied this position.) 83a. Smolyan Planetarium 83b. Momchilovtsi village

  85. Pamporovo — Uhlovitsa Cave, Snezhanka Peak

  86. Rhodope Mountains – Golyam Perelik Peak, The Wonderful Bridges

  87. Zlatograd — Ethnography Complex

  88. Rhodope Mountains – Shiroka Laka village archaeological reserve 87a. Madan, Smolyan Province – Rhodope Crystal Hall, Sharenka Cave

  89. Rhodope Mountains – Trigrad Gorge. (Formerly also: the Devil's Throat Cave)

  90. Rhodope Mountains – Yagodinska cave, Buynovo gorge

  91. Stara Zagora – the Neolithic Houses Museum, the Stara Zagora Defenders Memorial Complex, Museum of History. (Formerly also: the Roman Forum of Augusta Traiana)

  92. Kazanlak – Chudomir Art and Literature Museum, Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

  93. Shipka town — Shipka Memorial Church

  94. Shipka Pass — Shipka Memorial

  95. Shumen — Shumen Fortress Historical and Archaeological Reserve, Founders of Bulgaria Monument, Regional Museum of History

  96. Shumen — Tombul Mosque

  97. Pliska — Archaeological Reserve Pliska, Great Basilica, Pliska

  98. Madara — Madara Rider

  99. Veliki Preslav – National Historical and Archaeological Reserve

  100. Yambol — the ancient town of Kabile, Museum of History

  101. Elhovo — Museum of Ethnography

References

References

  1. [http://visit-bansko.bg/en/what-to-see/museums/item/3949-house-of-velyan Velyanov House]
  2. [http://visit-bansko.bg/en/what-to-see/museums/item/3953-house-museum-%E2%80%9Cneofit-rilski%E2%80%9D House-museum "Neofit Rilski"]
  3. [http://visit-bansko.bg/en/what-to-see/museums/item/3952-house-museum-of-nikola-vaptsarov House-museum of Nikola Vaptsarov]
  4. [http://visit-bansko.bg/en/what-to-see/museums/item/3951-permanent-exhibition-of-bansko-art-school Permanent Icon Exhibition]
  5. [http://visit-bansko.bg/en/what-to-see/churches-and-monasteries/item/3958-st-trinity-church Holy Trinity Church of Bansko]
  6. [http://www.historymuseum.org/en/filial/cyrkva-sv-sv-teodor-tiron-i-teodor-stratilat-v-s-dobyrsko/ Theodore Stratilates Church]
  7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160906221937/http://melnik-bg.eu/en/article:pashova_house Historical Museum of Melnik]
  8. [http://bulgariatravel.org/en/object/284/Hram_pametnik_Rupite St. Petka Church]
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