South to Strandzha
Malko Tarnovo
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The mountain town at the heart of Strandzha Nature Park.
Malko Tarnovo is the administrative centre of the Strandzha and the base for its park: a small town of stone houses with a historical museum, a nature-park visitor point, and forest roads leading out to Thracian sanctuaries and dolmens.
This is the least touristic corner of south-east Bulgaria. Come for the walking, the springs and the sense of a border country.
- Distance
- About 75 km south-west of Burgas
- Drive
- 1 h 20 through the mountains
- Bus
- A daily service from the south bus station
- Park information
- Trails, dolmens and the fire-dancing tradition are documented by the nature park
- Time needed
- A full day
Practical
Source Burgas South bus station (Yug) — intercity departures
Source Strandzha Nature Park
Nearby
Sources
- Strandzha Nature Park(third-party site)
Bulgaria's largest protected area — trails, villages and visitor rules in the Strandzha mountains. Checked August 2026.