Plovdiv Airport 2 hr 47
Buzludzha (1 hr 20)
Huge saucer-shaped memorial opened in 1981 & now derelict, with far-reaching countryside views. Pass of the Republic (32 min) Museum Architectural Reserve 'Bozhentsi' (40 min) The Slaveykov House Museum (3 min) Kilifarevo Monastery 'Nativity of the Virgin' (37 min)
Monastery, mountain, and architecture Ethno village Etar (36 min)
Street of Balkan buildings with traditional crafts demos, plus historical water mills. Старото школо (41 min) Боженци-Трявна екопътека - средна част (20 min) Музей „Дом на хумора и сатирата” Габрово (34 min)
Museum and art exhibition Museum of Woodcarving and Ethnographic Arts (4 min)
Museum and art Shipka Pass (47 min)
Scenic 3,904-ft. pass between Gabrovo & Kazanlak, known for being the site of 4 historic battles. Buzludzha (1 hr 18)
Abandoned Communist-period monument noted for its futurist, flying saucer-inspired architecture. Dryanovo monastery 'St. Archangel Michael' (30 min)
Founded in the 12th century, this historic Bulgarian Orthodox monastery also features lodging. Bacho Kiro cave (28 min)
Network of underground chambers & tunnels where oddly shaped rocks have been given folkloric names. Sokolski manastir (41 min)
Orthodox monastery founded in 1833, with acclaimed icons in a chapel adorned with vibrant frescoes. | 
