City in Bulgaria
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Dobrich (Bulgarian: Добрич, also romanized as Dobritch) is a city in the north-eastern corner of Bulgaria, and the heart of "Bulgaria's granary", the fertile Southern Dobruja. With a population of just under 72,000 (2021), Dobrich is the 9th largest city in the country. It's the administrative centre of Dobrich Province, which extends to the small stretch of land border between Bulgaria and Romania to the north and to the Black Sea to the east, including coastal Balchik, Kavarna and Shabla.
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An area with several restored or reconstructed 19th century buildings, including an old clock tower, the history museum, artisan's workshops, etc.
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Contains the dead from the Battle of Dobrich (1916). There's a chapel and a small museum at the entrance. Visits only by arrangement; if you are not a part of an organised tour, ask at the history museum or contact them in advance.
Ethnographic Museum
Old house built for a local merchant during the Bulgarian National Revival, in the 1860s. Now a house-museum about city lifestyle in Dobrich in the period of rapid modernisations at the end of the 19th century.
Small basilica-type church built in the second half of the 19th century. Like with many pre-Liberation churches, the bell tower was added later as a stand-alone structure. It still functions as an Orthodox temple, so mind your behaviour.
Литературен музей "Йордан Йовков"
A modernist (if not brutalist) concrete-and-glass building, also known as the "House-Monument" (dom-pametnik), built in 1980 for the 100th anniversary of Yovkov's birth. The exhibits include both things one can expect (various personal effects, typewriter, etc), but also a printing press, exhibits about screen adaptations of his work, and even a diorama of a WWI trench (Yovkov served as an officer in the war). Alas, most of the text is in Bulgarian. One of the 100 National Tourist Sites.
park Sveti Georgi
The main city park. Main entrance in the north, a relatively open area with a network of alleys with benches. There's a statue of St. George slaying the dragon, fountains, drinking fountains, a rose garden, a large pond fed by a stream, playground, dog park etc. The tree cover increases considerably to the south and south-west, where there are various sports facilities.
A small, pretty building built in the 1920s as a casino. Permanent exhibition of dioramas showcasing the nature of Dobrudzha, and another hall for the 20th century history of Dobrich and/or the history museum's temporary exhibitions.
A Communism-era monument to the founding ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire. A large statue of Asparuh on his horse, and smaller statues and bas-reliefs of medieval warriors. Like many similar monuments around the country (e.g. in Shumen), it was built for the 1300-year anniversary of the FBE's founding in 1981.
Another Communist-era bronze monument of a medieval warrior mounted on a horse. Despot (Lord) Dobrotitsa ruled these lands as the de facto independent principality of Kavruna (modern Kavarna) in the middle of the 14th century, the period when the Second Bulgarian Empire had fractured into several feudal holdings.
Built in the late 1970s. Its total height of 146 m makes it the fourth tallest TV tower in the country. Not exactly a mainstream tourist attraction, as you can't enter or climb it, but you can get right to its base.
Public facility in the St. George Park.
Ресторант "Лебед"
The name ("Swan") is explained by the location - overhanging the large pond in the city park.
Хотел "Добруджа"
A three-star hotel in the very centre of Dobrich - overlooking Liberty Square (ploshtad Svoboda). Free sauna/jacuzzi/gym.
Хотел "Изида"
A low, modern 3-star hotel (built 2009), overlooking the St. George Park (and some tennis courts), and a short walk away from the pedestrian main street.
By bus
Buses are a more versatile option, with local or national lines either starting at or passing through all nearby large cities - Varna, Shumen, Silistra, Ruse.
By car
Dobrich is at the crossroads of three second-tier national roads and has a well-formed ring road. This means that it can be approached from six directions.
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