Kyustendil Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Kyustendil municipality, Kyustendil oblast, Bulgaria
About Kyustendil
Kyustendil is the administrative center of the eponymousoblast(province/region), which extends to the border withSerbiaandNorth Macedoniato the west, and toRilaMountain to the east, including the western slopes of the mountain. TheoblastincludesDupnitsa,Sapareva Banyaand the Rila Monastery, aUNESCO World Heritage Site. Bulgaria's largest border crossing with North Macedonia is at Gyueshevo (Гюешево),20km (12mi)west of Kyustendil. The same distance to the north-west is a minor crossing into Serbia, at Oltomantsi (Олтоманци). Geographically, the Kyustendil Valley lies on the southern edge of a broader area known as Kraishte - an uneven land of many low mountains and high valleys shared between Bulgaria and Serbia. One of the major Bulgarian rivers, Struma, flows several kilometers east of th
Top Attractions in Kyustendil
Explore the best things to see and do in Kyustendil:
- ★Ahmed Bey Mosque
- ★Chifte Banya
- ★Dervish Banya
- ★Hisarlaka Fortress
- ★House-Museum of Dimitar Peshev
- ★Iron Bridge
- ★Medieval Church of St. George
- ★Plazhna Fiesta
Where to Stay in Kyustendil
- 🏨Hotel Velbazhd
Kyustendil Travel Guide Sections
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