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      • Sofia Kostadinova-Ilkova | Nature Tour Guide
    • Central Balkan National Park and Biosphere Reserve
      • Service: Contact Data and Travel Info
      • Photo Galleries
      • The heart of the Balkan – Where the views take your breath away
      • To Heaven and Back
      • Sergey Sergeev Aleksandrov | Nature Tour Guide
      • Stoyan Pavlov Hristov | Nature Tour Guide
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      • Galina Ivanova Mihaylova | Nature Tour Guide
    • Rila Monastery Nature Park
      • Service: Contact Data and Travel Info
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      • Forest Tales of The Historic Railway
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      • Silvia Arangelova | Nature Tour Guide
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    • Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park
      • Service: Contact Data and Travel Info
      • Photo Galleries
      • Video Gallery
      • Green way. To keep trace of plant mysteries
      • The secret routes of water: Karst
      • Olya Genova | Nature Tour Guide
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    • To Heaven and Back | Central Balkan National Park
    • Forest Tales of The Historic Railway | Rila Monastery Nature Park
    • Above the rooftops of Sofia | Vitosha Nature Park
    • Green way. To keep trace of plant mysteries | Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park
    • The secret routes of water: Karst | Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park
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The central wall of Vratsata pass - photo: Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park

Service: Contact Data and Travel Info

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Contact Data

Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park Administration

Phone: +359 918 922 66
E-Mail: 
Website: www.vr-balkan.net
Contact person:
Olya Genova – PR expert
Phone: +359 885 36 77 84

Visitor Centre

Environment Center “Natura 2000”

town of Vratsa
27-29 “Pop Sava Katrafilov” str.

Phone: +359 92 66 03 18
E-Mail: 

The center also offers tourist information for museums, tourist attractions and ecotrails in the town of Vratsa and the region.

Opening hours

Summer time (1st of May to 30th of September)
Every day from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs

Winter time (1st of October to 30th of April)

Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs

Karte des Naturparks Vrachanski Balkan
Karte des Naturparks Vrachanski Balkan
The village of Zgorigrad - Panorama view of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park - photo: Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park/Krasimir Lakovski

How to get there

Public Transport

By train

The main railway station connects the city with the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, and also with the cities of Vidin, Lom, and Mezdra. The train frequency is acceptable. There are only several direct trains from Sofia, but there are many trains from Sofia to Vratsa with transfer in Mezdra.

By bus

The bus station is located near the railway station. Busses connect Vratza directly with Sofia, Vidin, Kozloduy, Lom, Oriahovo, and many other cities. Nearby villages are also connected via bus links. The bus frequency to and from Sofia is very good, from early morning to the late afternoon. In summer, there are also bus lines to some Black Sea resorts.

By car

Vratsa is situated on the international E-79 route, and thus easily accessed from Vidin (2 hours), Sofia (1.5 – 2 hours), etc.
Road signs are mostly written in both cyrillic and latin.

By plane

There is no regional or international airport in Vratsa. The nearest civil/international airport of entry is located in Sofia (SOF IATA).

By boat

There is no boat transportation to Vratsa. The nearest ports are in Oryahovo and Kozloduj (Danube river)

Distance from the major tourist centres

Sofia – Vratsa: 100 km
Varna – Vratsa: 410 km

The climbing rocks at Vratsata gorge - Panorama view of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park - photo: Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park/Krasimir Lakovski

Accommodation

Hotel HEMUS

Town of Vratsa, 1 Hristo Botev square
Phone: +359 92 62 41 50
Phone: +359 879 531 567
E-Mail: 
www.hotelhemus.com

Hotel CHAIKA

Town of Vratsa
Phone: +359 92 62 13 69
Phone: +359 879 531 552
E-Mail: 
chaikahotel.bg/en/

Hotel MIRA

Town of Vratsa, 8 San Stefano Str.
Phone: +359 92 66 62 62
Phone: +359 898 558 658
E-Mail: 
www.mirahotel.eu/en/

Hotel LEVA

Town of Vratsa, 33 Georgi Benkovski str.
Reception: +359 876 53 20 20, +359 876 61 20 20
E-Mail: 
hotelivratsa.com

Guest houses in the villages

Guest House “RAI”

village of Chelopek, Municipality of Vratsa
20 Marin Toshev str. 20
E-Mail: 
Phone: +359 898672105, +359 886444417

Hotels in the Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park

Hotel KIPARIS

Vrachanski Balkan
Phone: +359 92 66 09 00, +359 886 000 027
E-Mail: 
www.hotel-kiparis.eu

The valley above Opletnja village - Panorama view of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park- photo: Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park/Krasimir Lakovski

Useful Downloads

There are a number of brochures available for download on the website of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park:

  • Map of Natural Park Vrachanski Balkan, part 1, 2014
  • Map of Natural Park Vrachanski Balkan, part 2, 2014
  • Pocket Guide Natural Park Vrachanski Balkan, 2013, en
  • Faunistic diversity of Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park
  • Brochure for the Church “St. Nativity of the Virgin” in Milanovo village

Villages in Nature Park Vrachanski Balkan

  • Pavloche village and Chelopek village, 2014
  • Zverino village and Lutibrod village, 2014
  • Ochin Dol village, 2014
  • Milanovo village, 2014
  • Gorno Ozirovo village and Dolno Ozirovo village, 2014
  • Zgorigrad village, 2014
Sea of clouds over Iskar river gorge- photo: Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park

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