Bulgaria occupies a comparatively small area in the Balkan Peninsula but its unique combination of beautiful nature, thousands years of history, rich cultural past, preserved traditions and folk art attract increasing numbers of tourists from all over the world.

Its territory houses 9 sites of exceptional value, included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List of culture and nature:

The Boyana Church, the Madara Horseman, the Kazanlak Thracian Tomb, the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo (in 1979), the Rila Monastery, the Ancient City of Nessebar and the Pirin National Park (in 1983), the Srebarna Biosphere Reserve (in 1984) and the Thracian Tomb near the village of Sveshtari (in 1985).