Dobrich: Nature, Parks and Culture

Dobrich is part of Dobrich Province. Notable nature and recreation sites include the Dobrich Centre for Nature and Animal Protection: it is Bulgaria’s first licensed zoo and covers 162 decares. The centre has 40-year-old trees and 40-year-old shrub vegetation. In St. George Park, separate cycling and walking paths run around a water-lily lake. The cultural landscape includes, among other places, Old Dobrich, the Yordan Yovkov Memorial House and the Dobrich Art Gallery.

The Dobrich Centre for Nature and Animal Protection combines its role as a zoo with an educational programme called “Green School”. The “Nature of Dobrudzha” exhibition presents the region’s biodiversity mainly through dioramas. Nature enthusiasts can take these themes into account when planning their trip, while St. George Park offers other distinct features.

The park’s walking and cycling paths are separate and run around a water-lily lake. The renovated rose garden features 39 varieties of roses. The park also has a skate park and a zip line.

The park also has a museum that hosts temporary exhibitions. In spring and summer, concerts, literary readings and children’s festivals take place around the museum. These seasonal cultural offerings complement the park’s nature and recreation features with a range of events.

Old Dobrich is dedicated to the traditional crafts of Dobrudzha from the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The site presents, preserves and develops these crafts, while also recalling the economic, everyday and architectural history of former Dobrich. Those interested in regional ways of life and work will find a different approach to history here than in an art collection or memorial site.

In 1980, a memorial house was added to the Yordan Yovkov Museum House. It contains Bulgaria’s only permanent museum exhibition of its kind about Yordan Yovkov, as well as the largest collection of materials about the writer. The memorial house also serves as a venue for temporary exhibitions, creative workshops, concerts, theatre performances, educational games and reenactments.

The Dobrich Art Gallery displays works by Vladimir Dimitrov–Maystora, Konstantin Shtarkelov, Dechko Uzunov and other artists. It offers a rich permanent exhibition and an extensive exhibition calendar. The Dobrich Military Cemetery offers a different historical focus: it is Bulgaria’s largest surviving military cemetery from the First World War. Music is also part of the city’s cultural scene. Built in 1975, the Dobrich Concert Hall, known to locals as the “Organ Hall”, is an important venue for musical life in Dobrich and Dobrudzha.

When making your choice, consider whether you are most interested in the landscape and how it is represented, craft and urban history, visual art or music. St. George Park brings together paths, a rose garden, a museum and recreational facilities as distinct attractions; exhibitions and cultural venues offer further ways to get to know Dobrich.

You can also visit the page for Dobrich. Other destinations to compare: Balchik, General Toshevo, Tervel, Dobrich-Selska, Kavarna, Krushari and Shabla.

Where is the Municipality of Dobrich located?

It is located in Dobrich Province, on the Dobrudzha Plateau in the Danubian hilly region. The valley of the Suha Reka runs through the city.

What can you find in St. George Park?

The park has separate walking and cycling paths around a water-lily lake, a rose garden with 39 varieties of roses, a skate park and a zip line. Its museum hosts temporary exhibitions.

What is special about the Yordan Yovkov Memorial House?

It was added to the writer’s museum house in 1980. It contains Bulgaria’s only permanent museum exhibition of its kind about Yordan Yovkov, as well as the largest collection of materials about him.

For the broader travel overview: Dobrich Province.