Situated in northeast Bulgaria just an hour’s drive from many beautiful beaches and holiday resorts.
Driving distance to closest airports
Varna – 81.2km – 50min
Bourgas – 132km – 1hr 55min
Bucharest, Romainia (you will need a cross-border pass) – 203km – 3hr 8min
Places of Interest
Shumen History Museum
Open 09:00 – 18:00 Summer and 09:00 – 17:00 Winter (Mon-Fri)
Madara and the Madara Rider
It’s a long steep walk but there is a friendly cafe/bar opposite where you can get a tasty meal, a beer and relax in if you are not up for the climb
Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument
May – September 08:00 – 20:00 Oct – Nov 08:30 – 17:00
Shumen Fortress
09-00 – 17:00 Daily
Tombul Mosque
Open Daily 09:00 – 18:00
Veliki Preslav Archaeological Museum
Open 09:00 – 17:00 Daily
The Pliska National Historical and Architectural Reserve
April – October 08:00 – 19:00
November – March 08:30 – 17:00
Municipalities towns and villages of the Shumen province
Hitrino
Baykovo – Bliznatsi – Cherna – Dlazhko – Dobri Voynikovo –Edinakovtsi – Hitrino – Iglika – Kalino – Kamenyak – Razvigorovo – Slivak – Stanovets – Studenitsa –Tervel – Timarevo – Trem – Varbak – Visoka Polyana – Zhivkovo – Zvegor
Kaolinovo
Branichevo – Dolina – Doyrantsi – Gusla – Kaolinovo – Kliment – Lisi Vrah – Lyatno – Naum – Omarchevo – Pristoe – Sini Vir – Sredkovets – Takach – Todor – Ikonomovo – Zagoriche
Kaspichan
Kosovo – Kyulevcha – Markovo – Mogila – Pliska – Varbyane – Zlatna
Nikola Koslevo
Harsovo – Karavelovo – Krasen Dol – Kriva Reka – Pet Mogili – Ruzhitsa – Tsani Ginchevo -Tsarkvitsa – Vekilski – Valnari
Novi Pazar
Bedzhene – Enevo – Izbul – Mirovtsi – Pamukchii – Pisarevo – Praventsi – Preselka – Sechishte -Stan – Stoyan Mihaylovski – Tranitsa – Voyvoda – Zaychino Oreshe – Zhilino
Shumen
Belokopitovo – Blagovo – Cherencha – Dibich – Drumevo – Gradishte – Ilia Blaskovo – Ivanski – Kladenets – Konyovets – Kostena reka – Lozevo – Madara – Marash – Novosel – Ovcharovo – Panayot – Volovo – Radko Dimitrievo – Salmanovo – Srednya – Struino – Tsarev brod – Vasil Drumev – Vehtovo – Velino – Vetrishte
Smyadovo
Aleksandrovo – Byal Bryag – Cherni Vrah – Kalnovo – Novo Yankovo – Rish – Veselinovo – Yankovo – Zhelad
Varbitsa
Byala Reka – Bozhurovo – Chernookovo – Ivanovo – Konevo – Kraygortsi – Kyolmen – Lovets – Malomir – Mengishevo – Metodievo – Nova Byala Reka – Stanyantsi – Sushina – Tushovitsa
Veliki Preslav
Dragoevo – Imrenchevo – Khan Krum – Kochovo – Milanovo – Mokresh – Mostich – Osmar – Reka – Suha – Troitsa – Zlatar
Venets
Bortsi – Boyan – Buynovitsa – Chernoglavtsi – Dennitsa – Drentsi – Gabritsa – Izgrev – Kapitan Petko – Osenovets – Strahilitsa – Yasenkovo