Things to do & places to visit in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

Stara Zagora Province #8 destination in Bulgaria 2023. The average rating score is 4.29 based on 1.438 traveler reviews, of 61 attractions. Timezone: Europe/Sofia, current date and time: Wednesday, May 08, 2024, 4:58.

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General weather summary in May

73°F - 51°F

Temperature Highs - Lows

Mildly cool, humid but cool

Feels like

30%

Chance of rain

113.0 millimeters

Amount

9.8 mph

Wind speed

65%

Humidity

14.6

Daylight length

5:56 AM

Sunrise

8:30 PM

Sunset

50%

Cloud cover

Sweater

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Top things to do (39)

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5.0 EnmarBg - Day Tours (19 reviews)
- if you want to experience a real tailor made trip
Private Tours

if you want to find something different go to Bulgaria. if you want to know Bulgaria in a different way, try Enmar tour agency. Marieta and Ensar will help you to know this unknown pearl of Balcanian area. Go in May June when roses and lavender flower are everywhere and let them help to build a real personalized tour. You will be surprise of how many beautiful sightseeing are there and they are capable of understand your favorite one's. You will find this suggestion very useful, but don't say anything to your friends, otherwise this fascinating country will be full of noisy buses! See more..
5.0 Drums (17 reviews)
- Nice lovely bar
Bars & Clubs

A place to visit to take coffee, to drink a beer o wonderful raspberry o strawberry daiquiri! One of the most loved bars in the town. See more..
5.0 Megalitgh Rock Sanctuary (13 reviews)
- Mystical and amazing Bulgarian place
Points of Interest & Landmarks

"THE DOOR OF THE SUN" is the name of the Megalith near Buzovgrad village, Kazanlak municipality. It is known as the Bulgarian Stonehenge and represents an ancient Thracian observatory. There is a window in the rocks 1.80 m high, in which falls the sun at sunset during the Megalith Festival. The view from the rocks at Valley of Roses and Thracian Kings along the Tunja river is exceptional! See more..
5.0 Massage Studio Natalie (9 reviews)
- Truly amazing massage
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Spas

Welcome to Massage studio Natalie. Come to enjoy a relaxing or toning massage in a pleasant and cozy place. An atmosphere of complete relaxation and tranquility. We offer full body massage, back massage, Indian face massage and Anticellulite massage. Please also visit our website for more info and book an appointment. See more..
5.0 Art gallery - Kazanlak (8 reviews)
- Some of the best Bulgarian artists are repreented in the Gallery of Kazanlak
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Art Galleries

When you travel to Kazanlak you would truly benefit from a visit in the Art Gallery of the town. There is a great collection of pieces from the best Bulgarian art masters. To learn more about Kazanlak, to plan better where to stay and dine there, as well as om other towns in Bulgaria, follow my review and rate blog placescases. ️️ See more..
5.0 Little Rose Fields (7 reviews)
- Beautiful hosts and beautiful rose fields
Farms

We offer the off the beaten track experience of the famous Bulgarian Rose Valley. Come and visit our rose fields and get to know the unique tradition of the rose oil production in Bulgaria. Whether for a few hours or several days, we make sure your trip to the Rose Valley will be unforgettable. See more..
5.0 Happy Trails (6 reviews)
- Great Horse Riding and Guide!
Spent 2-3 hours Equestrian Trails • Horseback Riding Tours

Happy Trails Riding Stable offers excursions on horseback into the beautiful countryside of the Bulgarian Eastern Sredna Gora as well as riding lessons for beginners. Happy Trails also offers pony riding on Shetland ponies for (even very young) children. This can be walks with the child on pony-back, hand-led by a German certified professional or riding on the lunge-line/ free riding inside a fenced off arena or actual free (trail) riding in company of other horses in the beautiful nature that surrounds the village of Malko Dryanovo. Lodging at Casa Chavy in the village - Bulgarian village style lodging (pool in the summer) (Facebook Casa Chavy) See more..
5.0 Offline Entertainment (4 reviews)
- Perfect place for entertainment
Escape Games

One of best Escape Rooms in Bulgaria! Really enjoyed it and it was great! The staff is very kind! I was really pleased to play the Room! See more..
5.0 Bulgaria Study Tour (3 reviews)
- Bulgaria Study Tour~
Multi-day Tours • Walking Tours • Eco Tours • Hiking & Camping Tours • Private Tours

Thank you for having organized this great tour! I have understood more about distillation, the double distillation to be exact. I have learned more about Rose alba, the details about the soil, and saw the difference between Rosa damascena that I have came across so far in other countries. I have made the contacts with the potential partners for raw materials, tapped into the history and some of the traditions, as that what makes Bulgarian rose and other roses so unique (my own opinion). A truly inspiring adventure! See more..
5.0 Chirpanlieva House Ethnographic Complex (3 reviews)
- Ethnographic museum
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Speciality Museums • History Museums

Close to the center. Very interesting museum exhibition. Nice people, good coffee and chocolate cake in the garden! See more..
5.0 Complex Essential Oils Museum (3 reviews)
- Learn what essential oils are extracted in Kazanlak and buy some for yourself
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Speciality Museums

If you are a visitor to Kazanlak, the capital of the Rose Valley in Bulgaria, you may find enjoyable the visit to the Museum of Essential Oils. You will learn how they are extracted and you can buy some organic cosmetic products and natural oils for your aroma therapy with rose , Melissa, pine , salvia, camomile , lavander, and etc. The prices are truly reasonable for such good products. Pay attention only for allergies. The oils are strong so first try with a little drop on your skin and observe the reaction before applying on a bigger zone. Follow my blog placescases with extension com, for more tips about traveling, staying and dining in Kazanlak and other towns in Bulgaria. ️️ See more..
5.0 Gema-World Museum of Paleontology (2 reviews)
- Very impressive
Spent < 1 hour Natural History Museums

The Gema-World Museum presents and tracks flora, fauna and human history of the lands near Chirpan. The current collections consists of paleontological and archaeological artefacts covering the time span between 360 mya up to the XIV century AD. See more..
5.0 Petko Petkov - Bulgarian Violins (2 reviews)
- Hand crafted violins ,violas and violincellos from Bulgaria
Spent 1-2 hours Speciality & Gift Shops

The work shop is run by the violin maker Petko Petkov .The shop definitely worth a visit if you're interested in violins. You may have a glimpse at the magic of the violin making...If you want to try an instrument you would better book an appointment because not all the time there are some available instruments. See more..
5.0 Holy Mother Step (2 reviews)
- A natural phenomenon
Spent < 1 hour Religious Sites

This is a natural phenomenon in Sarnena Sredna Gora ⛰️which is a mountain in Bulgaria. The water in the stone-like footprint never drains, even though it hasn't rained there for months. An old Thracian sanctuary, a present holy place with a chapel⛪. They say there is a special energy The place can be reached by foot and is recommended as a kind of walk. Unfortunately, there are no trees on the road and it is quite hot in summer. Some of the visitors get in cars and raise dust on the road, which is very unpleasant for pedestrians. Some drivers even comply and stop, but others, even when you ask them to slow down, so that the air is not dusted, seem to start turning tires on purpose. See also review from placescases with extension com, and rating from the 5DSensograph for hotel Kalista in Stara Zagora i Mineral Springs complex ⛲. See more..
5.0 Vinishki Kamak (2 reviews)
- Beautiful and extreme, with a hint of mistery
Geologic Formations

VINISHKI STONE - Interesting landmark connected to christianity. A patriotic Bulgarian has dug into into the rock the icon "Holy Trinity". According to the legends there was a chapel of "St. Marina", and in the rocks at the very top there is still a spring. Today, on top of the rock a large cross is raised, visible from afar. The stone structure is very suitable for rock climbing - the feeling of conquering the rock is unique! See more..
5.0 The Temple in the “Helvetia“ Mound (2 reviews)
- Helvetia mound is one of a group of 3 Thracian tombs dating back to VI, V and IV centuries B.C.
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks
Helvetia is the first tomb you enter when you visit the group of Thracian tombs dating back to VI, V and IV centuries B.C. All of them were discovered by the team of the late Bulgarian archeologist Dr. George Kitov. He considers that they all were used as temples before turned into tombs. It is interesting that the entrances of all Thracian tombs are facing South. All of them were robbed in Middle Centuries. Further on the road to Shipka is another mound Goliama Kosmatka, the tomb of the Odrysian King Seuthes III. It was full of interesting artefacts which you can see in the History Museum of Kazanlak. Follow my blog placescases.com for more tips about traveling, staying and dining in Kazanlak and other towns in Bulgaria. ️️ See more..
5.0 Pub Little Jack (1 review)
- Night Life in Stara Zagora
Wednesday: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Bars & Clubs

A wonderful and cozy place where you can meet nice people and lsiten cool music. There is some special feeling about this place. You will discover you yourself. See more..
5.0 Literary Stara Zagora Museum (1 review)
- Museum 'Literary Stara Zagora'
History Museums

The specialized municipal museum "Literary Stara Zagora" was founded on February 16, 1961. It represents a junction where literature, museum artefacts, document archives, and art meet – a combination not found anywhere else outside the Capital of Bulgaria. For more than 60 years its vaults have become the storage place for thousands of documents, authentic manuscripts and exhibits, original monuments, extremely rare prints and works of art related to the personal lives and creative work of a significant part of the leading writers and poets associated with Stara Zagora. The museum offers a fascinating encounter with the literary past of the Stara Zagora region, which takes center stage in the Bulgarian literary traditions. See more..
5.0 Architectural complex "Museum of religions" (1 review)
- Great history into a single place
Art Museums • History Museums
You know these places where church and mosque are in the same yard, here there is also a Thracian trace, and each building on top of the previous one has a deviation from the "standard" for such building. See more..
5.0 Thracian Woman Statue By The Sculptor Doko Dokov (1 review)
- Monument "Thracian," by the talented late Bulgarian artist Doko Dokov, is a symbol of Kazanlak
Monuments & Statues
"The Thracian" by the Bulgarian late artist Doko Dokov is a symbol of Kazanlak. It is a common image of the beauty and nobility of the Bulgarian women from South Bulgaria . The Thracian beauty holds a rose in its hand, which is another symbol of this geographic region , named the Valley of Roses, where the best quality rose oil in the world is produced. Slide the photos and have a look also of the fountain ⛲️ nearby and an interesting tree on Seuthopolis square in the center of Kazanlak. Follow my blog placescases with com extension, for more tips about traveling, staying and #dining in Kazanlak and other towns in Bulgaria. ️️ See more..
5.0 Thracian Tomb Griffins (1 review)
- Thracian Tomb Griffins is part of a group of tombs from VI, V and IV c. B.C. near Kazanlak, all worth visiting
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour History Museums

The Griffins Tomb near Kazanlak is in a group of Thracian toms dating back to VI, V and IV centuries B.C. It has perfect acoustic and it is considered to be used also as a temple before it was turned into a tomb. In all of the tombs bodies were not found. In some of them there were remains of horses, dogs and objects used in the daily life of their owners. You pay a price of EUR 3 to visit all three tombs- Helvetia, Griffins, Shushmanets. Follow my blog placescases with extension com, for more tips about traveling, staying and dining in Kazanlak and other towns in Bulgaria. ️️ See more..
5.0 Orthodox Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah (1 review)
- The Church Holy Prophet Elijah dates back to the beginning of 19 c and is a historical sight as well
Spent < 1 hour Churches & Cathedrals

Only the Temple of St. Prophet Elijah, on the cobbled Kula square in Kazanlak, was open. Neither the ethnographic complex worked, nor the house-museum of the Bulgarian artist Dechko Uzunov, although it was at noon on Saturday. There was no information about it on the Internet. It was a blessing that the temple was open, since it is worth seeing it. Here is its story copied from zakazanlak.bg "The Church of the Holy Prophet Elijah is the first Orthodox church in Kazanlak. It was built around 1812. In order not to irritate the Ottomans, only its roof was above the ground, and 12 steps descended inside it. When the number of Bulgarians in the oldest Kazanlak neighborhood - Kulenska, increased significantly and the small church that was built there became narrow, it was decided to build a new church in its place. The Bozveli brothers provided significant moral and material support for its construction. The new construction, led by Master Joseph, was completed in 1865. The church had a 5-meter dome with 12 windows and an almost two-meter iron cross. In the following years the icons were made by the famous Revival artist from Chirpan Georgi Danchov - Zografina and on December 30, 1872 Metropolitan Ilarion Makariopolski performed the consecration. In August 1877, the church was completely set on fire by Turkish troops, who had previously killed dozens of Christians in and around it. It was rebuilt for a long time and with great difficulty until 1936, when a new fire caused enormous damage. Only the magnificent works on the dome "God Savaot" and "The Four Evangelists", the work of the famous at that time Kazanlak artist Ivan Enchev - Vidyu, survive. Today the church "Holy Prophet Elijah" is one of the most glamorous and visited churches in Kazanlak, a favorite place for weddings and baptisms." See more..
4.5 Buzludzha Monument (222 reviews)
- Such history, but now almost lost
Monuments & Statues

This was a cool, cool place to visit. The exterior is intact but everything within the interior has been destroyed or stollen (also it is locked so people can no longer enter). I wish I had gone to see this earlier before it has started falling apart, and I really wish the government would maintain it. The older generations have beautiful stories about this place - what is ones used to be. It is fairly close to Shipka (we visited both on the same day) - so I do recommend visiting both. See more..
4.5 Rozhdestvo Hristovo Temple (170 reviews)
- Great church
Religious Sites

The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, nown as Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka between 1885 and 1902 to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the 17-century Muscovite style. It is, together with the other parts of the Shipka Monument, dedicated to the soldiers that died for the liberation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. See more..
4.5 Shipka Monument (167 reviews)
- Wow, you really feel the history
Aquariums

This monument is beautiful, you really, really feel the Bulgarian history. Lots of steps to get up there, we went on a pretty windy day but the skies were as clear as water - so the scenery was fantastic. I would highly recommend Shipka! See more..
4.5 Antique Forum Augusta Trayana (69 reviews)
- My favourite place in Stara Zagora
Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites

As a citizen of Stara Zagora, I often don't know where to go with my friends. And I always come up with this place. You can feel the historical atmosphere alongside with the breeze, which makes this place pretty attractive for cozy evenings with friends. However, if you're not a local, you can hardly understand something about this place since there are no signs or information. But there is an organisation which aims at introducing our town's amazing history to foreigners, but as far as I know, you should go to the Tourist Information Centre to see how to book the tour - it's free, you should know that. See more..
4.5 National Park-Museum Shipka-Buzluzha (66 reviews)
- Bulgarian glory
Monuments & Statues

This monument was built to remember us the glory battle for our liberty from Ottoman yoke. Each Bulgarian should visit at least once-in-a-lifetime this sacred peak. For guests of Bulgaria also is recommended to see the amazing architecture of Shipka if they are nearby. See more..
4.5 Iskra Historical Museum (46 reviews) from $20.34
- A must see in Kazanlak- History Museum Iskra
Speciality Museums

Iskra Museum - founded in 1901, is among the oldest regional museums. More than 50 000 original exponents are kept there. They present the material and spiritual culture of the region. Represents the historical heritage of the region, including all Thracian tombs from the Valley of Thracian kings. Permanent expositions - Archaeology, Revival, New History, Etnography and Newest History. See more..
4.5 Regional Museum of History (40 reviews)
- great museum
Spent 2-3 hours Natural History Museums • History Museums

Really worth seeing. Great ancient section with Roman, Helenic and Thracian artefacts, including a real ancient street on top of which the museum was built. Impressive glass artefacts, golden treasure, masks etc. Good for families, although I was expecting more interactive things for children. See more..
4.5 Tomb of Seuthes III (37 reviews)
- The tomb that gave us wonderful artefacts like the bronze head of Seuthes III
Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites

This tomb dates back to V century B.C. There were found very interesting and valuable artefacts like the bronze head of Seuthes III, a gold wreath, other gold objects, armors of a warrior and many more. You can see all of them in the History Museum of Kazanlak. This tomb differs from the others with its bigger chamber, much longer dromos, the passage to the chamber which is considered to be used by the soul of the passed away to move to the other world, and the carved images of Medusa and Helios Gods on the doors. To learn more about Kazanlak, to plan better where to stay and dine there, as well as om other towns in Bulgaria, follow my review and rate blog placescases with com at the end. See more..