Places

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Klisura

The museum occupies a community-centre memorial built through donations to commemorate the April Uprising's participants. Documents and paintings recount events, while the fundraising story reveals Klisura's enduring collective remembrance.

Bulgaria · Burgas

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Malko Tarnovo

Alongside archaeological finds and Strandzha icons, the collections explore the Preobrazhenie Uprising and regional dress. Intangible heritage displays explain fire dancing, the White Kuker tradition and local devotion to saints.

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Perushtitsa

Finds from Duhova Mound include ancient sculptures, votive tablets and coins minted in Philippopolis. They reveal the district's Thracian and Roman past, complementing the museum's account of later liberation struggles.

Bulgaria · Targovishte

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Popovo

The icon collection includes works by Tryavna painters, while the ethnographic section preserves authentic regional costumes. Archaeological heritage also appears through a virtual reconstruction of the nearby late antique Kovachevsko Kale fortress.

Bulgaria · Sofia Province

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Samokov

Ironworking and water-powered samokov hammers explain the origin of the town's name. Icons, paintings and Zahari Zograf's personal belongings complement this economic history with the heritage of Samokov's celebrated painting school.

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Strelcha

The archaeological exhibition gives special prominence to finds from Zhaba Mogila. Ethnographic rooms present local crafts and commerce, while the art department preserves a collection of works by Milyo Marinov Baltov.

Bulgaria · Lovech

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Teteven

The museum occupies a memorial building erected in 1932 to honour those killed in the wars. Prehistoric tools and Roman coins in its archaeological collections document the Teteven region’s early inhabitants.

Bulgaria · Pazardzhik

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Velingrad

Thracian pottery, textiles and clothing introduce the communities of the Chepino region. Exhibits devoted to opera bass Nicolai Ghiaurov include stage costumes, scores and recordings, connecting local history with international music.

Bulgaria · Vidin

Museums and galleries

Historical Museum — Vidin

Vidin’s museum tradition began with a local archaeological society. An early exhibition in the former Ottoman post office brought together coins and Bulgarian embroidery, linking archaeology with regional folk culture.

Photograph from Hitovo (Dobrich-selska Municipality)

Bulgaria · Dobrich

Settlements

Hitovo (Dobrich-selska Municipality)

Hitovo is a village in Dobrich-selska Municipality, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77284. Elevation range: 200–299 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Shumen

Settlements

Hitrino (Hitrino Municipality)

Hitrino is a village in Hitrino Municipality, Shumen Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 14516. Elevation range: 300–499 m. Municipal centre. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Lovech

Settlements

Hlevene (Lovech Municipality)

Hlevene is a village in Lovech Municipality, Lovech Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77311. Elevation range: 300–499 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Photograph from Hlyabovo (Topolovgrad Municipality)

Bulgaria · Haskovo

Settlements

Hlyabovo (Topolovgrad Municipality)

Hlyabovo is a village in Topolovgrad Municipality, Haskovo Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77325. Elevation range: 300–499 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Kardzhali

Settlements

Hodzhovtsi (Kardzhali Municipality)

Hodzhovtsi is a village in Kardzhali Municipality, Kardzhali Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77339. Elevation range: 500–699 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Haskovo

History and archaeology

Holy Mother of God Monument — Haskovo

The monument was unveiled in 2003 and funded through public donations. A Nativity of the Virgin chapel occupies its base, while the Marian figure reflects Haskovo’s tradition of regarding the Virgin as its protector.

Bulgaria · Blagoevgrad

Monasteries and places of worship

Holy Trinity Church — Bansko

Built in 1835, the church combines three-nave architecture with several Bulgarian Revival artistic traditions. Velyan Ognev created its iconostasis and decorative painting, while Dimitar and Simeon Molerov painted the icons.

Bulgaria · Gabrovo

History and archaeology

Hotalich Fortress — Sevlievo

Hotalich combines an early Byzantine fortress with a developed medieval town. Excavations reveal homes, workshops and churches below the hilltop citadel, whose substantial walls, gates and defensive tower form its fortified core.

Bulgaria · Ruse

Settlements

Hotantsa (Ruse Municipality)

Hotantsa is a village in Ruse Municipality, Ruse Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77342. Elevation range: 50–99 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

View of Hotnitsa Waterfall near Hotnitsa

Bulgaria · Veliko Tarnovo

Settlements

Hotnitsa (Veliko Tarnovo Municipality)

Hotnitsa is a village in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77356. Elevation range: 100–199 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Veliko Tarnovo

Nature and mountains

Hotnitsa Waterfall

Also known as Kaya Bunar, the waterfall belongs to a sequence of small cascades upstream. Wooden bridges and steps follow the valley, revealing different aspects of its water and rock landscape.

Bulgaria · Blagoevgrad

Settlements

Hotovo (Sandanski Municipality)

Hotovo is a village in Sandanski Municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77361. Elevation range: 100–199 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Bulgaria · Gabrovo

Architecture and settlements

House of Humour and Satire — Gabrovo

Gabrovo's tradition of self-mocking humour continues through international cartoons and contemporary art. The museum organises the Humour and Satire Biennial, connecting local anecdotes with wider visual commentary on society.

Bulgaria · Sofia Province

Settlements

Hrabarsko (Bozhurishte Municipality)

Hrabarsko is a village in Bozhurishte Municipality, Sofia Province Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77400. Elevation range: 700–999 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.

Photograph from Hrabrino (Rodopi Municipality)

Bulgaria · Plovdiv

Settlements

Hrabrino (Rodopi Municipality)

Hrabrino is a village in Rodopi Municipality, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. EKATTE code: 77373. Elevation range: 200–299 m. This profile uses the official National Register of Settlements. View the location on the map and add the settlement to your personal itinerary.