What to do and see in Vratsa, Bulgaria: The Best Places and Tips

October 25, 2017 Kelli Reichel

Vratsa (Bulgarian: Враца) is a city in northwestern Bulgaria, at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Vratsa Province.
Restaurants in Vratsa

1. Ledenika Cave

Vratsa, Bulgaria +359 88 262 1608
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4.5 based on 51 reviews

Ledenika Cave

Reviewed By Harry4444-gol - Sofia, Bulgaria

The cave and everything around it are amazing. Also and the light show in the cave is incredible. Everything was perfect and 2,5 million years old BUT the road to get there is more than DIRTY. Dear local Parliament, this is terrible you MUST to start rebuilding right now

2. Baba Iliytsa House Museum

Way to Mount Okolchitsa. | Chelopek Centre, Chelopek 3043, Bulgaria
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Baba Iliytsa House Museum

Reviewed By Nino N - Varna, Bulgaria

Baba Iliitsa is a fictional character from Ivan Vazov's short story "One bulgarian woman". The story is based on local tales about a woman who put a her life( and her grandson's life) at a risk, while trying to save one of Hristo Botev's rebels. After the detachment was defeated and Botev was killed, near Okolchitsa peak, by the otoman turks, the remaining rebels fled in Vratsa Balkan.
104 years later her descendents decided to renovate her house in the village of Chelopek.

3. Vratsa Historical Museum

Main square, Vratsa 3000, Bulgaria +359 92 620 220
Excellent
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4.5 based on 15 reviews

Vratsa Historical Museum

Reviewed By Tim P - Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Whilst visiting Vratsa the last thing I expected was such an informative museum with such interesting exhibits, made all the better by a fantastic young lady tour guide whose knowledge was second to none and spoke such good English which left us with such a good understanding on what we had seen.
Also the exhibit copies which were made from 3 D printers were fantastic, thanks for a great visit.

4. “Vrachanski Balkan” Nature Park

Vratsa, Bulgaria
Excellent
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4.5 based on 17 reviews

“Vrachanski Balkan” Nature Park

The “Vrachanski Balkan” Nature Park is the second largest of the country’s parks, which covers the Vratchanska Mountain and the massif of the Lakatnishki cliff rocks. It has a territory of 28 844 ha most of which is covered with karst limestones, 1 300 meters thick. Unique in their beauty caves and chasms can be seen in the park. Their total number is above 500 and special interest attract Ledenika, Temnata dupka (Dark hole), Zmejova dupka (Dragon hole), Haidushka propast (haidushka chasm), Gardujuva dupka, Kalnata propast (Muddy chasm), Nevestina propast (Bride’s chasm) and Sokolova dupka (Eagle hole). On the territory of the park have been registered about 950 species of high plants, of which more than 80 are rare species. From scientific and preservation point of view the most interesting species are the groups living in the caves (vertebrates and bats) and the day birds of prey. There are 214 registered species of vertebrates in the park.

Reviewed By wisniak - Israel

We entered the park a bit south of Vratsa, looking for the Skaklia Waterfalls.
Our Satnav app said we had to continue to a point farther away but we saw a roadsign routing us left.
So up we went along the winding route 1004, passing by the sleepy villages of Pavolche and Chelopek, going up the mountain.
There are very nice views of the impressive karst formations, including deserted buildings, sheep etc.
Finally we arrived at a monument to local hero Hristo Botev (there's another memorial for him in Vratsa itself) and after about 200 meters the road ended, so we had to turn back.
Nice!

5. Bridge of God

Vratsa, Bulgaria
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5 based on 6 reviews

Bridge of God

Reviewed By greenpanther30 - Surrey, United Kingdom

You need to be quite a brace explorer, it's hard to find at the end of a dirt road, when you think you have found a car park, keep going. When you reach a ruined building you are there. A small rough path leads down to the cave and it's quite steep so be careful.

6. Club Caramel

Hristo Botev Str 18, Vratsa 3000, Bulgaria +359 89 912 0212
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1.5 based on 2 reviews

Club Caramel

Reviewed By Lyubomir P

Hello, I am really sorry that I am going to write down this review. I know that club Caramel is connected with Vratsa night life, but this place shouldn't be on trip advisor at all. This is my oppinion, and I dont care if ppl agree or not...but this is rediculous if club caramel is something that Vratsa can be proud of. There are many many other things that can take a part of making Vratsa better tourist destination and this is not one of them for sure.

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