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Places near Kotel by type
All 233 places by distance →One day from Kotel
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:18 pm
92 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kotel
- Разбойнаviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Kipilovo Fortressheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Kotel Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Varbitsa Passviewpoint · 1 hrs
- The Stone Guardiansheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Kotel
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kotel?
Св. Св. Петър и Павел (church, about 1 km), Kipilovo Fortress (heritage site, about 21 km), Georgi Sava Rakovski's Pantheon and the Museum of Famous People of the Bulgarian Revival Age (museum, about 1 km), Holy Trinity (church, about 1 km), Natural History Museum (museum, about 2 km), Вития бент (waterfall, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kotel?
80 places on Spotwander: 13 forts & heritage, 21 caves, 2 churches, 11 museums, 14 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Kotel?
The Stone Guardians, about 5 km by road; Kipilovo Fortress (21 km) is next.
Which is the nearest cave to Kotel?
Maglivata Peshtera, about 6 km by road; Orlova Peshtera (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kotel?
Start in Kotel, visit Разбойна, then Kipilovo Fortress, then Kotel Pass, then Varbitsa Pass, then The Stone Guardians, and drive back — about 92 km by road in all.



















