Is Gabrovo safe? Bulgaria travel risk
Is Gabrovo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gabrovo scores 26/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Bulgaria Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 9 Oct 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Gabrovo scores 26/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bulgaria (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gabrovo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (34/100) and natural hazards (31/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bulgaria travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 42.8742° N, 25.3178° E place Gabrovo within Gabrovo at an elevation of 536 meters. Heading to Sofia: 164.1 km W.
Gabrovo
42.8742° N, 25.3178° E
536 m
Europe/Sofia
51,398
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Bulgaria
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Gabrovo happened in May (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bulgaria travel advice & laws.
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