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3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Pernik, Bulgaria

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Pernik, Bulgaria

Underground Mining Museum

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.
Kukeri during the Surva festival in 2023

Pernik, Bulgaria

Surva Carnival at Pernik

Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival⁠—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
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Pernik, Bulgaria

Water of Life Spring

A dragon-shaped fountain that is said to dispense healing water—unless you're evil.
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Bankya Residence

Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.
8 miles from Pernik
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Gorna Banya Abandoned Bath House

The famous springs of this small town still flow outside this historic building.
11 miles from Pernik
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Mother Bulgaria Pantheon

While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.
13 miles from Pernik
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The Snail House

A flamboyant five-story building in Bulgaria resembles a crawling snail.
15 miles from Pernik
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