Maarata

Maarata: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Maarata

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Maarata — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.91429, 26.58173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maarata

• Varbitsa Pass · viewpoint · Burgas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Св. Св. Петър и Павел · church · Sliven · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kipilovo Fortress · fort · Sliven · ~35 km · Must-see
• St. Archangel Michael · church · Shumen · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vratnik Pass · viewpoint · Sliven · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dormition of the Theotokos Church · church · Targovishte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Saint John of Rila · church · Targovishte · ~47 km · Must-see
• Palace of Omurtag · fort · Shumen · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kabile · fort · Yambol · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shumen Fortress · fort · Shumen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Monument "Founders of the Bulgarian State" · fort · Shumen · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bezisten · museum · Yambol · ~60 km · Must-see
• St. George · church · Yambol · ~61 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity · church · Yambol · ~61 km · Must-see
• Popovo History Museum · museum · Targovishte · ~70 km · Must-see
• Golyamata maara · cave · Sliven · ~0 km
• Kaskadna · cave · Sliven · ~1 km
• Peshtera Malkata Maara · sanctuary · Sliven · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Maarata

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Maarata

• Gorna Topchia Reserve · sanctuary · Yambol · ~91 km · Must-see
• Българка · sanctuary · Gabrovo · ~122 km · Must-see
• Аквариум · sanctuary · Varna · ~142 km · Must-see
• Varna city zoo · sanctuary · Varna · ~144 km · Must-see
• Peshtera Malkata Maara · sanctuary · Sliven · ~1 km
• Chernite izvori · sanctuary · Sliven · ~3 km
• Orlitzata Reserve · sanctuary · Sliven · ~6 km
• Чифликова нива · sanctuary · Burgas · ~20 km
• Prikazna peshtera · sanctuary · Sliven · ~22 km
• Bilernika · sanctuary · Sliven · ~22 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Bulgaria

Frequently asked