Plovdiv Airport 3 hr 1
Pass of the Republic (46 min) Buzludzha (1 hr 39)
Abandoned Communist-period monument noted for its futurist, flying saucer-inspired architecture. Боженци-Трявна екопътека - средна част (41 min) Kilifarevo Monastery 'Nativity of the Virgin' (51 min)
Monastery, mountain, and architecture Ethno village Etar (57 min)
Street of Balkan buildings with traditional crafts demos, plus historical water mills. The Slaveykov House Museum (24 min) Bacho Kiro cave (54 min)
Network of underground chambers & tunnels where oddly shaped rocks have been given folkloric names. Wodospad na rzece Andaka (54 min) Museum Architectural Reserve 'Bozhentsi' (1 hr 6) Dryanovo monastery 'St. Archangel Michael' (55 min)
Founded in the 12th century, this historic Bulgarian Orthodox monastery also features lodging. Sokolski manastir (1 hr 3)
Orthodox monastery founded in 1833, with acclaimed icons in a chapel adorned with vibrant frescoes. Старото школо (1 hr 6) Museum of Woodcarving and Ethnographic Arts (25 min)
Museum and art Buzludzha (1 hr 41)
Huge saucer-shaped memorial opened in 1981 & now derelict, with far-reaching countryside views. | 
