Bulgaria

A neo-Byzantine cathedral in central Sofia, built between 1882 and 1912 to commemorate the approximately 200,000 Russians who died liberating Bulgaria from Ottoman rule in 1877-1878, its five gilded domes rising to 45 metres making it one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the world.

A small medieval church in a southern suburb of Sofia, dating to the late 13th century, celebrated for its 1259CE frescoes that mark a pivotal moment in the history of European art by blending Byzantine tradition with nascent National Bulgarian expression.

An ancient coastal city on a small rocky peninsula on the Black Sea, continuously inhabited for nearly nine millennia, with architectural layers from Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1983.

The best-preserved ensemble of National Revival architecture in Bulgaria, centred on three hills in central Plovdiv, with approximately 200 decorated 19th-century houses featuring intricate woodcarving, oriel windows, and painted facades in warm ochre, rose and terracotta tones.

Bulgaria's largest and most celebrated monastery, founded in the 10th century and nestled at 1,137 m in the Rila Mountains, famous for its arcaded courtyards, luminous frescoes, and the 14th-century Hrelia Tower.

A group of medieval Bulgarian Orthodox churches and chapels carved into the limestone cliffs above the Rusenski Lom River in northeastern Bulgaria, established in the 14th century and celebrated for their frescoes that rank among the finest achievements of medieval Bulgarian art.