Hidden places in Bulgaria

A stone town at the foot of the Pirin mountains.

A tiny island town packed with medieval churches.

Bulgaria's largest monastery, with striped arches and painted walls deep in the mountains.

A peninsula of old wooden houses on the Black Sea.

Bulgaria's old royal capital, with a hilltop fortress above a river gorge.

Red rock towers with a fortress built among them.

Seven glacial lakes stepping down a mountain cirque.

A mountain at Sofia's edge, with boulder 'rivers' and wide views.

One of Europe's oldest cities, with a Roman theatre and a colourful old town.

A relaxed capital with golden church domes, Roman ruins and a mountain on its doorstep.

A Black Sea city with Roman baths and a long seaside garden.