Shipka Pass, Nature Park Bulgarka

Name: Shipka Pass
Address: Nature Park Bulgarka, Bulgaria

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Shipka Pass is a scenic mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. It marks the border between Stara Zagora province and Gabrovo province. The pass connects the towns of Gabrovo and Kazanlak. The pass is part of the Bulgarka Nature Park. ()

Local name: Шипченски проход Maximum elevation: 3904 ftCoordinates: 42°46'0"N, 25°19'0"E

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Shipka Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex, Uzana, Shipka Monument, Buzludzha.

3.4 miNE
Museum, History museum
Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex, Gabrovo
86 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Bulgaria, the Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex is a living museum that offers a unique glimpse into the country's rich cultural heritage. Situated near the city of Gabrovo, this open-air museum recreates the atmosphere of a traditional...
4.1 miW
Winter sport, Ski area
Uzana
104 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the Balkan Mountains, Uzana is a picturesque ski area that has been attracting winter sports enthusiasts for years. Located in Bulgaria, this hidden gem offers a tranquil escape from the bustle of the more crowded ski resorts.
1.3 miS
Memorial
Shipka Monument, Shipka
34 min walk • The Shipka Monument stands as a proud beacon of Bulgarian history, perched atop Stoletov Peak near the town of Shipka. This grand edifice is a tribute to the heroic efforts of the Bulgarian and Russian soldiers who fought and died during the Battle of Shipka Pass, a...
4.5 miSE
Historical place, View point, Memorial
Buzludzha
114 min walk • Buzludzha, Bulgaria stands as a towering relic of the country's communist past, an imposing monument perched high on the Buzludzha peak in the Central Balkan Mountains. This saucer-shaped edifice, constructed in 1981, was envisioned as a grand memorial to the Bulgarian...
2.4 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Sokolski Monastery, Nature Park Bulgarka
61 min walk • The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski. It is located 15 km southwest of Gabrovo on the northern slopes of the Balkan Mountains in the Bulgarka Nature Park and is close to the Sokolovo cave.
4.4 miS
Tomb
Thracian tomb Shushmanets, Shipka
113 min walk • The Thracian tomb at Shushmanets is a mound located in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers. It was built as a temple in the 4th century BC and later used as a tomb.
4.7 miS
Museum, Tomb
Tomb of Seuthes III
120 min walk • The Tomb of Seuthes III is located near Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Seuthes III was the King of the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace from c. 331 to c. 300 BC and founder of the nearby Thracian city of Seuthopolis. It is one of the most elaborate tombs in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers.
3.5 miS
Church, Russian revival architecture
Shipka Memorial Church, Shipka
91 min walk • The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902 to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Muscovite style, under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev.
5.6 miS
Museum, Tomb
Ostrusha mound
143 min walk • The Ostrusha mound is a Thracian burial tumulus near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It was constructed in the middle of the 4th century BCE.
4.5 miS
Museum, Tomb
Thracian tomb Griffins
114 min walk • The Thracian tomb Griffins, found in Bulgaria, has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins.
4.6 miS
Tomb
Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka
119 min walk • Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It dates from the end of 5th century BCE. It is composed of a representative façade, a small antechamber and a domed chamber. The entrances have been closed with double stone doors.