Photos of UNESCO Heritage in Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s UNESCO World Heritage sites in pictures. Rila Monastery, the largest monastery in the country, is famous for its painted arcades and frescoes in the Rila Mountains. The old town of Nesebar, on a small peninsula in the Black Sea, has medieval churches and wooden houses. The Rock Churches of Ivanovo were carved into cliffs and still show medieval wall paintings. The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, from the 4th century BC, is decorated with ancient murals. All photos come from sites we have visited and described. Open any place to see it on the map, check the weather and plan how to get there.