Dobrich

Museums and galleries

Art Gallery — Dobrich

Dobrich

The Gold of Dobruja collection explores fieldwork, seasons and regional celebrations through painting and sculpture. A separate collection of paper artworks introduces international artists' experiments with this versatile creative material.

Architecture and settlements

Balchik Palace — Balchik

Balchik

The Stella Maris chapel, built in 1929–1930, reproduces a church in Trikomo, Cyprus. Queen Marie sent a stonemason to measure the original for her seaside residence in Balchik.

Nature and mountains

Baltata Reserve

Albena

The periodically flooded forest beside the Batova shelters field elm, ash and moisture-loving plants. River water, woodland shade and coastal climate create a distinctive natural environment close to the seaside beaches.

History and archaeology

Durankulak Hamangia Archaeological Complex — Durankulak

Durankulak

The prehistoric complex presents Hamangia culture through a cemetery and remains of early stone architecture. Archaeological layers beside the lake provide material evidence of ancient communities developing in Black Sea Dobruja.

Nature and mountains

Durankulak Lake

Durankulak

The lake lies on the Via Pontica migration route and shelters breeding and wintering waterbirds. Characteristic inhabitants include little bitterns and ferruginous ducks, while its waters preserve wild carp.

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Kavarna

Kavarna

Archaeological finds present the past of the Kavarna region, while old photographs show the nineteenth-century town. Books, weapons and drawings extend the story of local inhabitants and their struggles for liberation.

History and archaeology

Kaliakra Archaeological Reserve — Nos Kaliakra

Nos Kaliakra

Three successive lines of fortifications defended the cape from the landward side. Known to the Romans as Acros Castellum, its surviving walls reveal the Black Sea promontory's enduring military importance.

Museums and galleries

Old Dobrich Ethnographic Complex

Dobrich

The complex occupies the former Odun and Un markets. Its reconstructed bazaar preserves Dobrujan crafts from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through the work of hereditary master craftspeople.

Nature and mountains

Shabla and Ezerets Lakes

Shabla

View of Shabla Lake

The two coastal lagoon lakes are linked by a channel and form one wetland. Sand dunes, grassland communities and wooded areas complement the waters, creating a varied natural complex on the northern Black Sea coast.

Parks and gardens

University Botanical Garden — Balchik

Balchik

The botanical garden develops scientific collections within a former royal residence's park. Terraces, water features and local Balchik stone combine with cacti, succulents and rare plants from different regions.

History and archaeology

Yordan Yovkov Memorial House — Dobrich

Dobrich

The museum complex traces Yordan Yovkov’s connection with Dobrudzha, a source of his literary themes. His wife Despina’s family house preserves memories of their marriage and his work on The Reaper.