A successor to the cultural and historical heritage of seven great civilizations, Bulgaria ranks third in Europe after Greece and Italy in its number and variety of cultural monuments. There are over 40,000 immovable cultural monuments registered in Bulgaria and more than 5 million movable cultural valuables are kept in national and municipal museums. Seven cultural monuments and two natural sites have been proclaimed unique sites of world importance and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity includes the Bistritsa Babi (The "Bistrica Grannies" vocal group) and Nestinarstvo (fire dancing) masterpieces.