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Nevsha, the beautiful village in Bulgaria and what to do there

Within some kilometers of Nevsha, you can find some sights with astonishing natural beauty, like Orthodox cave monasteries and a unique stone forest.


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If you want a different place to stay and have a car, then Nevsha is the place to go. Nevsha is a village in north-eastern Bulgaria. It is located in the municipality of Vetrino, Varna Province. Even though Nevhsa is a small village, you can always travel in near places and explore such as Varna.


1. Archaeological Museum

Archaeological Museum, Varna
Archaeological Museum, Varna

Varna’s Roman heritage has given the city a number of valuable objects, but the Gold of Varna pushes the Archaeological Museum to the list of compulsory visits. This is where most visitors come: A collection of gold and precious objects recovered from the Varna Necropolis, where Thracian tombs date back to the astonishing number of 6,500 years. These items contain many pieces of jewelry, utensils and other decorative items.


2. Aladzha Monastery

Aladzha Monastery, Bulgaria
Aladzha Monastery, Bulgaria

Just outside the northeast outskirts of Varna is a stunning complex of Orthodox cave monasteries that form part of a protected natural area just off the coast. These caves are man-made and have been deliberately carved from the surface of a 25-meter-high cliff. Inside the monastery, you can see mosaics that have survived very well and partially lost medieval frescoes.


3. Varna Cathedral

Varna Cathedral, Bulgaria
Varna Cathedral, Bulgaria

The glittering bronze domes of this magnificent church constitute one of the scenes of the city. The cathedral was built shortly after the liberation of the Bulgarians from the Ottomans by the Russians in the late 19th century and was formed into the temple at the Peterhof Palace in St. Petersburg. More than 50 of the pictures you can see in the cavernous interior of the church were donated by Russian Tsar Nicholas II in the early 20th century and much of the other decoration you can see inside was gradually added because of the war.


4. Stone Forest

Stone Forest, Bulgaria
Stone Forest, Bulgaria

The stone forest is a sector of approximately seven meters high stone columns covering an area of ​​approximately 13 square kilometers. These columns are hollow and have been formed by a process known as methane oxidation caused by tiny organisms, but it is difficult to believe that they are not artificial.


5. The Wonderful Rocks

The Wonderful Rocks, Bulgaria
The Wonderful Rocks, Bulgaria

These weird rock forms were awarded “National Phenomenon” status by the government in 1949. Like the Stone Forest, it’s a landscape that needs to be seen to be believed. Here are what you can only describe as 50 meter-stone needles that stand on the riverside like the towers of some great abstract fortress. The rocks are limestone and their alien shapes are the upshot of eons of wind and water erosion.