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Nature & Day Trips

16 places — kaylaka, hiking, weekend trips

📍 Distances are measured from the Medical University.

1

Etar Open-Air Museum

Day trip · 89 km · €€ · Daily 09:00–19:00

A whole 19th-century street rebuilt and working — water-powered workshops, craftsmen at the bench, and 16,000 reviews at 4.7.

89.4 km Most visitedOpen dailyCraftsmen at work
4.7
16 566 reviews
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2

Devetashka Cave

Day trip · 29 km · € · Daily 08:00–20:00

An enormous cave with holes open to the sky, under an hour from Pleven — the best short trip in the region.

28.7 km 29 km awayFreeHalf-day trip
4.8
7684 reviews
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3

Troyan — crafts, mountains and the monastery road

Day trip · 59 km · € · Museum daily 09:00–17:00

A mountain town 59 km away with Bulgaria's best crafts museum, and the road up into the Balkan range behind it.

59.0 km 59 kmMountainsOne or two days
4.7
2127 reviews
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4

Lovech — Covered Bridge & Vasil Levski Museum

Day trip · 32 km · € · Bridge open 24h · museum daily 09:00–13:00 and 14:30–17:00

The closest real day trip to Pleven: Bulgaria's only covered bridge, an old quarter of wooden houses, and the museum of the national hero.

31.8 km Only 32 kmEasy by busHalf or full day
4.6
7866 reviews
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5

Apriltsi & the Vidimsko Praskalo Waterfall

Hiking · 74 km · € · Open at all hours — daylight only in practice

The best hike within reach of Pleven — a marked eco-path to one of Bulgaria's highest waterfalls, reachable by bus via Troyan.

74.1 km HikingWaterfallBus via Troyan
4.8
105 reviews
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6

Belogradchik Rocks

Day trip · 160 km · €€

Extraordinary red rock formations with a fortress built into them — far, but the most spectacular thing in northern Bulgaria.

158.4 km 160 km awayWeekend tripSpectacular
4.9
128 reviews
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7

Veliko Tarnovo & Tsarevets Fortress

Day trip · 90 km · €€ · Daily 08:00–19:00 (fortress)

Bulgaria's medieval capital, 90 km away — the one full day trip everyone should make.

90.7 km 90 km awayFull day tripMedieval capital
4.7
13 682 reviews
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8

Pleven Panorama (Pleven Epopee 1877)

Museum & monument · € · Daily 09:00–17:30

Pleven's single most famous sight — a vast 360° painting of the 1877 siege, and the reason the city is known across Bulgaria.

2.2 km · 27 min Most famous sightOpen dailyCheap entry
4.7
7322 reviews
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9

Krushuna Falls

Day trip · 38 km · € · Daily 08:00–20:00

Turquoise terraced waterfalls under an hour from Pleven — the region's best-known natural sight.

37.8 km 38 km awayWaterfallsHalf-day trip
4.7
6874 reviews
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10

Skobelev Park

Park & memorial · € · Open 24 hours

Large park on the 1877 battlefield, open 24 hours — walking, running and the Panorama at its centre.

2.2 km · 28 min FreeOpen 24 hoursRunning & walking
4.7
3647 reviews
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11

City Garden (Gradska Gradina)

City park · € · Open 24 hours

The central park, 10 minutes from the university — where Pleven sits outside on a warm evening.

970 m · 12 min FreeCentralOpen 24 hours
4.7
2684 reviews
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12

Regional History Museum (RIM-Pleven)

Museum · € · Mon–Sat 09:30–18:00 (break 12:00–12:30) · closed Sunday

One of Bulgaria's largest regional museums, 15 minutes from the university — closed on Sundays.

1.1 km · 13 min MuseumClosed SundaysCheap entry
4.7
1020 reviews
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13

Kaylaka Park

Park & nature · €

A limestone gorge with lakes, cliffs, trails and BBQ spots 3 km from the centre — the escape every Pleven student ends up loving.

2.6 km FreeNaturePicnic & BBQ
4.6
1718 reviews
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14

Gabrovo — five museums in one town

Day trip · 82 km · €€ · Most museums 09:00–17:30 · Industry Museum closed Mondays

Bulgaria's museum town, 82 km away — including a museum of humour and satire that is exactly as strange as it sounds.

81.4 km 82 kmFive museumsFull day
4.5
4432 reviews
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15

Ilia Beshkov Art Gallery

Art gallery · € · Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 · closed Sunday

Pleven's art gallery — 4.9 stars, open six days a week, and a 15-minute walk from the university.

1.3 km · 16 min 4.9 ratingOpen six daysCheap entry
4.9
44 reviews
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16

Chapel-Mausoleum St. George the Victorious

Monument & chapel · € · Tue–Wed 08:30–14:00 · Thu–Sat 09:00–17:30 · closed Sun & Mon

The mausoleum in the middle of Pleven holding the remains of soldiers who died in the 1877 siege — ten minutes from the university.

780 m · 10 min 4.9 ratingIn the centreOdd opening hours
4.9
37 reviews
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