Natural attractions

• Waterfalls
• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons

Pod Kamiko is a 40-meter waterfall in the Iskar Gorge. It is located along the Bovska River, near the village of Gara Bov.

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Alekovi Waterfalls are a small cascade on the Skakavitsa River in Vitosha Mountain, between Simeonovo and Dragalevtsi just above Sofia.

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Azovsko Padalo is a hidden waterfall above Belovo, near Golyamo Belovo village, in the northern Western Rhodopes.

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A 54-metre waterfall in Central Balkan NP on the Babska River, near the Rusalka and Triglav huts in the Triglav massif.

• Rock formations
• Viewpoints

Belintash is a Thracian rock sanctuary in the Rhodope Mountains above Vrata and Mostovo, about 30 km from Asenovgrad.

• Caves

Benkovska Cave is a historic cave in the Teteven Balkan above Cherni Vit, close to the trail toward Chertigrad.

• Lakes
• Mountains

Bezbozhko Lake is a glacial lake in Northern Pirin, next to Bezbog Hut, below Bezbog Peak above Dobrinishte.

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• Waterfalls
• Rapids
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Bistrishki Waterfall is a 35 m cascading waterfall in north-western Rila, above Bistritsa village near Dupnitsa.

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Boaza Waterfall is a small waterfall in the Boaza area near Targovishte, close to Prolaz village.

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• Rivers
• Viewpoints

Bovska Skaklya is a ~85 m seasonal waterfall in the Iskar Gorge, Western Balkan Mountains, near Gara Bov and Zasele.

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• Mountains

Boyana Lake is an artificial lake on Vitosha Mountain, near the Boyana district of Sofia. It is a popular destination along the route to Boyana Waterfall.

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• Forests

Boyana Waterfall is a 25-m waterfall on the northern slopes of Vitosha Mountain, above Sofia’s Boyana district.

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Boychova Dupka is a karst cave in the Vlakhina Mountains, near Logodazh village and close to Blagoevgrad.

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Chatala Waterfall is a small forked waterfall in Belasitsa, above Kamena, near Samuilovo and the Kameshnitsa River.

• Mountains
• Viewpoints

Mount Chepan is a karst ridge in western Bulgaria, near Dragoman and Godech, overlooking the Dragoman Marsh.

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Chiprovski Waterfall is an 18 m cascade in Western Stara Planina above Chiprovtsi, at over 1200 m in a beech forest near the Serbian border.

• Swamps / Wetlands

Choklyovo Bog is a protected peat wetland near Baykalsko village (Radomir) in the Konyavska Mountains, SW Bulgaria.

• Rock formations

Chudnite Skali is a rock phenomenon near Asparuhovo, on the shore of Tsonevo Reservoir in the eastern Balkan Mountains.

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• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons

Chukovski Waterfall is a small fall in a rocky canyon of the Chukovska River near Chukovo village, 6 km from Momchilgrad, Eastern Rhodopes.

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Dabitsata Waterfall is a cascade waterfall in Belasitsa, above Skrat village, near Petrich.

• Viewpoints
• Forests

Dakeritsa Rocks are megalithic rocks above Dedovo (Western Rhodopes), near Ravnishta Hut in the Plovdiv region.

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Devetashka Cave is a huge karst cave, one of the largest in Bulgaria. It is located near the village of Devetaki (Lovech Province), on the bank of the Osam River. It is famous for its seven “windows” and its bats.

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• Cliffs

The Devil's Sprayer is Bulgaria's highest waterfall, 202.5 meters. It is in the Stara Planina mountains, within the "Severen Dzhendem" reserve below Botev Peak.

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Scenic 20-m waterfall in the Ponor Mountains near Dobravitsa (Svoge), best in spring.

• Swamps / Wetlands

Dragoman Marsh is the largest karst wetland in Bulgaria. It is located near the town of Dragoman, at the foot of Chepan Mountain.

• Caves

Elata Cave is a pit cave in the Ponor Mountains, Western Stara Planina, just south of Zimevitsa near Svoge.

• Waterfalls

Germe Bunar (Dupkata) is a 7–8 m waterfall near Zheladovo village in the Eastern Rhodopes (Dzhebel Municipality), close to Zlatograd.

• Stone rivers
• Mountains

Zlatnite Mostove is a stone river on Vitosha above Sofia’s Vladaya district, famous for its giant golden-tinted boulders.

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• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons

Golyam Skok is a roughly 15 m waterfall in the Maglizh Gorge above Maglizh, in the Central Balkan range, near Barite.

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Goritsa Waterfall is a 39-meter waterfall in Rila Mountain, located near Ovchartsi village and close to the town of Sapareva Banya.

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• Gorges / Canyons

Hotnitsa Waterfall (Kaya Bunar) is a beautiful 30-meter waterfall on the Bohot river. It is located near Hotnitsa village and Veliko Tarnovo.

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A 70–72 m alpine waterfall in Central Balkan NP, below the Triglav massif on the Kademliyska River, near Tazha and Triglav huts.

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• Peaks
• Viewpoints

The best panoramic view of Sofia! Kamen Del is a rocky peak on Vitosha Mountain. It is located near Aleko Hut.

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• Rapids

Kameshnishki Waterfall “Sramezhlivetsa” is a 21 m waterfall in Belasitsa near Kamena—the highest on the Bulgarian side of the mountain.

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Kameshnishki Waterfall “Sramezhlivetsa” is a 21 m waterfall on the Kameshnitsa River in Belasitsa, near Kamena.

• Mountains
• Cliffs
• Viewpoints

Kobilini Steni are steep limestone cliffs in the Vratsa Balkan. They are located between Ochindol village and Parshevitsa Hut, near Beglichka Mogila peak.

• Caves

Kolkina Dupka is a vertical cave in the Ponor Mts above Zimevitsa (Svoge), known as Bulgaria’s longest and deepest.

• Rock formations

Komatinski Skali are a rock formation in the Vlahina Mountains above Brestovo, near Simitli and the North Macedonia border.

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Kominite is a rocky twin-peak area on Vitosha Mountain above Dragalevska River valley, just outside Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Kopitoto is a locality on Vitosha mountain, near Sofia, famous for one of the most impressive panoramic views of the entire capital.

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• Forests

Koprenski Waterfalls are three mountain falls in Western Stara Planina near Kopilovtsi village and Mount Kopren, close to the town of Chiprovtsi.

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A cascading waterfall near Godech on the Drakul River, beside Bukorovski Monastery; three drops totaling ~22 m.

• Lakes
• Mountains

The Kremen Lakes are a group of nine glacial lakes in Northern Pirin. They are located in the Kremen cirque, surrounded by Sivriya and Dzhano peaks.

• Rivers
• Waterfalls
• Rapids

The Krushuna Waterfalls are a picturesque travertine cascade near Krushuna village, Lovech region, located in the Devetashka Plateau.

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Ledenika Cave is one of the most visited Bulgarian caves, located in the Vratsa Balkan Nature Park, 16 km from the city of Vratsa, famed for its icy entrance halls.

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• Gorges / Canyons

Letovnishki Waterfall is a small Eastern Rhodopes waterfall near the villages of Letovnik and Gruevo, close to Kardzhali.

• Beaches

Listi Beach is a wild cove in Strandzha Nature Park, south of Sinemorets, between Lipite and Silistar beaches.

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Magura Cave is a karst cave near Rabisha by Belogradchik, famous for its prehistoric rock paintings.

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Mangaro Waterfall is a waterfall in Belasitsa above Skrat, near Klyuch and Petrich.

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Mechkulski Waterfall is a 51.3 m waterfall on the Mechkulska River in northwestern Pirin, near Mechkul and Kresna Gorge.

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Muratovo Lake is a glacial lake in Northern Pirin, below Muratov Peak, near Vihren Hut in Pirin National Park.

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Petkanovi Waterfalls are a remote cascade in Dzhendema Reserve, Central Balkan Mountains, in the area above Kalofer.

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A small seasonal waterfall in Ponor Mountain above Gorna Dobravitsa, near Breze and the Stolo ridge.

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Polska Skakavitsa is a karst waterfall in the Zemen Mountain near the village of the same name, close to the Struma River gorge.

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Popinolashki Waterfall is a two-tier waterfall in the Pirin Mountains, in the Popina Laka area above Sandanski, near Lilyanovo.

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• Mountains

Popovo Lake is a glacial lake in Pirin, at 2,234 m, the largest and deepest in the range, a popular hike from Bezbog hut

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Prohodna is a karst cave near Karlukovo (Lukovit), Bulgaria, renowned for the “Eyes of God” skylights in its ceiling.

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Raysko Praskalo is a 124.5-metre waterfall—the highest permanent waterfall in Bulgaria. It is located in the Dzhendema Reserve of Central Balkan National Park, above the town of Kalofer and below Botev Peak.

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A 10 m waterfall near Reselets on the Belilka River, famed for its walk-behind rock niche and the nearby Kupenite rock formations.

• Lakes
• Mountains

The Ribni Lakes are a group of glacial lakes in Central Rila. They are located in a cirque near the "Ribni Lakes" mountain hut.

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Rilska Skakavitsa is a 70-m waterfall, the highest in Rila, near Skakavitsa Hut.

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• Rock formations

Shapran Dupka is a natural rock bridge near Belitsa (Laki Municipality) in the Rhodopes, just off the road to Krastova Gora.

• Gorges / Canyons
• Rivers

Sheitan Dere is a narrow gorge on the Arda River below Studen Kladenets Dam, near Rabovo village in the Eastern Rhodopes.

• Beaches
• River mouths

Silistar Beach is a wild, scenic beach in Strandzha Nature Park, between Sinemorets and Rezovo, by the Silistar River mouth.

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Skalovitets Waterfall is a three-tier cascade in the eastern Rila Mountains, near Kostenets village and Gurgulitsa Hut.

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Scenic waterfall at the end of the Koznitsa River gorge, next to Teteven in the Teteven Balkan.

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The highest waterfall in the Rhodopes. Slivodolsko Padalo is a 49 m waterfall in the Red Wall Reserve above Bachkovo, in the Western Rhodopes.

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• Springs

Smolichanski Waterfall “St. Anna” is a 12–15 m karst drop in the Osogovo Mts, near Smolichano village and its monastery.

• Beaches

St. Paraskeva Bay is a wild sea bay in the Ropotamo Reserve, north of Primorsko, near Beglik Tash and Cape Maslen Nos.

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Stari Chal is a waterfall in the Eastern Rhodopes, near Dolna Kula village in Krumovgrad Municipality, close to Kazana Waterfall.

• Rock formations

The Stob Pyramids are rock hoodoos above Stob in western Rila, near Rila Monastery.

• Mountains
• Cliffs
• Rock formations
• Viewpoints

The Stolo rock phenomenon is an impressive rock crown in Ponor Mountain. It is located near the village of Breze and the town of Svoge.

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Suvcharsko Praskalo is a 54 m waterfall in Central Balkan National Park, above Hristo Danovo village near Karnare (Karlovo), Bulgaria.

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Tarnichensko Praskalo is a 40 m waterfall in the Middle Balkan, near Tarnicheni village and close to Pavel Banya.

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• Caves

The Belogradchik Rocks are fantastically shaped sandstone formations near Belogradchik, NW Bulgaria, beside the Belogradchik Fortress.

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Devil’s Throat Cave is a precipice cave in Trigrad Gorge, Western Rhodopes, near Trigrad village, famed for a 42-m underground waterfall.

• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons
• Rapids
• Cliffs

The Erma River Gorge is a picturesque canyon formed by the river's waters. It is located just 4 km from the town of Tran in Western Bulgaria.

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• Gorges / Canyons
• Rapids
• Forests

The Fotinski Waterfalls are a three-tier cascade on the Fotinska River in the Western Rhodopes, near Fotinovo and Batak.

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The Klyuchki Waterfalls are a Lipnitsa River cascade in Belasitsa, above Klyuch village near Petrich.

• Rock formations

Karst rock bridges—two marble arches in the Western Rhodopes near Zabardo, Bulgaria, at 1,450 m below Mount Persenk.

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Sandstone earth pyramids near Melnik at Pirin’s foothills, close to Rozhen Monastery; some rise up to 100 m.

• Rivers
• River mouths

The mouth of the Iskar River is where it flows into the Danube near Gigen and Baykal, in the low Danubian Plain.

• Rivers
• Beaches
• River mouths
• Lagoons

The Kamchia River mouth is a Black Sea estuary ~25 km south of Varna, beside the longoz forests of the Kamchia reserve.

• Rivers
• Lagoons
• River mouths

The mouth of the Ropotamo River is a river lagoon in the Ropotamo Reserve, south of Primorsko, where it meets the Black Sea.

• Rivers
• Beaches
• River mouths
• Lagoons

The mouth of the Veleka River is near Sinemorets in Strandzha, where a long sand spit separates the river from the Black Sea.

• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons

Emen Canyon is a limestone gorge of the Negovanka River near Emen village, about 20 km west of Veliko Tarnovo.

• Mountains
• Cliffs
• Plateaus
• Viewpoints

The Panoramic Cliffs above Teteven are a rocky ridge above the town, between Ravni Kamak and Opasen Zab, below Mount Petrahilya.

• Rivers
• Gorges / Canyons
• Rock formations

Rachene River canyon between Kameno Pole and Reselets, famed for the “Chuklite” limestone towers in Bulgaria’s Western Fore-Balkan.

• Lakes
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• Rapids

The Seven Rila Lakes are glacial lakes in Northwestern Rila, near the Seven Lakes Hut, within Rila National Park.

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• Cliffs

Trigrad Gorge is a marble canyon in the Western Rhodopes near Trigrad village, close to the Devil’s Throat Cave.

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Tserovski Waterfall is a 19-m cascade above Tserovo in the Iskar Gorge, Western Stara Planina. Best seen in spring.

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• Waterfalls
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The Urdini Lakes are a group of glacial lakes in north-western Rila, between Damga and Dodov peaks above the valley of the Urdina River.

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• Rivers

Ustinski Waterfall is a seasonal ~15 m cascade above Ustina village in the Northern Rhodopes, near Krichim and Perushtitsa.

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Varovitets is a karst waterfall by Etropole Monastery in the Balkan Mountains, dropping about 12–15 m.

• Viewpoints
• Peaks
• Mountains

The highest peak of Konyavska Mountain (1,487 m), near the town of Kyustendil. It stands out with its unique panoramic views of numerous mountain ranges.

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• Cliffs

Vidimsko Praskalo is an 80 m waterfall in Severen Dzhendem Reserve (Central Balkan NP), above the town of Apriltsi.

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• Viewpoints

Vinishki Kamak is a rock natural monument above Maglizh in the Balkan Mountains, near the Maglizh Monastery.

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Vrabchanski Waterfall is a 4 m fall on the Vrabchanska River near Vrabcha village, by the road to Trun (Greben Mt.).

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Yavornishki Waterfall is a small waterfall in Belasitsa, south of Yavornitsa village near Petrich.