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All 236 places by distance →One day from Elena
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:44 pm
89 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Elena
- Христовски водопадwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Yovkovtsi Damdam · 45 min
- Plakovo Monasterymonastery · 30 min
- Kilifarevo Monasterymonastery · 30 min
- Момина крепостheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Elena
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Elena?
Plakovo Monastery (monastery, about 17 km), House Museum Hilarion of Makariopolis (museum, about 1 km), Разсуканови къщи (heritage site, about 1 km), Daskalolivnitsa (museum, about 1 km), Христовски водопад (waterfall, about 6 km), Vodopadat Na Peka Miykovska (waterfall, about 6 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Elena?
112 places on Spotwander: 29 caves, 19 forts & heritage, 14 museums, 16 churches, 12 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest cave to Elena?
Markova Dupka, about 23 km by road; Magliviya Snyag (23 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Elena?
Разсуканови къщи, about 1 km by road; Three Epochs Monument (29 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Elena?
Start in Elena, visit Христовски водопад, then Yovkovtsi Dam, then Plakovo Monastery, then Kilifarevo Monastery, then Момина крепост, and drive back — about 89 km by road in all.