Biso / Wikimedia CommonsBanitsa
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.
Stays Манастирище
Village: Manastirishte. Municipality: Hayredin · Vratsa Province. Cities, villages, nature and landmarks—organized so you can quickly choose where to go.
Vratsa-style banitsa · lamb dishes · mountain honey · local wine
Biso / Wikimedia CommonsCrisp 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.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsWarm, airy fried dough with a crisp rim, served sweet or salty at breakfast.
What's in it Flour, yogurt or water, yeast or bicarbonate, salt and frying oil.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsA comforting bean soup scented with savory and mint, made either meatless or with smoked meat.
What's in it White beans, onion, carrot, pepper, tomato, savory and mint; sometimes sausage or ribs.
Viktorija N. Ivanov / Wikimedia CommonsThe 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.
Sumit Surai / Wikimedia CommonsA 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 CommonsRich 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.Манастирище
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Vratsa and Mezdra are on the rail network and have buses from Sofia. Village and trailhead services are much thinner.
Martin Marinov · CC BY-SA 3.0Vrachanski BalkanПещера Леденика
A show cave of sculpted chambers high in the Balkan above Vratsa, cool even in summer.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 43.1 km
Iliana Teneva · CC BY-SA 4.0VratsaВодопад Скакля
A seasonal high waterfall drops from the cliffs above Vratsa and is most dramatic after rain or snowmelt.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 43.5 km
I-Vaylo · CC BY-SA 3.0VratsaПроход Вратцата
Monumental limestone walls frame the road into Vrachanski Balkan just above the city.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 44.3 km
I-Vaylo · CC BY-SA 3.0ZgorigradЕкопътека Боров камък
A wooden-bridge trail follows a mountain stream to a tall waterfall above Zgorigrad.
Read the guide Straight-line distance: 47.6 km