Landmarks
Belogradchik lies 522 m above sea level in the western Balkan Mountains, ringed by rock formations and by the Kaleto fortress. Eleven places worth seeing while you stay with us.
In the town
The settlement began as a stronghold that the Romans built among the rocks in the 1st century. The first Turkish documents call it Belgrad, “white town”: its houses of wattle, mud and lime shone white against the red rocks. The ending “-chik” is of Turkish origin.
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Belogradchik Rocks
Around the town Rock figures carved by water and wind for about 200 million years: the Madonna, the Horseman, the Monks, the Schoolgirl. Read more -
Belogradchik fortress “Kaleto”
Among the rocks south of the town One of the best preserved fortresses in Bulgaria, built by Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians and Turks. Read more -
History Museum
In the Panov house of 1810 The crafts, costumes and jewellery of the National Revival and the uprising of 1850, in over 6,000 exhibits. Read more -
Natural History Museum
The only one in north-western Bulgaria Golden eagle, black stork, otter and wolf: the fauna and flora of north-western Bulgaria. Read more -
Astronomical Observatory
Among the Belogradchik Rocks The first school observatory in Bulgaria, built in 1961, with two domes and three telescopes. Read more -
Art Gallery
Opened in 1983 Over 180 works, among them pieces by Vladimir Dimitrov – the Master and Svetlin Rusev. Read more -
Hadzhi Hyusein mosque
Built in 1751 The only mosque in Bulgaria with a ceiling of Bulgarian woodcarving. Read more
Around the town
Two caves, a lake and the remains of a Roman settlement, all outside the town.
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Magura cave
25 km north-west of Belogradchik One of the largest caves in Bulgaria, with prehistoric rock drawings and a cellar for sparkling wine. Read more -
Rabisha lake
Between the villages of Tolovitsa and Rabisha The largest inland lake in Bulgaria by area: for swimming, surfing, fishing and camping. Read more -
Kozarnika cave
8 km north of Belogradchik Archaeological excavations since 1996 and finds from 1.4 million years ago. Read more -
Anishte
By the road Salash – Belogradchik Remains of a Roman roadside station of the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Read more