A 4th-century BC tomb with the famous funeral-feast murals, on the UNESCO list since 1979. Visitors enter the exact replica beside it.
The burial of King Seuthes III: a 26 m corridor and three chambers. The famous bronze head of the king was found here.
A temple-tomb with a column in the middle of its round chamber, unique in Thrace. Opened in 1996.
Two tombs 200 m apart: Griffins, named after the reliefs over its door, and Helvetia, with a stone door and funeral bed.
A six-room temple complex whose main chamber is carved from a 60-tonne block, with a painted coffered ceiling.
The world's only museum of the oil-bearing rose: three centuries of rose growing, stills, rose oil and its scent.
Home of the originals from the mounds: the gold wreath and the bronze head of Seuthes III, the treasures of the valley.
A National Revival courtyard with a working rose still: live distillation in season, rose liqueur and rose jam in the yard.
The home of writer and painter Chudomir and his wife Mara: cartoons, stories and their studio as they left it.
One of Bulgaria's oldest galleries (1901), with the Kazanlak school of painting and contemporary shows.
Bulgaria's first museum of photography (2015), with exhibitions and a photo salon; hosts the food events during the Rose Festival.
The home of composer Petko Staynov: a museum display and a chamber concert hall.
The gold domes above Shipka: a Russian-style church (1902) to the dead of the 1877–78 war, with 17 bells.
890 steps up to a 31 m tower on the peak where Bulgarian volunteers and Russian troops held the pass in August 1877.
The concrete 'flying saucer' of the Bulgarian Communist Party (1981): sealed inside, astonishing outside, with a view over the whole Balkan range.
A Thracian rock sanctuary with a stone 'door' that frames the sunset at the summer solstice. An easy trail and the best view over the valley.
A beach, fish restaurants and sunsets over the water; the ancient city of Seuthopolis lies on the bottom.
A rose distillery with tastings, a rose garden, museum and restaurant: the easiest place to see distillation outside the harvest.
Bulgaria's oldest working rose distillery (1909); visits during the harvest in May and June.
The pine hill above the old town with the tomb, gazebos and playgrounds; 108 steps up from the centre.
The town park with the rose gardens around the Museum of Roses; loveliest in May and June.
A mountain meadow at 1,220 m with the pyramid marking Bulgaria's centre, huts, a zip line and easy trails.
The burial where the gold mask of a Thracian king was found in 2004; the mask is in the Iskra museum, the mound is seen from the road.
The valley's spa town: 50–60 °C mineral water, spa hotels and a park, half an hour from Kazanlak.