On the outskirts of the small village, an abandoned grassy field glitters thanks to the white stones of an ancient structure.

Underneath this Byzantinian church lies a necropolis filled with ancient tombs and the ruins of previous churches.

This building has two facades of clashing architectural designs.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.

This rose and lavender oil distillery still operates as it did more than a century ago.

Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

One of the largest mines in Bulgaria is now home to a vast museum more than 100 feet underground.

These natural cliffs look like they are a part of an old castle complex.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

Said to be the only museum in the world dedicated to the most classic of all blooms, the rose.

The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

Ruins of an early Roman Christian church dating back to the 4th to 5th centuries.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.

Eastern Bloc nostalgia, anybody?

A mysterious tunnel hidden in the shadows of a colorful, historic sanctuary.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.