bubVarosha old quarterВароша
Revival houses, cafés and the Church of the Holy Mother of God.
City guide
Blagoevgrad, like a local
A young student city between Rila and Pirin, with a cosy old quarter and Rila Monastery an hour away.
Sights worth your time
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- Regional historical museum📞
- Gotse Delchev Monument
- Благороден елен
- Бодливо свинче
- Бял паун
- Вълк
- Вълнист папагал
- Гвенон
- Дива свиня
- Домашен гълъб
- Домашна кокошка
- Зайци
- Златист чакал
- Камерунска коза
- Кафява мечка
- Кози
- Кокошка копринка
- Лама
- Лисица
- Лъв
- Музей на водата
- Обикновен паун
- Обикновена токачка
- Патагонска мара
- Пони
- Римско селище "Скаптопара"
Things to do
📷 Real photosBachinovo parkПарк „Бачиново“
Forest park on the edge of town for walks and picnics.
Easy day trips
Rila Monastery (60 km)Рилският манастир (60 км)
Bulgaria’s most famous monastery in a mountain valley.
Melnik & Rozhen Monastery (80 km)Мелник и Роженски манастир (80 км)
Bulgaria’s smallest town among sand pyramids, famous for its wine.
Where to eat
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- Pizzeria RoccaPizza, Italian📞
- Bar 7📞
- Pizzaria MargaritaPizza📞
- ROOTS est. 1996Pizza📞
- Sakurasushi📞
- Втори Шанс
- LargeLocal, Pizza📞
- Механа Воденицата📞
- Pizza BorghesePizza📞
- FRAME bar and food📞
- PolCa
- Пицария НаполиPizza
- Rusalka
- Trezor
- BonjourPizza
- VerdePizza
- Гъбата
- Ивия
- Калисто📞
- Кариби
- Механа "Трифон Зарезан"
- Рай
- Ресторант "Авери"📞
- Ресторант "Царски клуб"📞
- Ресторант Маг
- Шкембеджийница
- La Storia📞
- Nice Place📞
- Raffy bar & gelato
- The House of the Food
Cheap local eats
★ Best-rated on Google MapsZakusvalnya (snack bar), banicharnitsa (banitsa bakery) and home-cooking eateries serve Bulgarian food at low prices; locals eat here. Ratings and photos: Google Maps.
Fresh Bar
Бар Бохеми
Бистро Хъшове
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Good coffee
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Bars
Hotels & guesthouses
★ Top-rated on Booking.comPrices, photos and guest reviews are on Booking.com and Google Maps.
None in our list yet. See them on Booking.com: Booking.com
AlphaАлфа
Orbita SPA HotelСПА Хотел Орбита
Hotel Park BachinovoХотел Парк Бачиново
Hotel Alen MakХотел Ален Мак
Езерец
Хотел Дива Благоевград
West
Transport
🚆 Trains (domestic & international)
- Railway station & direct trainsOn the Sofia–Kulata line towards Greece.bdz.bg🚆 Directions
- 🌍 Sofia → Istanbul night train (daily)Sofia 18:50 → Istanbul (Halkalı) 07:21, via Plovdiv and Dimitrovgrad. Couchette from about €38. Book on the Turkish railways site (TCDD), at BDZ or Sofia Central.ebilet.tcddtasimacilik.gov.tr
- 🌍 Bucharest ↔ Istanbul (daily)Stops at Ruse and Gorna Oryahovitsa (Veliko Tarnovo), then Dimitrovgrad. Direct car mid-June to mid-October; otherwise change at Dimitrovgrad. Ruse ↔ Bucharest is also possible.cfrcalatori.ro
Taxis
Tap to call. Licensed taxis only.
112 Emergency (police, ambulance, fire)Holidays nearby
Holidays in Bulgaria →⛷️ ⛰️
Winter
Bansko
Bulgaria’s biggest ski resort, under the peaks of Pirin, with a stone-built old town full of folk taverns.
- About 75 km of pistes, up to about 2,600 m
- Gondola straight from town
♨️
All year
Sandanski
The sunniest town in Bulgaria, with a mild Mediterranean climate and hot springs, famous for asthma and allergies.
- About 80 springs, up to 83 °C
- Mild climate all year
Good for: Bronchial asthma and skin allergies (the climate), joints and movement, central and peripheral nervous system, gynaecological problems; drinking cures for digestion.
Open guide →⛰️
Summer
Melnik
Bulgaria’s smallest town, tucked among giant sand pyramids, with old wine cellars and the Rozhen Monastery nearby.
- Famous for Shiroka Melnishka wine
- Best in spring and autumn