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Pernik Province · PER32

Pernik

Община Перник

Municipality: Pernik. Province: Pernik Province. Cities, villages, nature and landmarks—organized so you can quickly choose where to go.

24 Recorded settlements13 MayoraltiesStays →Pernik Province

City, town or village

BatanovtsiБатановциTown · 72223 BogdanovdolБогдановдолVillage · 04618 BosnekБоснекVillage · 05760 ViskyarВискярVillage · 11209 VitanovtsiВитановциVillage · 11288 Golemo BuchinoГолемо БучиноVillage · 15504 DivotinoДивотиноVillage · 20986 DragichevoДрагичевоVillage · 23251 ZidartsiЗидарциVillage · 30836 KladnitsaКладницаVillage · 37174 Kralev dolКралев долVillage · 39387 LeskovetsЛесковецVillage · 43428 LyulinЛюлинVillage · 44656 MeshtitsaМещицаVillage · 48037 PernikПерникTown · 55871 PlaninitsaПланиницаVillage · 56650 RaduyРадуйVillage · 61618 RasnikРасникVillage · 62219 RudartsiРударциVillage · 63152 Selishten dolСелищен долVillage · 66072 StudenaСтуденаVillage · 70038 Cherna goraЧерна гораVillage · 81952 ChuypetlovoЧуйпетловоVillage · 81623 YardzhilovtsiЯрджиловциVillage · 87480

Mayoralties

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Bulgarian food

Local food

graovo zelnik · slow-cooked beans · homemade yogurt · fruit rakia

graovo zelnikslow-cooked beanshomemade yogurtfruit rakia

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Dairy · everyday staple

Bulgarian yogurt

Thick, pleasantly tart yogurt eaten on its own and used throughout Bulgarian cooking.

What's in it Cow, sheep, goat or buffalo milk fermented with yogurt cultures.

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Fruit spirit · aperitif

Rakia

Bulgaria's strong fruit spirit appears in grape, plum, apricot, quince and other regional forms.

What's in it Fermented fruit distilled into a clear or barrel-aged spirit; strength can be high.

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Salad · vegetarian

Shopska salad

The classic first order: tomatoes, cucumber and peppers under a generous snowy layer of white brined cheese.

What's in it Tomatoes, cucumber, roasted or fresh pepper, onion, parsley and sirene cheese.

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Breakfast · pastry

Banitsa

Crisp filo layers wrapped around eggs, yogurt and white cheese—a warm Bulgarian breakfast staple.

What's in it Filo pastry, eggs, yogurt, sirene cheese and butter or oil.

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Cold soup · vegetarian

Tarator

A cooling yogurt and cucumber soup served cold—simple, fresh and especially popular in summer.

What's in it Yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill, walnuts, water and a little oil.

Jeroen Kransen / Wikimedia Commons

Slow-cooked main

Kavarma

Rich meat and vegetables slowly cooked with paprika and savory, often arriving sizzling in a clay pot.

What's in it Pork or chicken, onion, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms and spices.

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Public transport

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Arrival

Directions

Public transport

Buses and trains

Frequent trains and buses connect Sofia and Pernik. Regional buses continue to Radomir, Breznik and Tran but with fewer departures.

Nearby places

Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · Public domainPernik

Krakra Fortress & mining museum

Крепост Кракра и Минният музей

Medieval walls overlook a city whose underground mining galleries tell Bulgaria's industrial story.

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Tanja Ilkova · CC BY-SA 4.0Golo Bardo above Pernik

Ostritsa Reserve

Резерват Острица

A protected limestone ridge above Pernik preserves rare plants, dry meadows and wide views across the mining basin.

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Darsie · CC0Gigintsi

Giginski Monastery

Гигински манастир

A restored monastery occupies a quiet hillside above the Graovo countryside.

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Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia · Public domainBosnek, Vitosha

Duhlata Cave

Пещера Духлата

Bulgaria's longest mapped cave system develops in the Bosnek karst beneath southern Vitosha.

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