UNESCO HERITAGE OF BULGARIA

Tangible Heritage (9 Sites) Cultural (7):
  1. Boyana Church - 13th-century frescoes
  2. Madara Rider - 7th-century rock relief
  3. Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo - complex of early Christian cave churches
  4. Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak - unique 4th-century BC frescoes
  5. Ancient City of Nessebar - ancient and medieval Black Sea town
  6. Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari - 3rd-century BC royal tomb
  7. Rila Monastery - spiritual and architectural masterpiece
 Natural (2):
  1. Pirin National Park - mountain range with unique flora and fauna
  2. Srebarna Nature Reserve - habitat for rare and endangered bird specie

Bulgaria is also part of the serial UNESCO site Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (added 2021). Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO) 
  • Bistritsa Babi - archaic polyphonic singing
  • Nestinarstvo - fire dancing
  • Chiprovtsi Carpets - carpet weaving tradition
  • Surva / Kukeri - winter masquerade rituals
  • Martenitsa tradition - symbol of health and spring

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