Discover Katrandzhii

Katrandzhii is a stop on the Dryanovo–Manoya–Dryanovo bus route. If you are looking for a hotel in Katrandzhii, you can include the stop in your travel plans; check the current timetable before setting off. The wider region offers a variety of cycling routes, cultural attractions and archaeological sites. Route lengths and place names help you get your bearings on the cycling routes; the cultural route includes a guided cave visit, while historical sites add to the range of themes.

Cycling routes in the wider region

The Municipality of Dryanovo lists three cycling routes. They are 6, 10 and 30 km long and can first be distinguished by their distance. The shortest is a 6 km route from Dryanovo via the Tsinga district to Dryanovo Monastery. The 10 km route also leads to the monastery, via Tsareva Livada, Docha and the Strinava Plateau. The longest route is 30 km; it runs via Denchevtsi, Chukovo, Gostilitsa, Skalsko and Gesha back to Dryanovo and the monastery. Comparing them shows two ways to get your bearings: the distance gives you a sense of the length of each route, while the list of places indicates its course. Both shorter routes lead to the monastery; the 30 km route leads back to Dryanovo and the monastery, although the listed sequences of places differ.

The monastery and cave as cultural attractions

Dryanovo Monastery “St. Archangel Michael” is one of Bulgaria’s 100 national tourist sites. It is also the destination of all three listed cycling routes; this connects the monastery’s designation with the specific route descriptions, although the routes do not follow the same course. The cultural route “Ancient Cultures in the Municipality of Dryanovo” includes a guided visit to Bacho Kiro Cave. The guided tour and admission conditions may change. If you plan to visit the cave, check these conditions before your visit.

Trails and fortress remains near Boruna

The area around Dryanovo Monastery and Bacho Kiro Cave serves as a starting point for tourist trails to the villages of Bozhentsi, Gesha and Ritlya. These destinations add another selection of named places to the cycling routes and cultural route. When planning, bear in mind that trail availability and local wayfinding may change; check the current route and directions in advance. The Dryanovo Eco Trail leads to the Boruna area and the remains of a Roman, Byzantine and medieval Bulgarian fortress. The remains have not been conserved or developed for visitors.

A Roman road station near Gostilitsa

A Roman road station near Gostilitsa stood on the Roman road from Nove (modern-day Svishtov) via Nicopolis ad Istrum near the village of Nikyup to Augusta Traiana (modern-day Stara Zagora). The station is an archaeological heritage site. The road station points to ancient transport routes, while Boruna presents a different archaeological theme through its fortress remains.

Discover more destinations: Zaya, Tsareva Livada, Manoya, Kereka, Elentsite, Peyna, Turkincha, Gostilitsa.

For the overview of the wider area: Dryanovo.