A week in Bulgaria

Seven days across Bulgaria: Burgas, Shumen, Ruse, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Karlovo and Sofia. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Burgas

One day in Burgas, Bulgaria

  1. Apollonia PonticaArchaeological site · On the map
  2. SozopolArchaeological site · 0.2 km on from Apollonia Pontica · On the map
  3. Sozopol Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Sozopol · On the map

3 stops, about 0.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2: Shumen

One day in Shumen, Bulgaria

  1. Shumen FortressMuseum · On the map
  2. Tombul Mosque (Shumen)Mosque · 1.5 km on from Shumen Fortress · On the map
  3. Monument to 1300 Years of BulgariaMonument · 1.3 km on from Tombul Mosque (Shumen) · On the map
  4. Shumen History museumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria · On the map

4 stops, about 3.6 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3: Ruse

One day in Ruse, Bulgaria

  1. Holy Trinity Cathedral, RuseTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Monument of LibertyMonument · 0.3 km on from Holy Trinity Cathedral, Ruse · On the map
  3. Kaliopa HouseMuseum · 0.5 km on from Monument of Liberty · On the map
  4. St Paul of the Cross CathedralCathedral · 0.6 km on from Kaliopa House · On the map
  5. Sexaginta PristaMuseum · 0.6 km on from St Paul of the Cross Cathedral · On the map
  6. Rousse Regional Historical MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Sexaginta Prista · On the map

6 stops, about 2.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4: Kazanlak

One day in Kazanlak, Bulgaria

  1. Thracian Tomb of KazanlakMuseum · On the map
  2. History Museum "Iskra" KazanlakMuseum · 0.6 km on from Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak · On the map
  3. Rose MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from History Museum "Iskra" Kazanlak · On the map

3 stops, about 1.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5: Kardzhali

One day in Kardzhali, Bulgaria

  1. Stanka Dimitrova Art GalleryMuseum · On the map
  2. Kardzhali History MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Stanka Dimitrova Art Gallery · On the map
  3. Kardzhali children's railwayLandmark · 0.8 km on from Kardzhali History Museum · On the map

3 stops, about 1.3 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6: Karlovo

One day in Karlovo, Bulgaria

  1. Vasil Levski Museum, KarlovoMuseum · On the map
  2. Kursum MosqueMosque · 0.4 km on from Vasil Levski Museum, Karlovo · On the map
  3. Vasil Levski monument in KarlovoMonument · 0.6 km on from Kursum Mosque · On the map
  4. History museum KarlovoMuseum · 0.1 km on from Vasil Levski monument in Karlovo · On the map

4 stops, about 1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7: Sofia

One day in Sofia, Bulgaria

  1. Alexander Nevsky CathedralMuseum · On the map
  2. Saint Sophia ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Alexander Nevsky Cathedral · On the map
  3. Ivan Vazov National TheatreTheatre or opera house · 0.5 km on from Saint Sophia Church · On the map
  4. National Archaeological Museum, BulgariaMuseum · 0.3 km on from Ivan Vazov National Theatre · On the map
  5. Saint Nedelya ChurchCathedral · 0.3 km on from National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria · On the map
  6. Banya Bashi MosqueMosque · 0.3 km on from Saint Nedelya Church · On the map

6 stops, about 1.5 km between them in straight lines.

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Photo credits

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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