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Places near Shumen by type
All 201 places by distance →One day from Shumen
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:54 pm
46 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Shumen
- Shumensko Platonature spot · 2 hrs
- St. Archangel Michaelchurch · 30 min
- Palace of Omurtagpalace · 1.5 hrs
- Хан Крумски скален манастирBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Шуменско езероlake · 45 min
- Back in Shumen
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Shumen?
Monument "Founders of the Bulgarian State" (monument, about 1 km), Shumen Fortress (heritage site, about 3 km), Palace of Omurtag (palace, about 12 km), St. Archangel Michael (church, about 19 km), Lajos Kossuth House Museum (museum, about 1 km), Freedom Monument (monument, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Shumen?
69 places on Spotwander: 19 forts & heritage, 11 caves, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens, 6 museums, 9 churches.
Which is the nearest fort to Shumen?
Freedom Monument, about 1 km by road; The Lead Fountain (Kurshun Cheshma) (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest cave to Shumen?
Бисерна (Стар вход), about 4 km by road; Голямата пещера (20 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Shumen?
Start in Shumen, visit Shumensko Plato, then St. Archangel Michael, then Palace of Omurtag, then Хан Крумски скален манастир, then Шуменско езеро, and drive back — about 46 km by road in all.