Choose the short or long guided route according to fitness and check tour departure times.
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Nenko Lazarov · CC BY 2.5Places · Dryanovo Monastery
Bacho Kiro Cave
Пещера Бачо Киро
A historic show cave beside Dryanovo Monastery combines winding galleries, archaeology and some of Europe's important early human finds.
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Photos & short video
Bulgarian food
Local food →Local food
Gabrovo chocolate plum · Balkan cheese · herb dishes · homemade banitsa
Biso / Wikimedia CommonsBreakfast · 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.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsDry-cured sausage
Lukanka
A flattened, air-dried sausage with a dense texture and warm spice, sliced thin as a meze.
What's in it Pork and beef, salt, black pepper, cumin and curing cultures in a natural casing.
Wikimedia Commons contributorsFried dough · breakfast
Mekitsa
Warm, 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 contributorsBean soup · traditional
Bob chorba
A 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 CommonsSalad · 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.
Sumit Surai / Wikimedia CommonsCold 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.NEARBY
Public transport
Дряновски манастир
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Directions
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Directions
Buses and trains
First reach Dryanovo railway or bus station by train or intercity bus. Confirm the local bus in advance; when it does not match your return time, pre-book a licensed taxi for the last kilometres.
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Nearby places
www.vacacionesbulgaria.com · CC BY-SA 4.0GabrovoEtar open-air museum
Етнографски музей Етър
Working water-powered workshops, stone lanes and craft houses recreate a 19th-century Balkan settlement.
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Elena Chochkova · CC BY-SA 3.0Bozhentsi villageBozhentsi
Боженци
Whitewashed stone-and-timber houses line a tiny preserved village in a wooded Balkan valley.
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Nenko Lazarov · CC BY 2.5TryavnaTryavna old quarter
Старият квартал на Трявна
A clock tower, carved wooden ceilings and painters' workshops preserve a refined Revival-town atmosphere.
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