Bulgaria
Curated Audio Guides

The voice of Bulgaria's most remarkable sites.

In your ears, on the spot.

Audio guides written and narrated by historians and archaeologists for the country's most fascinating monasteries, fortresses, and ancient cities. Available in four languages.

See how it works
0

Regions

0

Live Routes

0

Live Stops

0

Languages

How It Works

Three steps from your phone to the past

No subscriptions. No login needed once you're walking. Pay once for a region, keep it forever.

1

Pick a region

Choose from Bulgaria's most storied destinations — from Ancient Plovdiv to Rila Monastery.

2

Open at the site

Browse curated routes and tap any stop to hear its story — written and narrated by historians.

3

Walk and listen

Your audio guide triggers automatically at each stop. Stop for coffee, resume when ready.

The Experience

Three ways to explore

Historical content delivered through three interconnected experiences — Atlas for walking, Timeline for context, Passport for memory.

🗺️

Atlas

Browse all regions on an interactive map. Labels switch between Cyrillic and Latin to match your phone. Walk routes with live GPS tracking.

GPS-awareBilingual
🕰️

Timeline

Historical content at every stop — drag to reveal the past. Then-and-now comparisons created by archaeologists, showing how each site transformed across centuries.

Then & NowContext
📖

Passport

Your personal historical journal. Every completed route earns a stamp with the region's key dates and discoveries. Build a record of your journey.

StampsJournal

Bonus: Augmented Reality

And at key stops, see what once stood here

At select stops, point your phone and watch the ancient fortification rise again — reconstructed by archaeologists from excavations and historical records.

  • AR reconstructions at key stops

    See ancient walls, gates, and buildings overlaid on the modern landscape

  • Bilingual AR labels

    AR labels switch between Cyrillic and Latin to match your phone

  • Archaeologist-verified

    Reconstructions developed with the excavation teams

East Gate reconstruction

AR overlay active

East Gate of Philippopolis

Hadrian's arch, 2nd c. AD · Rebuilt as a gate, 4th c. AD · Philippopolis

Timeline

Drag to reveal the past

Historical content at every stop — created by archaeologists, showing how each site transformed across centuries.

today
past
19th CenturyTODAY

Balabanov's House

Ancient Plovdiv — Timeline Stop

The Sound

Written by historians. Heard at the sites.

Scripts are researched and fact-checked by our editorial team. Tap a card to hear a sample preview.

Roman Stadium
🇬🇧 EN

Roman Stadium

Ancient Plovdiv · Ancient Arena

0:000:30
East Gate
🇬🇧 EN

East Gate

Ancient Plovdiv · Roman Gateway

0:000:30
Rila Monastery
🇬🇧 EN

Rila Monastery

Rila Mountains · Spiritual Fortress

0:000:30

Select Your Realm

Don't just visit Bulgaria. Unlock it.

Rila Monastery

Rila Monastery

The Spiritual Fortress of the Balkans

4 routes
Ancient Plovdiv

Ancient Plovdiv

One of Europe's oldest living cities — older than Rome itself.

5 routes
Ancient Sofia

Ancient Sofia

The emperor's beloved city, buried beneath the modern streets.

6 routes
Ancient Varna
Coming Soon

Ancient Varna

Home to the oldest known worked gold in human history.

3 routesComing Soon
City of the Tsars
Coming Soon

City of the Tsars

The last capital of the Medieval Bulgarian Tsars.

3 routesComing Soon
Ancient Nessebar
Coming Soon

Ancient Nessebar

The Pearl of the Black Sea — where forty churches once stood, and eleven still do.

3 routesComing Soon

Why bg-unlocked

Made for explorers, not passengers

Skip the packed tour bus and the megaphone. Pick your own route, take your own pace, and let a historian's voice meet you at every site worth lingering for.

  • 🏛️

    Curated by experts

    Sites, routes, and scripts are chosen and reviewed by Bulgarian historians and archaeologists. No tourist filler — only what's worth your time.

  • 📍

    GPS-aware narration

    Audio triggers at key stops automatically. Pause for coffee, resume when ready.

  • 🔮

    AR at key stops

    See reconstructed gates, walls, and buildings overlaid on the real landscape. Like the East Gate of Philippopolis.

  • ♾️

    Own it forever

    No subscriptions. Buy a region once, it's yours. Passport stamps never expire.

9:41
Plovdiv map
Atlas
Timeline
Passport

Region Details

Before you walk

Rila Monastery

Southwest Bulgaria

Easy4 routes · 5h14 stopsAR

Monastery complex is paved, with parking right by the entrance. Add moderate fitness for the optional hike to St. John's Cave — 300m elevation on dirt path.

Ancient Plovdiv

Central South Bulgaria

Easy5 routes · 6h18 stopsAR

Comfortable shoes, headphones. Stairs and uneven cobblestones.

Ancient Sofia

Capital city

Easy6 routes · 8h22 stopsAR

Flat shoes, mostly paved.

Ancient Varna

Coming Soon

Black Sea coast, NE

Easy3 routes · 4h

City of the Tsars

Coming Soon

Central North Bulgaria

Moderate3 routes · 4h

Ancient Nessebar

Coming Soon

Black Sea, East

Easy3 routes · 3h

Already with us

Have an account?

Sign in to access the regions you've already unlocked, manage your account, and continue where you left off.

Begin Your Journey

Ready to explore Bulgaria's hidden history?

Create your account and start unlocking curated audio guides, AR experiences, and historical journeys across Bulgaria's most remarkable sites.

No subscriptions. Own your regions forever.