One of the most beautiful places in Bulgaria. Arranged along a terraced cirque at the north approaches of peak Dimka (in the northwest part of Rila Planina). They spread at 2100-2500m above sea level. Each of the lakes flows into the next, thus creating series of cascades and small waterfalls. All seven lakes are named after their specific visual characteristics. By descending order they are: The Teardrop, The Eye (the deepest one – 37.5 m), The Kidney (with the most steep shores), The Twin (the largest), The Trefoil, The Fish, and The Lower Lake which flows out giving source to the German river.
The town of Belogradchik gives its name to Bulgaria's most remarkable rock formations - The Belogradchik Rocks. This marvel of nature has been shaped and molded by rains, running waters and the wind for more than 200 million years, turning the stone into sculptures resembling mythical beings and people, beasts and birds. The natural phenomenon has fantastic shapes - castles, fortresses, silhouettes of people, birds and animals, mushrooms, obelisks, coaches and towers, rising to a height of 200 m. Some of the more impressive stone sculptures are: the Madonna, the Horseman, the Nun, the Monks, the Schoolgirl, Adam and Eve, the Sphinx, the Pine Stone, the Mushrooms, etc.
The St.Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (hram-pametnik Sveti Aleksandar Nevski) is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was build in honor of Alexander II The Liberator and the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule.
The construction of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral started in 1882 with official ceremony, but it was in fact built between 1904 and 1912. Following an old tradition, the names of all parliament members were put inside a metal box, which was build in the foundation.
Constructed in Neo-Byzantine style, it is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world and serves as cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria. With 3170 sq.m. area, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral can accommodate over 5000 people. The interior is exquisitely ornamented with Italian marble, onyx from Brazil, alabaster and other rear minerals. On the arch of the main dome, The Lord's Prayer engraved with golden letters. The cathedral's domes are gold-plated and the main one is 45 m high. The bell tower reaches 53 m and has composition of 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, cast in Moscow.
In the underground level of the temple is the crypt, where in chronological order are arranged over 300 exhibits, mostly icons, but also prints and fragments of frescoes. This is the most representative collection displaying the development of Bulgarian iconography since the 9th century.
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral has become one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions. In 1924 it is officially recognized national landmark.
The Balchik Palace is located in the Bulgarian Black Sea town and resort Balchik, Southern Dobrudzha. It was constructed between 1926 and 1937, during the Romanian rule of the region to serve as summer residence to Queen Marie of Romania. The palace complex consists of a number of residential villas, a smoking hall, a wine cellar, a power station, a monastery, a holy spring, a chapel and many other buildings, as well as most notably a park that is today a state-run botanical garden.
The Balchik Botanical Garden was established at the place of the palace's park in 1955, after the return of Southern Dobrudzha to Bulgaria with the Treaty of Craiova. It has an area of 65,000 m? and accommodates 2000 plant species belonging to 85 families and 200 genera. One of the garden's main attractions is the collection of large-sized cactus species arranged outdoors on 1000 m2, the second of its kind in Europe after the one in Monaco.
The Rila Monastery (Rilski manastir) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the northwestern Rila Planina, 117 km south of the capital Sofia, at elevation of 1147 m above sea level. It is traditionally thought that the monastery was founded by the hermit St. John of Rila (Ivan Rilski), whose name it bears, during the rule of Tsar Peter I (927 – 968). The hermit actually lived in a cave not far from the monastery's location, while the complex was built by his students, who came to the mountains to receive their education. Throughout its centuries of existence the monastic complex played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria. Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. The monument is a characteristic example of the Bulgarian Revival (18th–19th centuries) and symbolizes an awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation.The Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural and historical monuments and on account of this it is also a key tourist attraction. The monastery complex was declared a national historical monument in 1976 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
Highest waterfall on the Balkans is Raiskoto praskalo(splashes of paradise).The waterfall is located in the Central Balkan Mountains at the foot of Mount Botev(2376).Raiskoto praskalo formed their water from snow on Mount Botev and is incredible falls from height goals - 124.5 m .
One of the most beautiful places in Bulgaria. Arranged along a terraced cirque at the north approaches of peak Dimka (in the northwest part of Rila Planina). They spread at 2100-2500m above sea level. Each of the lakes flows into the next, thus creating series of cascades and small waterfalls. All seven lakes are named after their specific visual characteristics. By descending order they are: The Teardrop, The Eye (the deepest one – 37.5 m), The Kidney (with the most steep shores), The Twin (the largest), The Trefoil, The Fish, and The Lower Lake which flows out giving source to the German river. 
